Go to https://www.shc.psu.edu/admissions/decision/
Good luck!
Denied
OOS
1440 SAT (770 M, 670 CR/W)
4.0 UW GPA
10 APs
I applied regular. Oh well.
Wow. 3800 applicants so 300/3800 = less than an 8 percent acceptance rate!
I assume they must accept at least 600 to get 300, but still. Very selective!
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted! Feel free to ask any questions you have and those of us who frequent the PSU forum here can try to answer.
Some info about receiving a denial:
https://www.shc.psu.edu/counselors/denied.cfm
Accepted
OOS
28/767
1500 SAT
3.96 UW
Accepted
OOS
4/300 students in my class
4.5 Weighted GPA
Strong essays
No interview
Strong recommendations (one from and honors college alum)
Mechanical engineering internship in high school and Project Lead The Way Courses
Goodluck everyone!
Sons accepted OOS
Both around 4.2 GPA
Lots of AP / Honors
33 / 35 ACT
Swimmers, swim coaches, volunteer tutors, NHS, etc.
One would assume essays / recommendations were good.
Very excited for them! Good luck to everyone in the college selection process.
Can you indicate what major you were accepted for? Thanks.
Daughter accepted.
1270 SAT
4.0 WGPA
Every AP course available
Ranked top 10%
NHS Senior Leader
Founder & Pres. Pre-Med Club
Peer/Group Counsel
Varsity Sport
Very strong essays
Great interview
WeAre very, very happy! Congrats to those accepted and best of luck to everyone as you select the lucky school that will have you!
Can you please indicate what major she was accepted for?
Toxicology major.
OOS. Forgot to mention.
Forgot to mention in my earlier post mechanical engineering major.
Major: Statistics
Accepted in-state
34 C ACT
4.33 UW 4.95 W GPA (I know…)
Essays were mediocre but unique (written in a day)
Letters of Rec were 11/10
Did not interview
Rejected 
objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 780 m 570e
ACT (breakdown): 35 m 35 s 19e
SAT II:none
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.8
Weighted GPA: 4.3
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable):n/a
AP (place score in parenthesis):CALC AB(4) CALC BC(4) phys1 (4)
IB (place score in parenthesis):
Senior Year Course Load:3 AP all honors
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.):
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity football captain, varsity track captain, Division 1 recruited athlete (AA), NHS member 10-12, president of chess club
Job/Work experience: restocking for a bar, landscaping, hosting at one job, bussing at another
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer youth athletics coach
Summer Activities: football, work, coaching
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9, were sort of difficult for me to write but I think they turned out pretty well
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9, all recommendations were from PSU alumni
Teacher Rec #1:
Teacher Rec #2:
Counselor Rec:
Additional Rec:
Interview: 7-8, didn’t really hit it off with the interviewer
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: no
Intended Major: Chem Eng
State (if domestic applicant): PA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: public
Ethnicity: white
Gender: male
Income Bracket: 100,000-140,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): none
Reflection
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: low GPA compared to other applicants and not many AP
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: only applied to PSU and PSU SHC
@michigander1234 any student at Penn State is allowed to take an honors course as long as you have the right prerequisites!
Sure. My sons are entering the college of arts & sciences undecided. Likely to end up in economics, political science, or journalism. Unless they chuck it all and head to Colorado to become white water guides…
Accepted! (in state)
objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 700 m 770e
SAT II: didn’t send
Weighted GPA (out of 100): 102.5 (my school does not do 4.0 scale but I think its somewhere around 4.3?)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 1/350ish
AP (place score in parenthesis): US Gov (4) currently taking Calc AB and Psych, my school does not offer many APs so I also took 5 college classes through Dual Enrollment, all A’s there
Senior Year Course Load: 2 AP, also on co-op program as Public Relations Assistant 20hrs/week, basically I alternate between school and work every day
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity XC and Track 9-12, captain 2yrs, NHS (president this year)
Job/Work experience: Public Relations, as noted above
Volunteer/Community service: volunteer at many local 5ks and other races handing out water and stuff
Summer Activities: summer job at local pool, took college classes past two summers as well
Essays (rating 1-10, details): 9-10, I put a lot of personality/sass into them, obviously it worked
Recommendations (rating 1-10, details): 9-10, one of my teachers wrote me a phenomenal one
Interview: 8-9, funny story, my interviewer didn’t show up on time (it was a 9am interview I think) and I actually had to call him and wake him up I think, he showed up 45 min late. I think he probably appreciated that I waited it out and didn’t just leave. We had a good conversation despite different interests.
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: heck yeah
Intended Major: Graphic Design, though after seeing the program I didn’t like it, so I’d probably switch it if I decide to go to Penn State.
State (if domestic applicant): PA
School Type: public vocational
Ethnicity: white
Gender: female
Income Bracket: <100,000, prefer not to specify
Reflection
Strengths: I think my essays were really strong, and I think the fact that I took college classes shows that I am willing/able to challenge myself.
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I honestly don’t know. I was sort of expecting a rejection.
Where else were you accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Towson U, RIT, Syracuse, U of Michigan, U of Delaware, also waiting on 4 Ivies (I was deferred by Yale)