@lucyvanpelt thanks for letting me know. Are you in state? We are in Virginia and I have no idea if that is a good or a bad thing.
Same here. Applied Smeal Business on 9/17 from MD. They say 1/31, but wouldn’t it be nice to hear before the holiday break?
I was accepted on 11/22 into the College of Communications at University Park
Stats:
SAT: 1290
ACT: 30
GPA: (Weighted): 4.87
Rank: 1/175
Subjective:
Essays: Completed
Teacher Recs: Completed
Counselor Rec:
Hook (if any): 9 AP’s, all other courses were honors, multiple ec’s and leadership positions
Location/Person:In State
State or Country:
School Type:Public
Ethnicity:White/Asian
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Applied to University Park
@lastone03 PA resident. no clue if it helps being in-state or not ? the more important thing is the 4.0uw/5.0w !
@lucyvanpelt Thanks. I know that PSU is very GPA heavy (2/3rds of the decision). That’s fairly different from the other schools my son applied to. HIs other schools were very interested in rigor and GPA, but they always wanted to see good test scores, community service, leadership, EC’s etc. My son falls in line with the what PSU is looking for, but we will just have to wait and see how it shakes out.
Anyone with lower than 3.5 GPA got accepted yet? Mine is like 3.32/1330
Hi Everyone,
I just signed on and it updated overnight; applied 11 days ago and was just accepted to college of meteorology and atmospheric science; 96.13 weighted gpa; 1230 SAT; tons of extra stuff, although they say they don’t look at that; best part of my stats are I have great grades in my AP chemistry and physics; other than that, pretty normal; thought I’d post because of my not super SAT; gives us all hope
Hi All- Did anyone accepted for any premed program yet?
Applied 11/15/17
I changed my major from Premed in the college of science to undecided because my stats aren’t great and i probably …
I emailed them and they changed it (thank GOD) and now it says “Your application has been updated. Please check back soon for a status update” It used to say the “we have a lot of applications…etc…” do you think i may possibly get a response soon or will it just go back to the prior status??
Son accepted to New Kensington yesterday. Intended major is astronomy. Applied for UP on 10/30.
Stats:
SAT: 1190
ACT: NA
GPA: 3.7
Rank: School does not rank
Essays: Good – very well received by his teachers, though I don’t think PSU considers them strongly, if at all
Teacher Recs: Completed
Hook (if any): 3rd gen
Tons of extra-curriculars, including four different honors-level bands; 8 AP classes
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Applied to UP for Fall, but selected summer as an option. I wasn’t sure how admission would go for him at UP. He’s really strong in math and physics with lots of AP classes, but his SAT wasn’t great, and his GPA isn’t perfect. He’s okay with this. His preference has been NK for the first year (astro is a 1-3 program), but I suggested he apply to UP just to keep his options open.
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@Joezzzzz - my son applied for UP w/ Altoona as second choice; he heard today! with a GPA of 3.1 and SAT of 1310 he as admitted to the Altoona campus.
My son was admitted to Eberly - pre-med program. He applied sometime in November and received his letter this week.
SAT: 1430
ACT: 33
GPA: 3.9UW; 4.4W; lots of AP and honors
Rank: 4/350
State: PA
Anyone else having portal issues today? My D can log in to her page, her name, etc is there but the message says ‘sorry, we are unable to retrieve your application details. Log out and try again in a few minutes’. Also, the picture changed from Old Main to the Lion shrine. Ps. It’s been like this since midnight.
@aspsu22 Yeah. I’m having the same issue. Glad to know I’m not the only one.
Accepted Penn State UP Fall 2018 Liberal Arts!
GPA- 4.08
ACT-26
Great Essay
148/572 (really competitive HS)
20+ Honors/AP classes
Race: White
State: Florida
I’m so excited I’ve been dreaming of this day forever!
Thank you @MYOS1634 and @jlhpsu for answering all of my questions!!!
Just found out I got in after my portal being down!
University Park- Fall 2018 (no summer session)
92.5 GPA Weighted (so about a 3.7)
1300 SAT
I’m surprised I found out so early since it’s only been the 4.0 kids thus far! Good luck, everyone 
^what major? How many ap+ honors?
@MYOS1634 English + 10 APs and honors
Your ap/honors must have mwtxhed your major, and your essay must hqve shown you had promise. Good job
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