When will PSU start sending out decisions? All my materials have been submitted and I was wondering how long it usually takes?
Most decisions being arriving mid December with the majority of people hearing in January. You will see some people finding out in November but that is not the norm. The vast majority of students do not hear until mid - late January.
So, hope for the best that you will hear in November, and prepare for the most likely scenario that you will hear in January. My daughter had applied with all materials in by September 8 several years ago and she did not hear until January 26th and that was pretty typical.
My son is a sophomore at UP, and he found out early November that he was accepted (Communications, with no summer session needed). Good luck!
I don’t see a PSU Class of 2022 Decision Thread with the format like I have seen for previous years. Do you know if there is one created yet? It was a great resource when my daughter applied for the class of 2019
@anmmfm Hmm…I know I saw one started but now I can’t find it. You can create your own thread though! Just use the format from the other decision threads.
My D is a sophomore at University Park, she found out she was accepted the Friday before thanksgiving.
Keep in mind, Admissions will be closed for Thanksgiving and the day after – but not for the rest of that week or deer day (the Monday after Thanksgiving, practically a religious holiday in Pennsylvania! It’s the first day of deer season)
Both my students didn’t find out until right before Christmas. January is most likely for most.
Do decisions come in the mail or via email/online?
@cgb2017 via the portal first, then snail mail. No e mail.
We just received notification of acceptance today in the online portal.
We are out of state and my daughter applied for marketing and has a 31 ACT, 1410 SAT, 8 AP classes and 4.25 GPA.
How do you know when your application is under review? Will it say “under review” or will it automatically be under review when all of the application requirements are received/completed?
@jazzyjess28, under application status it will read: “Your application is currently under review. We have received everything required to complete your application. Once a decision is made, it will be posted here.”
My D applied almost 2 months ago. Though everything seems complete, we keep seeing a standard status message “Penn State is receiving lots of materials …” … Don’t know when it will change to “Complete” or under review etc.?
There’s no way to know, and it’s nervewracking. But has little to nothing to do with your D’s chances. They guarantee an answer before Jan 31 and lots of offers tend to appear before winter break – but there will be many more in January. High stats and some commonwealth offers tend to go sooner, so the kids in the middle percentile tend to be later.
I have heard around town that next year the application will open in August in order to move more offers out sooner!
When does winter break start? Today? @greenbutton
Last day of finals was today, although most students are already gone. Winter graduation is tomorrow and the U itself will be open for business through the 21st.
@greenbutton Thank you!
From what I am seeing, at least in these forums, almost all of the early acceptances are OOS…
Hi there. My portal changed today from “your materials are being verified” to “your application is under review.” I was just wondering how long it usually takes for them to send a decision after the portal changes to “under review,” if anyone knows.
@k8schroeds There is no way to know. Some applications are under review for a day, some weeks, and some months. All you know is that you will hear by January 31. That’s it.