<p>How many days does it take for a decision after you get the " final stages" and will it be released on a saturday? I checked ten minutes ago and mine says in the final stages. Will I have to wait until Monday?</p>
<p>does your status have " final stages and coming days" or just final stage?
if its the first case about 3 “business” days.</p>
<p>Do status updates happen over the weekend?</p>
<p>this is what my status says: " We are in the final stages of review and an admissions decision will be posted here in the coming days."
Will it update over the weekend and also, when does it update and since Monday is a holiday, will admissions be closed? I thought everything was computerized. They told me it updates before 7 AM and yesterday mine updated way after 7 AM.
Mine still has the university park picture, but I did not put an alternate campus…?</p>
<p>Can anyone confirm whether or not the picture of the campus that goes along with the “coming days” message is the actual campus you’ve been accepted to?</p>
<p>Just got the “coming days” message with University Park still showing as the picture. Ahh, the nerves!</p>
<p>What dates did everyone apply who just got the coming days status?</p>
<p>My daughter applied September 3 or 4th.</p>
<p>Usually no status updates over the weekend and most change around 6pm
My sons status was final stages Jan 3 Friday in the evening… Because it was checked all day and Changed somewhere between 5:18 and 6:30 Monday night! Usually the campus picture dictates where your acceptance will be.
Hope this info helps! Good luck everyone!! My son applied on 10/7 and everything was complete by 10/20 and was accepted Monday 1/6/13
Stats
3.9 GPA
All honors, AP and IB classes
Top 10%
26 ACT
Accepted UP for Fall 2014</p>
<p>My daughter applied early November. Her picture did not change but she also only wants UP campus and not summer enrollment. So it probably means she got accepted or rejected I assume. I don’t think they would assign her to another campus when she did not choose one. Are they closed on Monday for the holiday? Hoping she doesn’t have to wait til Tuesday!</p>
<p>By reading all of these posts, I think it is. I didn’t apply to any other campus but University Park and I got the “coming days” message yesterday and University Park is still showing. I applied directly to summer. Do they update over the weekend?</p>
<p>I applied 9/1 and saw it late last nigh</p>
<p>@RyanCollegebound: Here is the 2013 chart </p>
<p><a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart.pdf[/url]”>http://admissions.psu.edu/info/counselors/bubble_chart.pdf</a></p>
<p>@Twin that chart is from 2010</p>
<p>Is it sill possible to change your branch campus to Altoona even though you got accepted to Brandywine?</p>
<p>The statement that schools vary in rigor and weighting of GPAs is, of course, correct. The one that this fact drives PSU to weigh SAT scores more is incorrect. PSU (like most, if not all colleges) reweights GPAs using their own system. In addition, PSU receives over 70,000 applications a year, and most of the schools are in the surrounding states. Someone from SHC said they have high school profiles for the vast majority of the schools they receive applications and for most they have college performance data of the admitted students. At this point, I bet it is as easy as feeding in unweighted GPAs, number of honors/AP courses and a code for the school district in question. In 10 seconds, they can obtain a transcript rating that can be used with other factors. A school this size invests much effort and money in its admissions process. I imagine a factor for why some hear earlier than others is the school district they come from. If someone is rated in the likely to be offered admission category, and they come from a district that PSU has greater knowledge of, that applicant might hear sooner. I still think the greatest factor, unless you surpass an unpublished SAT/GPA threshold, is just luck of the draw.</p>
<p>What blows my mind is why students apply to certain colleges if they don’t plan on going. I understand the point of “having many options” but I’ve seen on here students who got into University Park and are just like oh got in but not going there. My question is why do you apply if you don’t see yourself going there. It’s not only that but students who have that mentality and just apply for the heck of it hurt the chances of a student who reallyyyyy wants to go to that college. For instance here at university park those students who applied just to apply and aren’t even considering attending are hurting those who actually want to attend university park with a passion. It kinda sucks you know… Just my two cents out there. Don’t mean to offend anyone and if I did I apologize.</p>
<p>Accepted!!! Main for COE in the Fall. Found out yesterday.</p>
<p>@Ryan - There could be several reasons why someone would apply and not attend. First, unfortunately, there probably are a few who KNOW they will be accepted and just apply for an ego boost and to say they got in. Some apply because their parents or even friends make them. But there are others that apply who genuinely want to go there but then decline once they learn they may not get as much financial aid/scholarships as they were hoping and simply can’t afford it. Penn State sucks in the area of financial aid. And then there are others who may have been accepted by another college and decided they would rather go there. I don’t think it hurts anyone elses chances. If you’re good enough to get accepted into Penn State, it doesn’t matter who else applies. Especially if those other people decline their offer. That would open up an extra seat. Good luck to you and I hope you get in where you wanted.</p>
<p>@David sounds logical enough. I just thought if it was for an ego booster it sucks</p>
<p>RyanCollegeBound,
there are many reasons. The school might be a safety school and they now have an offer from somewhere else.
they were pushed into applying by a parent or friend etc.
They ran numbers (cost) and realized it’s not an option after all.</p>
<p>Their intentions are not to harm other’s chances. I think these students should refrain from flippantly saying “i’ll never go, I never liked it, etc.” I don’t think they realize how this comes across to those who very badly want to be accepted, but are on the bubble or miss the cut.</p>
<p>There are different opinions about those who hold on to schools they know they won’t go to early in the process.
some pros they claim: they might come back and make me an offer I can’t refuse. Why not, most schools don’t move on to wait lists until after the deadline anyway.</p>