Penn State DECISION THREAD ONLY - CLASS OF 2026

SAT: 1220 (did not submit)
GPA: 3.6 W
No rank
State: MD
Applied 10/28. EA
Decision Date: 12/14
Decision/college: Accepted Fall 2022, College of Liberal Arts University Park

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SAT: did not submit
GPA: school doesn’t calculate GPA
Rank: School does not rank
State: OOS

Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/14
Decision/College: Accepted Fall 2022, College of Liberal Arts
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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Congrats coffee(what an energetic Nick name)! What is your major? My son got admitted to computer science at University Park.

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Has your daughter considered summer start? Also, I’d call and talk to an admissions rep directly and ask why your daughter wasn’t admitted. WIth her stats, based on norms, she should have been.

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Sat: didnt submit
GPA: 3.8 W/ 3.75 Weighted
Rank: school dosnt do
In state and like triple legacy

Applied early action 9/4
Accepted for summer start on 12-14
Smeal college of business for finance

GPA: 3.8 w
SAT:1340
lots of ec
part time job
clubs
4 year varsity player
NHS
denied from UP: got into berks:(

What major did you apply for?

Summer start really not desired. Summer is definitely the best time to be in our far far north state :slight_smile: She is still working through some medical things too, so I suspect there will be loose ends to tie up there during the summer months. I don’t think she will call…this seems like a sign to look elsewhere :slight_smile:

2+2 or berks for 4 years?

I dont’ get it. My daughter got 2+2 criminology here are her stats.

TO
3.958 UW GPA
60 college credits dual enrollment
AA degree
completed high school in 3 years
3 sport athlete, captain, also managed football team
Many leadership roles and in every group our school offers.

I don’t understand how she did not get into UP for 4. That being said, she only has 2 years of college left if her AA degree transfers, so not sure how 2+2 will work.

Test Optional
GPA: 4.1 out of 4.0
Rank: School does not rank
State: OOS Northern VA
Courses: 4 AP, 4 DE, 3 Honors
EC: Varsity Sports, Captain, NHS, Job w/ leadership role, Volunteer work
Applied date: 9/27
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/15
Decision/College: Accepted - Fall 2022, College of Liberal Arts
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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Biology

2+2

Honestly I really regret not doing the optional supplemental essay, and I can’t help but think that if I would have done it I would have got into UP for 4 years. I think it really shows them your interest in the school. Of all my friends that applied and didn’t do they essay didn’t get into UP for 4 years, and the have the stats to get in. PSU wasn’t my top at all so that’s why I didn’t think anything of how important the “optional” essay would be. Learned my lesson the hard way but it just makes me nervous for other harder schools that I applied to. Just a bummer.

Engineering (undecided).

Thank you! Good luck!

What optional essay?

Psu had a required and an optional essay.
I got into UP without doing the optional essay. The optional essay may become important if your stats are not that good.

Does anybody know when the college of science will start rolling out their admissions? I haven’t seen many, if any, people getting their decisions.

My student received their Eberly acceptance about 6 weeks ago

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