<p>eeee that freaks me out hahah i’m not sure if applying to the college of engineering was a good idea, i’m afraid my stats are too low for engineering 
but i’ve heard of cases where they have accepted people into DUS instead of engineering. i’d rather that than get rejected to main campus</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from College of Ag yet??? Applied 1st week of Sept. The wait is killing us.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT: 1980 (730 CR, 600 M, 650 W)
• ACT: 30 composite, English 28, Math 25, Reading 36, Science 32
• SAT IIs: N/A
• GPA: 3.88 weighted
• Rank: School doesn’t rank
• Other stats: Mostly honors classes, 2 AP’s junior year, 3 AP’s senior year</p>
<p>Subjective:
• Essays: Sent Common app essay
• Teacher Recs: Didn’t send
• Counselor Rec: Didn’t send
• Hook (if any):Very involved, Choir, Marching Band, Concert Band, 2 years of football, School plays, NHS, volunteer with music program for underserved youth, officer in choir, and part time job.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: PA
• School Type: Large public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors: Applied undecided, only applied to University Park, with no summer session option.</p>
<p>General Comments: First acceptance! Applied on October 11, all transcripts and scores were received by PSU by 10/24. Status changed to “coming days” on Monday 11/5 and changed to accepted today, Thursday 11/8. Letter has not been received yet.</p>
<p>Congratulations to all who have been accepted, and best of luck to those still waiting. I hope your wait is short!</p>
<p>Letter received in today’s mail, so the same day as acceptance was posted on the website.</p>
<p>D accepted Agriculture this am. No letter. Status changed on line. Received “coming days” status Tuesday.</p>
<p>D2 accepted to Smeal Business School today for Fall 2013! Her application changed to “coming days” on Tuesday. Good luck to everyone.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED Smeal School of Business </p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT: 1960 (640 CR, 650 M, 670 W)
• SAT IIs: 740 on US History (didn’t send it though haha)
• GPA: 4.2 weighted
• Rank: Top 15%
• Other stats: Mix of AP’s and Honors</p>
<p>Subjective:
• Essays: Sent my Common App essay
• Teacher Recs: Two
• Counselor Rec: Sent
• Hook (if any):Big into my youth ministry, seriously involved in a few clubs, play baseball.</p>
<p>Location/Person:
• State or Country: NJ
• School Type: Large public
• Ethnicity: White
• Gender: Male</p>
<p>Can’t figure out how to make it look right, so sorry that this is so hard to read!</p>
<p>[ size=+1][ color=green][ b]Decision: [ /b][ /color][ /size]Accepted!!!</p>
<p>[ b]Stats:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT:2190/2400, 1470/1600
[ *] SAT IIs: n/a
[ *] GPA: 3.94
[ *] Rank: 13/95
[ *] Other stats:
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Essays: Used one decent personal statement
[ *] Teacher Recs: n/a
[ *] Counselor Rec: ?
[ *] Hook (if any): Participant in CIEE, Korea Foundation, and Yonsei University’s Korea-U.S. Youth Network 2011 Summer Program? My mom’s an alum? I’m not too clear on what hook necessarily means.
[ /list][ b]Location/Person:[ /b][ list]
[ *] State or Country: PA
[ *] School Type: Public
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male
[ /list][ b]Other Factors:[ /b]Applied for Liberal Arts (Undecided)
[ b]General Comments:[ /b] Super excited! Really not looking forward to that daunting Schreyer Application though :/</p>
<p>Just accepted to Elberly college of science as of 5 minutes ago!!! SO EXCITED :D. </p>
<p>Basic stats:
31 ACT, 3.67 UW, 4.75W, rank: 6/700</p>
<p>Anyone who applied to college of engineering hear back yet??? The wait is literally killing meee</p>
<p>nervousgal, what is your status??</p>
<p>How long has it been since your status has changed??</p>
<p>My status is still “we are reviewing your credentials. A decision will be posted as soon as one is made” something of that sort. I got everything in at around September 12… I’ve had the status for maybe a month now? I’m just anxious!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED! </p>
<p>Stats:
[ *] SAT: 2280 (800 M, 730 CR, 750 W)
[ *] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 750 Chem (didn’t submit)
[ *] GPA: 3.505/4
[ *] Rank: School doesn’t rank
[ *] Other stats: 34 ACT (36 M, 36 E, 32 R, 31 S)</p>
<p>Subjective:
[ *] Essays: Submitted personal statement
[ *] Teacher Recs: Didn’t submit
[ *] Counselor Rec: Very good
[ *] Hook (if any): N/A</p>
<p>Location/Person:
[ *] State or Country: MD
[ *] School Type: Private
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: Male</p>
<p>Other Factors:
General Comments: So happy!! Accepted to Petroleum & Natural Gas Engineering Major for Fall of 2013 at UP</p>
<p>I don’t want o be the bearer of bad news but PSU admissions seem to follow a pattern, and for many it could be a long wait. Even though they claim to have rolling admissions, it’s not exactly rolling. Usually, the top say 20% of applicants with high ACT/SAT scores and high GPA’s get admitted in November. If I remember correctly from the last 2 years, the bottom 20% get either rejected or sent to a branch next-say around late November-December. The middle 60% of applicants are put in a “decide later” pile so to speak. In January, those applicants are looked at again, and through many factors including: scores and grades compared to other applicants, in/out of state, legacy, particular college to which applicants applied, minority staus, and Many other factors-that middle 60% either gets accepted(mid January) or sent to branch, and finally in late January accepted for summer. My D1 applied September 1 of 2010 for fall 2011, she had good stats but not super high, 27 ACT and 3.8, from Ohio competitive private hs, Legacy, applied to college of Health and Human Development, white,-she was accepted to Fall 2011 on January 21, 2011. Those scores may not have been high enough for some colleges within Penn State, and some years they may not have been high enough for main campus. The truth is there are always people who’s stats seem good enough, but they don’t get accepted and others who seem shocked that they were admitted. Good luck to all, please don’t think you don’t have a chance if you don’t hear back before the holidays- there is still hope!</p>
<p>Oh jeez hahah I’m definitely not in the top 20% which is why I’m super nervous about getting accepted into the college of engineering</p>
<p>Nervousgal123- just looked at your previous threads and I think you will be fine! Your GPA and SAT look good enough for University Park-I think your chances for Fall admittance are good. I do think you, like my D2 who has similar stats, might not find out right away-and I now it is hard to be patient, but hang in there! Good luck!</p>
<p>Ok thank you! I guess I’ll just suck it up and wait!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
ACT: 29
GPA: 3.2 (UW), about a 3.7 (W)
Rank: high school does not rank
Other stats: 4 on AP NSL and AP Lang, 5 on AP Psych, 3 on APUSH, taking AP Bio and AP Calc now, along with a class at the local community college</p>
<p>Subjective:
Essays: okay, with an impressive resume
Teacher Recs: n/a
Counselor Rec: n/a
Hook (if any): none</p>
<p>Location/Person:
State or Country: MD
School Type: Public
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>Also, I was accepted into Eberly College of Science</p>