@nutmeger12031999 I I am assuming you are responding to me even though you did not tag me. He was honest with us today he showed it to us “under review. “ But like I said the reason why he doesn’t care that much is because he realistically knows a smaller academic environment for him will be a more successful environment for him. He has already received admission letters from Goucher College which he is excited about because it is a very small university with only about 1500 students so the student /professor ratio is 10 to 1. And he also got into the University of New Hampshire. Still a smaller school but not as small as Goucher College. However he has not had a chance to see University of New Hampshire so he isn’t that excited about it. We will be having to take him to see it after April 15 when my husband is done with tax season.
@Andreq University of New Hampshire has a magnificent campus, gorgeous architecture, state of the art facilities, and even a highly-regarded campus dining program. I could not recommend UNH more on the list you mentioned.
To pass the time: parents or students who apply to PSU “regular” (not Schreyer*) why are you interested in Penn State? Why is it your #1?
Indeed, Millennials like cities so why PSU and not Temple or Pitt? (Mind you, I think the best time to live in a college town is as a college student, and the best time to live in a city is when you have money and are a family-free young professional… but Millennials typically want cities right out of HS!) If you want football, why not football universities that give out scholarships, like tOSU, MSU, or UAlabama? If you like the campus, why not UDel or UNH or UVermont?
(*Schreyer being one of the top Honors Colleges in the country, it makes total sense to choose it).
@MYOS1634 its cause PSU is arguably the top public state school in Pennsylvania and I am instate so it made sense to apply there. Also the campus and school pride was very impressive and blew temple and even Pitt out the water.
@aja1011 Thx. Same to your family!
@aja1011 Thx. Same to you!
@MYOS1634 I have no idea why my son applied to PSU. The first criteria he set when looking for colleges was big city. The second was a sports oriented school/campus-so PSU checks that box. We live in Philadelphia and he loves the city. I was surprised when he mentioned Penn State. I think so many of his friends applied there he figured ‘why not or let me see if I can can get in’. He applied to Temple and Pitt as well.
@MYOS1634 My son has had his heart set on Penn State for years. I’m an alum, so we go to a few football games a year and he’s gone to the ice hockey camp a few summers.
We also live in Center City Philadelphia and he’s been living the city life for 18 years. While he would love an urban campus there really aren’t any with the big time sports programs he wants. Unfortunately he was only accepted at Altoona and I’m not sure he’d be happy at a small school in a small town and it’s hard to justify paying $30K for a branch campus. He might as well go to community college for 2 years, save $50K and then transfer to PSU or somewhere else.
Still waiting here @aja1011
@PAHoosier
Thank you for your information. I wasn’t really happy about getting accepted into summer session…seems I am the one left out…since a lot of other kids with lower SAT scores and GPA got in with fall term, and my major isn’t even a popular one at Penn State…all in all, wired.
It’s not by major, it’s by the college your major is in. Engineering is very competitive.
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I’ve only seen one person on this thread who has gotten into the school of Information Sciences and Technology (IST). Anyone else get into that school at UP? I applied there on 11/27 and been under review since 1/8.
Accepted Summer Session at University Park today!!
intended major: Global and International Studies
Stats:
SAT: 1210
GPA: 3.3 UW, 3.8 W
Rank: No rank
Other stats: Full IB Diploma candidate
Essays: 2 very strong essays
Teacher Recs: none
Counselor Rec: none
Hook (if any): children of immigrants, will be participating in Navy ROTC
Location/Person: MD
State or Country: PA
School Type: Public
Ethnicity/Race: Middle Eastern
Gender: Male
Other Factors: Submitted application in mid-November
General Comments: First choice of campus was UP. I did not send any recommendations and my top choice is UMD.
My daughter accepted School of Engineering-Biomedical, Fall UP. She applied 9/1. Our application turned to review mid November. In state. Chester County
Sat 1410, ACT 30
Unweighted 3.8
All honors and 4 AP classes.
Catholic school
Dancer (ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical, irish) for 13 years. Year round for last 7
Band, all catholic
Academic team, math team
Volunteering hours
Also applied and accepted widener, drexel ms program. Pitt wants midterm grades. I know its torture watching the portal. Good luck to everyone and congrats to those accepted.
DD accepted today at PSU UP to the School of Nursing!
SAT: 1260
UW GPA: 4.0
W: 4.1
Rank: 13/156
Four year class officer
Gold key winner
NHS, NSHS, FBLA
Overall mini-Thon Chair for HS
Four year athlete
Volunteers for animal rescue and local hospital
In state
All honors and AP classes.
We are!!
@ hockeymom0600 Congratulations!! My daughter too with very similar stats! Havent seen many nursing acceptances although I have to remember that it is such a small program compared to others - I think there will be about 180 students starting in fall. Going to accepted students day on 2/2. We have a lot to be proud of.
WE ARE PENN STATE!
@ fhockeymom0600 - post 1316 is for you (mistake on your user name 
My DS was accepted into UP as a math major for Fall yesterday. He applied in October, 3.65 unweighted gpa, SAT: 660 math 660 reading. A few AP classes, lots of honors. Top 25% of his class. Varsity wrestling and cross country. SPL for his Boy Scout troop, Boys State delegate, volunteering, etc. out of state. Hoping for NROTC.
Not sure I get the summer program and why this is even necessary for some. If they give you summer, that means that they have the space for you in the fall as all summer kids automatically move on to fall. So… is it just them trying to make a buck? The $9000 price OOS seems insane to take 2 classes. That means the first year of school would cost almost $60K for a state school. Am I missing something?