<p>Stats: School of engineering accepted
SAT: 2160 (800m) (660CR) (700w)
SAT IIs: 800 MII 680 Chem
GPA:3.9
Rank:N/A
Other stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays:Good
Teacher Recs: ?
Counselor Rec:?
Hook (if any): good grades and sat</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:NJ
School Type: Catholic
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:Leadership roles
General Comments: I was suprised how quickly they got back to me. it took under four business days from when I got my last things submitted.</p>
<p>Accepted College of Engineering University Park</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 34
SAT IIs: 770 Bio-M, 700 Math II (not required, didn’t submit)
GPA:4.7 weighted
Rank: 1/144
Other stats:</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: worked hard over the summer
Teacher Recs: good
Counselor Rec: good
Hook (if any): no
Intended Major: Chemical Engineering</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country:North Carolina
School Type: small rural hs
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male</p>
<p>Other Factors: Extracurriculars in sports, music, and community service.
General Comments: Fast decision. Applied a week ago. On my way to visit the school. Congratulations to everyone.</p>
<p>last two posters- consider applying to SHC if you have not done so. if you can’t make the preferred action date (end of Nov), you have until Jan</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2250/2400 1530/1600- 770 M, 760 CR, 720 W
SAT IIs: 780 BioM, 720 Chem
ACT: 34
GPA:4.42 weighted
Rank: top 5%
Other stats: AP Bio 5, AP Lang 5, AP Stats 5, AP US 5, AP Chem 4</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays:really funny
Teacher Recs: one teacher lovvveed me
Counselor Rec: family friends
Hook (if any): I do loads of ec’s. vp of student council for 4 years, nationally ranked debater, founded/president of gay straight alliance at high school, volunteer work, ect.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender:Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:I have a lot of college credit from Cornell and Farleigh Dickinson
General Comments: Try to include your college in the title too!</p>
<p>I submitted everything on october 15 and heard back the 1st of november. i just submitted by honors college supplement today.</p>
<p>^ I think it all depends. My application was “complete” on September 9th, I received a decision on November 5th. However, some people from my school who applied around the same time (or a week or two later) Haven’t received a decision yet. Many say that higher stats mean faster admission, but I don’t agree because my SAT wasn’t that great. Just be patient. best of luck!</p>
<p>when you say not great SAT score what is your not great? Range?? based on the threads it seems as if all the acceptances so far are for stellar SAT and ACT scores… it says that most of acceptances are mainly based on GPA…but who really knows</p>
<p>My Visa bill shows S’s application was received 10/31 and his letter of acceptance was dated 11/14. There may have been a lag of few days between when he actually submitted it and when the university got around to billing, but ~two weeks is not uncommon. He applied to the engineering school as an undeclared major with strong (> 75th %ile) stats.</p>
<p>@anxiousmom14:
My SAT score was 1780, which is on the lower end of the scale for University Park. However, my GPA was 102/100 Weighted and 98/100 Un-weighted. So this stat does hold true to Penn State’s claim that GPA is 2/3rds of the decision. I was also ranked first in my class, but I go to a very small public school. Of course there were other factors, such as my Dual Enrollment at a satellite campus but I was surprised I got an acceptance so early, especially to the College of Engineering.</p>
<p>My daughter is currently waiting to hear whether or not she has been accepted to University Park. She applied undeclared because she thought that would be her best chance for getting in.</p>
<p>She has a 1785 SAT, a 3.33 UW and 3.9 weighted GPA. Mostly honors classes and currently takes a class at a local college. She will have two college courses (6 credits) by the time she graduates. Her class rank is at about 30% at a very competitive school. She applied on September 1st and hasn’t heard yet.</p>
<p>Any thoughts on her chances? Does the high school matter? We have several high schools in our area and some are much more competitive than others - are high schools given some type of rating or ranking?</p>
<p>Thanks for any feedback - the wait is so stressful!!!</p>
<p>I everyone, just wondering if anyone got an acceptance letter before their status changed online??? my sons status has said reviewing credentials for at least a month now. Just wondering how often they update their site.</p>
<p>SAT: 640 CR 620 M 700 W
SAT IIs: N/A
GPA: 3.88 Weighted
Rank: 25/159
Other stats: ACT: 27</p>
<p>Subjective:</p>
<p>Essays: Very compelling.
Teacher Recs: Didn’t read them.
Counselor Rec: Didn’t read it.
Hook (if any): NHS Vice President, runs student city political organization, in many social awareness clubs</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: NJ
School Type: Public, Magnet
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female</p>
best of luck!</p>