@breakfastclub1 - was it overnight or just updated? Curious if they are sending out changes in portal more than once per day. I must log on 5x per day hoping to see something.
I checked prior to midnight (went to bed around 11:30pm) and did not check until 10:30am-ish. I checked the site only, no email sent yet. It was a new block above the “under review” block. @Anxiousmom12 @BandMomof2
it sounds like you were accepted to penn, but not to Smeal and not to university park
@mags425 I had a previous post today with info. Yes, S was admitted to Smeal at University Park for Finance. I was answering how it was posted and I was not sure if it was after Midnight or this AM.
Mine still says under review, yet I applied October 3. When should I expect a decision?
@gopackgo101 you should receive your decision by the end of this month.
Has anyone gotten into University Park with summer/heard of anyone who has?
I applied to UP with summer option and have been under review since Nov. I have not heard of anyone receiving the summer offer as of yet
If it helps anyone I believe my decision was posted overnight as I checked my decision when I woke up at 5:30am and it was there but it wasn’t there the night before when I went to bed.
my daughter applied to University Park for the summer session/DUS. According to the portal her application has been “under review” since the beginning of December. I wonder if they release summer session acceptances later in the month.
Summer will be last to come out.
Accepted UP, applied early November
SAT 1200
GPA 3.8 W
ECS: Basically JV Varsity 2 sports ( and summer Travel League)
Community Service
Good Essay
WE ARE …PENN STATE!!
GOOD LUCK!!
Just now? Or earlier today? @fortheglory
Accepted into College of Engineering for Computer Science (University Park)
Under review since Thanksgiving
Checked portal around 10 AM and there was an acceptance!
Stats:
SAT: 1290
GPA: (Weighted) 4.25
GPA: (Unweighted) 3.73
Other stats: AP: 7 APs, all honors (except for electives)
Subjective:
Essays: Good
Teacher Recs: Good
Counselor Rec: Good
Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: small public school
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: Asian
EC: President of Student Council, Captain of Tennis Team, Congressional Scholar-Athlete, 100+ Volunteer Hours
@alex99kim and @pennplz Both of your letters are saying that they can’t offer you your selected major at PSU UP campus. That doesn’t mean you can’t get into UP campus under a different major. If you already picked a commonwealth campus as a back up, the issue might be that the campus you chose does not have that major. (Smeal, for example, is only at UP campus). You likely could get into the businesss major at a commonwealth campus and then transfer into Smeal to go to UP campus if you have the correct entry to major requirements. Another option is to call and ask to be reconsidered for a less competitive major such as DUS or a liberal arts business (such as Econ).
What those letters mean is that you didn’t get into UP for your selected major. Your options are 2+2 or call to be reconsidered for a different major to UP. Or, if you didn’t put summer start, call and ask to be reconsidered for summer. Those are your three options.
@fortheglory congrats! What major? Summer or fall? State?
Thanks!
Hi
CT, Communications, Fall . Found out today early afternoon. Good Luck!
For anyone looking to call admissions and ask for reconsideration of major because not accepted to major.
You can only take the entrance to major classes required for eventual acceptance into Smeal from DUS. My daughter entered DUS major as a summer freshman in 2015 she is now in Smeal. I am sure this has been posted before but just a reminder there may be other majors that also have this hurdle. A less competitive major acceptance may not provide you an easy path to your desired major in some cases.
@jihpsu Based on your experience last year , does DUS and summer option decisions come towards the end of jan or that is random too.
Can someone please chance me for Smeal as a finance major? I applied early october and still haven’t heard back.
GPA UW- 3.77
GPA W- 4.0
SAT- 1340 (680 math 660 reading)
National Honor Society
Spanish Honor Society
Tons of volunteer work
Internship at law firm
Varsity Sport
3 AP/IB courses
Hard Schedule