<p>Hi Renul11</p>
<p>CONGRATULATIONS !! Good Luck !! </p>
<p>My stats are exactly as that of yours… 3.7 (W-gpa) 1980(630/660/700- C/M/W). 28 ACT. Applied for PSU-CLLG OF ENGG-UP. On 10/25… </p>
<p>Would you mind sharing… which college you applied for and is your 3.7 (W or UW) ? when did you get the updates online ??</p>
<p>Really anxious to see updated status… Appreciate your info…</p>
<p>thanks a lot…</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from College of Ag Sci. My son is waiting. He has friends accepted to Eng, Undecided, and Nursing but we havent heard anything on Ag. He still has the “We are reviewing your credentials” status. Very nervous!</p>
<p>I heard from Ag November 5th I got my letter in the mail, and then it changed online to show I was accepted November 7.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:</p>
<pre><code>SAT: 1730
ACT: 23 (but a 1730 ~= 26 ACT)
SAT IIs: Did not submit
GPA: UW 3.79/4.0, W 4.67
Rank: 12/276
Other stats:
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<p>Subjective:</p>
<pre><code>Essays: Personal statement
Teacher Recs: They do not ask for them
Counselor Rec: They do not ask for it
Hook (if any): N/A
</code></pre>
<p>Location/Person:</p>
<pre><code>State or Country: Durham, NC
School Type: Mid size Public ~1400 students
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
</code></pre>
<p>Other Factors: Campus visit last year. Applied in late October, got the coming days message on Friday, accepted at 12:10 AM this morning
General Comments: Accepted into the Division of Undergraduate Studies.</p>
<p>Thanks for the info alyssaem. What were your stats?</p>
<p>D2’s status changed to “coming days”, applied Health and Human Development. Surprised-Way earlier than my D1 two years ago. Both had similar stats, both applied HHD- D2 3.94/4.0 26 ACT (27 super scored which I don’t think psu uses)- D1 had 3.8/4.0 27 ACT. Fingers crossed-good luck to all!</p>
<p>Congrats Etuck24!!! :)</p>
<p>Got the coming days status. 1830SAT / 3.89 GPA weighted. I applied to Smeal for Finance… what do you guys think.</p>
<p>sent a very good essay and 2 teacher rec’s</p>
<p>Very eager!</p>
<p>also im in state…</p>
<p>very good chances</p>
<p>My son got accepted today, College of Communication. Thank God! For people who want numbers. GPA 3.5 UW out of 4.0. ACTs 27. 1 varsity letter, Boy Scout (working on Eagle project) National Honor Society, Sunday School Teacher, newspaper reporter, announcer on MSG Varsity, lots and lots of Community Service, although I hear that they don’t look at that too much. Mostly honors classes, no APs but 3 College Courses through the local Community College, Big High School, Westchester County, no ranking.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Stats:
SAT: 2030
710 math. 710 writing. 610 reading.
ACT: did not submit
SAT IIs: Did not submit
GPA: UW 3.7/4.0
Rank: 13/191</p>
<p>Hook (if any): my sister is the only legacy I have at PSU
Class President 10-12th grade, national honor society, ran mini-THON at my high school, many volunteer hours, paid job since 2010, varsity track & field and tennis in high school all four years.
Location/Person:
State or Country: Dallas PA
School Type: Under 1,000 students, competitive
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Female
Other Factors: I visited in June 2012. I am planning to apply to SHC. My app was complete September 11.
General Comments: Accepted into the College of Agricultural Sciences for Environment.</p>
<p>Feel free to ask anything else! Best of luck!</p>
<p>Congrats everyone! For those who were asking: I was accepted to the college of communications on Monday , I saw the “coming days” status around Thursday or Friday. I had everything sent in early September and it was marked complete a week or so after that. And my gpa is weighted (:</p>
<p>Has anyone heard of being accepted with SAT in lower 25th percentile but everything else high like weighted GPA and dual enrollment. NHS, varsity sports, and alot of volunteer activites.</p>
<p>Thats why they have the lower 25th percentile. Someones gotta be in it.</p>
<p>Very true. I meant accepted so far this year.</p>
<p>I had a 1730 SAT and got in under DUS for fall. A 1730 is like ~30%ile or something.</p>
<p>But I’m also ranked in the top 5% of my class with a 3.8 UW GPA and a 4.69 W</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted!</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: Didn’t take Act- 28 and essay 9
[</em>] SAT IIs:
[<em>] GPA: 3.67UW 4.3W
[</em>] Rank: top 15%
[<em>] Other stats: 9 AP classes w/ 4 on APUSH and 3’s on stats, enviro, and lang and comp
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: used common app- pretty good
[<em>] Teacher Recs: none
[</em>] Counselor Rec: no idea
[<em>] Hook (if any): legacy
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: suburbs in az
[<em>] School Type: large public
[</em>] Ethnicity: white
[li] Gender: female[/li][/ul]**Other Factors: **prez of a well known club & treasurer of another, field organizer for campaign, job with average 25hrs per week, and a bunch of other awesome extra good stuff
**General Comments:**i knew i was going to get in… my ecs make up for my poor stats lol and im legacy- if that even matters. yay! WE ARE PENN STATE! Holla!</p>
<p>DD received acceptance notice this morning!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted – College of Health & Human Development</p>
<p>Stats:
• SAT: 1890 650CR 620M 620W
•SAT IIs: 680 U.S. History, 620 Literature
•GPA: 3.8 UW, 4.6 W
•Rank: Top 5% in class of 550
•Other stats: 6 APs, 12 Honors classes</p>
<p>Subjective:
•Essays: Commom App essay
•Hook (if any):</p>
<p>Location/Person:
•State or Country: PA
•School Type: Public
•Ethnicity: white
•Gender: Female</p>
<p>Other Factors: 8 varsity letters, all-state in two sports, NHS, Student Council
General Comments: DD originally didn’t want to apply here because she wanted to get as far away from PA as possible! She is actually pretty excited now and seems to be reconsidering her first choice.</p>
<p>Do you all reccomend submitting an essay or sending in reccomendations if your grades are kind of low? And if so, should I just send them all in an envelope to the school even if they aren’t asking for it? Thank you.</p>