Penn State Fall 2024 DECISION THREAD - DECISIONS ONLY

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SAT: 1420 (740 English/680 Math) TO
GPA: 3.8 UW/4.0 W -4.2 at our HS is as high as the GPA gets)
High school does not rank
State of residency: NY
Early Action
Honors/AP/Dual Enrollment: 8/9/2 (only start AP in 10th grade, includes 12th grade)
Applied: 10/16
Accepted: 11/17 College of Information/Cybersecurity
Campus: UP/Fall

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SAT: 1300
GPA: 3.98 UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 3 AP, 16H
Rank: top 10% (school doesn’t rank lower than decile)
State Residency: NJ

Applied date: 10/13/23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/21/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Undecided
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering)
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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Opened my portal this afternoon to find an acceptance letter!

SAT: 1540
GPA: 3.9/4.0 scale
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 Honors/10 APs
Rank: School does not report
State Residency: PA (In-state)

Applied date: 10/24
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Computer Science
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP/UP Fall

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ACT:
SAT: 1550
GPA: 4.03/4 UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: all honors/AP except 1, 10 AP classes, 5s on 4 tests, 5 tests planned for senior year
Rank: school does not rank
State Residency: PA

Applied date: late Sept
Applied Early Action: Put rolling but was in before Nov 1, treated as EA
Decision date: 11/22 - first noticed in portal, no snail mail yet
Major Applied to/Accepted: Electrical Engineering
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP

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ACT: 35
GPA: 3.97/NW 5.1/W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 10 APs, all the rest Honors
Rank: n/a
State Residency: In-state

Applied date: 10/30
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/24 (mail received)
Major Applied to/Accepted: Mechanical Engineering
Decision/College: Accepted, Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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SAT: 1490
GPA: 4.0 UW
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 17 APs / 5 Honors / 1 DE
Rank: 1/460
State Residency: VA

Applied date: 10/15
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Electrical Engineering - Accepted
Decision/College: College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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Test optional
GPA: 3.81 UW, 4.05 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 8 AICE, 3 AP, 6 DE, rest honors
Rank: 77/540
State Residency: FL

Applied date: 9/16/23
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/15/23
Major Applied to/Accepted: Kinesiology
Decision/College: Accepted, College of Health and Human Development
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park for Fall 2024

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ACT: n/a
SAT: n/a (applied test optional)
GPA: 4.35W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 4AP/All other classes Honors except when not available
Rank: School does not rank
State Residency: PA

Applied date:9/7
Applied Early Action: yes
Decision date: 11/29
Major Applied to/Accepted: Education
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Education
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: UP Fall Start

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SAT: 1390
GPA: 3.94 UW, 4.47 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 6 APs, 10 Honors
Rank: top 10%
State Residency: Virginia
Applied date: 10/10
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/28
Major Applied to/Accepted: DUS
Decision/College: DUS
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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ACT: 35
GPA: 3.89 unweighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 12
Rank: School doesn’t rank
State Residency: Wisconsin

Applied date: 10/15
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/29
Major Applied to/Accepted: Nuclear Engineering
Decision/College: ACCEPTED, College of Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: University Park

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ACT:
SAT: 1530
GPA: 98 weighted
Number of Honors/AP Courses: 12
Rank: top 10%
State Residency: PA

Applied date: 10/31
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 11/30/2023
Major Applied to/Accepted:CS
Decision/College: (e.g. ACCEPTED, College of Engineering) ACCEPTED,Engineering
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to:UP

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Test Optional
GPA: 3.96 UW, 4.5 W
Number of Honors/AP Courses: a few honors, no AP, Dual-Enrollment expecting Associates May 2024
Rank: none (home school)
State Residency: PA
Applied date: 11/1
Applied Early Action: Yes
Decision date: 12/1
Major Applied to/Accepted: Biology
Decision/College: Admit, Eberly
Campus applied to/Campus accepted to: Erie/Erie