Nursing has an entirely different set of stats for admission. There are thousands of applicants for few spots.
They’d be a sure admit to almost any other major at UP.
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SAT: not submitted
Act: not submitted
GPA: 3.4uw/3.76w
Class rank n/a
State residency: VA
Applied Date: 8/9
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision Date: 12/9
College: DUS
Campus: UP Summer
Mom and Dad alumni
Brother is a Sophomore at PSU
Dual Enrollment: 16 classes
AP classes: 3 classes
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heard that PSU’s nursing school is very hard to get in…
Oh I absolutely know that and understand, but I appreciate that. I enjoyed reading the outcomes of the ‘25 posts so just sharing D’s information.
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SAT: 1310
GPA: 3.97 uw
Rank: 85/781
State Residency: TX
Applied Date: 8/23
Applied EA: Yes
Decision Date: 12/10
Decision/College: Supply Chain and Information Systems - Smeal College of Business
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park
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SAT: Test Optional
GPA: 4.0 UW
State residency: PA
Applied Date: 10/17
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision Date: 12/10
College: Smeal-Marketing
Campus: UP Fall '22
6 AP
1 Dual Enroll
9 Honors
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My son did check summer session.
SAT: Test-Optional
GPA: 4.5/4.0 Weighted
Rank: school does not rank
State: NJ
Applied Date: 10/30
Decision Date: 12/10
Decision: Accepted to Smeal College of Business. Fall. University Park.
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The TO button is still there…
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Got the same…dont know what it means.
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deleted - duplication, sorry
GPA: 3.5 (UW)
SAT: 1350
Rank: n/a
State Residency: OOS
Total APs: 6; Honors:3;Lots of ECs
Applied date: 10/28
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/10/21
Decision: Accepted to Comp Science, University Park
Good Luck to all other applicants, admitted students
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D20 stats
SAT: 1300
GPA: 4.15w
Applied: Mid-October
Decision Date: 12/10
Decision: Accepted to Smeal College of Business University Park
Summer Start–won’t be attending
Wish she didn’t send scores, as I think that hurt her. 
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GPA 3.8 UW 4.7 W
1340 SAT
Applied 8/4 EA
Decision 12/10
16+ Honor/AP/Dual Credits
Rank 70/683 highly competitive HS
OOS TX
3rd Generation
Smeal Business Administration Pre-Major
Accepted for Summer University Park
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ACT/SAT: no scores submitted, went test optional
GPA: weighted 4.2
Unweighted 4.0
RANK: school doesn’t rank
STATE: Maryland (Annapolis)
APPLIED DATE: August 31, 2021
APPLY EARLY ACTION: yes
DECISION DATE: December 8, 2021 (at 12:05 AM - midnight release)
DECISION COLLEGE: Eberly School of Science
MAJOR: Chemistry
CAMPUS APPLIED TO/ACCEPTED: University Park
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MY daughter just looked: IN!
ACT/SAT: no scores submitted, went test optional
GPA: weighted/Unweighted: Hell if I know diff–3.8 is what I see
RANK: school doesn’t rank
STATE: VA-Fairfax Co.
APPLIED DATE: Oct, 30, 2021
APPLY EARLY ACTION: yes
DECISION DATE: December 10, 2021
DECISION COLLEGE: Eberly School of Science
MAJOR: Pre Med
Campus: University Park
Status: Thrilled
Conflicts: brother a freshman at Ohio State…God help us!
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SAT: 1300
GPA: weighted 4.1
Unweighted 4.0
RANK: 3/63
STATE: Alaska
APPLIED DATE: September
APPLY EARLY ACTION: yes
DECISION DATE: December 8, 2021
DECISION COLLEGE: Eberly School of Science
MAJOR: Biology
CAMPUS APPLIED TO/ACCEPTED: University Park/2+2 Greater Allegheny
Wondering if daughter should have gone test optional. Did not apply for summer option. Really not practical to do the 2+2 from our location, so will decline.
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SAT: 1420
GPA: 3.8 W
Rank: School doesn’t do it
State Residency: NJ
Applied date: 09/23? Sometime around then
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/10
Decision/College: Liberal Arts/Economics
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park Fall 2022
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DS Accepted!
GPA: 93.4UW
ACT: 32
Rank: School doesn’t rank
State: NJ
Applied: 10/16 EA
Decision: 12/10
Accepted to University Park (Fall start) / Mechanical Engineering
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SAT: 1400
GPA: 3.65 UW, 3.9 W
Rank: School does not rank
State Residency: CA
Applied date: 9/5
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/10
Decision/College: Accepted Fall 2022, College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park
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