PSU class of 2023- chance me

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I would like to be a biology major at University park I am applying tomorrow (August 1st) for early action
out of state
GPA: 3.7
SAT: 1140 (not a good standardized test taker)
9th grade: English Honors and Global Studies Honors and Algebra 2 (took algebra 1 in 8th grade)
10th grade: Geometry Honors, Chemistry Honors, English Honors, U.S. History Honors
11th grade: Pre Calculus Honors, Italian 3 Honors, English Honors, Ap Biology, Ap Psychology, Ap U.S. Government & Politics
taking in 12th grade: English Honors, Physics Honors, Ap Chemistry, and Calculus

EC’s:
part time job at a retail store
SADD (students against destructive decisions)
National Honor Society
Academic Integrity Committee
Varsity Cheerleading

Volunteering:
Elementary school field days
Toy drives
Fall festival/ trick or trunk
car washes
dominate the day football camp
dominate the day 5K

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D17 applied Eberly School of Science with a 1380 SAT 3.97 GPA and was admitted for UP’s Summer session 2017.

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Is 3.7 your unweighted GPA? You may want to take SAT once more. Biology is competitive as a lot of premed types want that major and their stats tend to be higher than average applicant. If you are considering a professional healthcare route, you may want to look at Biobehavioral Health.