<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2400 800CR 800M 800W
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Chem, 800 Math IIC, 800 Global History
[<em>] GPA: 4.0
[</em>] Rank: 1/250
[<em>] Other stats: 5's on every AP available
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: perfect
[<em>] Teacher Recs: outstanding
[</em>] Counselor Rec: superb
[<em>] Hook (if any): triple legacy, recruited athlete, nobel laureate
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Arkansas
[<em>] School Type: Private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Eskimo
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Elected mayor of a small town General Comments: I'm so psyched to major in underwater basket weaving!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2150 (710 CR, 680 M, 760 W)
[</em>] ACT: 31 with 12 essay
[<em>] SAT IIs: N/A
[</em>] GPA: 3.95 weighted
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats: Took 3 AP classes junior year, in 5 APs this year
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: I just used my common app one… It was pretty good
[</em>] Teacher Recs: N/A
[<em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[</em>] Hook (if any): Er… I go to a big feeder school? Not sure if that’s a hook
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: PA
[</em>] School Type: Large public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[/ul]Other Factors: Applied undecided? General Comments: Second acceptance! I applied in early October and just got my letter today.</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2240 (800 Reading, 680 Math, 760 Writing)
SAT IIs: 700 Literature, 670 Math I, 650 U.S. History
GPA: 3.74 (weighted)
Rank: high school does not rank
Other stats: 5’s on both English APs, 4 on AP US History</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: very good
Teacher Recs: n/a
Counselor Rec: n/a
Hook (if any): no legacy, but my school usually gets a ton of kids accepted to PSU </p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: PA
School Type: Private
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors: Editor-in-Chief of high school newspaper
General Comments: Hoping for Schreyer Honors College! Got my letter in the mail today after my status changed to “coming days” online last Thursday. </p>
<p>Congrats! (afrojack, I did not expect you to be an Asian female. ;)) It might be useful to future classes to include which college you applied to (i.e. Smeal, engineering).</p>
<p>Legacy is not a hook unless your parent(s) is a major donor. (Being a recruited athlete is a hook.)</p>
<p>Congrats to everyone who has been accepted! I have two questions: </p>
<ol>
<li><p>Did anyone find out online? I know someone mentioned they got a letter, but I was wondering if it was posted online as well. </p></li>
<li><p>How long ago did you apply? I thought decisions would be out in December or January.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I understand that Legacy is a hook for several reasons that would take up to much space here, even if the alumni doesn’t pay dues. I was told this by admissions at UP. </p>
<p>It would also be interesting to know if acceptance is for Spring, Summer of Fall admittance.</p>
<p>A hook is a quality of an applicant that meets an institutional want or need of the university. I don’t see how being a legacy can do that unless the student is a development admit. I am not saying it wouldn’t be considered in admissions, but that is not the same as being a hook.</p>
<p>My online status just changed this morning to an acceptance (Division of Undergraduate Studies, since I applied undecided), I got a letter in the mail first though. Applied in early October-ish!</p>
<p>many of my friends are all getting accepted now! i applied to college of engineering and its killing me to see all my other friends get accepted while i’m still waiting… my status still says that they are reviewing my credentials and will post the decision once one is made. I don’t think any of my friends who applied applied for college of engineering… does that have to do with anything? I’m getting nervous and restless!</p>
<p>I think it sometimes seems like acceptances come out in batches by college, which is why I suggested that people include the college they applied to. I wouldn’t be too nervous at this point. :)</p>
<p>nervous, don’t worry. Acceptances come out in bunches/waves and they also tend to come out grouped by college. But not always. This is The Penn State Way which means you really can’t guess. It could be next week, it could be January , but early or late has nothing to do with your likelihood of acceptance. Breathe!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>]ACT: 31
[</em>] SAT IIs: None
[<em>] GPA: 3.65 unweighted, 4.35 weighted
[</em>] Rank: None
[<em>] Other stats: 4 APs junior year, 1 freshman, 1 sophomore. All honors classes other
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: I just used my resume.
[<em>] Teacher Recs: N/A
[</em>] Counselor Rec: N/A
[<em>] Hook (if any): I’m a world finalist in acrobatic gymnastics?
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Maryland
[<em>] School Type: Large Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White/Asian
[li] Gender: Female[/li][/ul]Other Factors: Lots of sports! Acrobatic gymnast, Varsity Cheerleading Captain, lots of work experience. General Comments: Think I have a shot at the Schreyer’s Honor College?</p>
<p>Yeah, I was reading through last year’s admissions and they definitely do come out in waves that correspond with the college. Maybe they’re just releasing undecided right now? But we can never be sure! ;)</p>
<p>Wait, on a different thread, someone said that they got the “coming days” status change today and they applied to Engineering. Maybe those are next?</p>
I applied in early October and just got my letter today.</p>
which means you really can’t guess. It could be next week, it could be January , but early or late has nothing to do with your likelihood of acceptance. Breathe!</p>