PSU UPark Chance (hopeful)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Hey College Confidential - I'm optimistic you'd be able to provide me with a decision, Acceptance, Wait list or Denial.</p>

<p>Information:</p>

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<li>Graduating in 2013</li>
<li>IST Major, took the summer tour and it was incredible.</li>
<li>Gpa-3.49 (unweighted) 3.7 (weighted)</li>
<li>Majority College Prep Courses, 1 Honors, 1 AP.</li>
<li>Honors Biology (10th Grade)</li>
<li>Ap English (11th Grade) </li>
<li>ACT score: 23 (composite w/ writing)
English: 16
Math: 26
Reading: 26
Science: 24</li>
<li>Class Rank - Ranked top 3rd decile, (In the top 30% of my class)</li>
<li>Legacy: Father</li>
<li>Visit PSU once a year for the past 12 years with dad, very familiar with campus and buildings/stores.</li>
<li>Personal Statement: Excellent - wrote about my Tourette’s and succeeding through various levels of adversity while possessing leadership skills and maintaining a solid/proficient GPA.</li>
<li>Activities List:<br></li>
<li>Worked at Chick-fil-a in local mall 3 continuous years, numerous raises.</li>
<li>Worked as Lifeguard 1 full summer.</li>
<li>Currently volunteering at senior home, working with Alzheimer's and Dementia, seeking a minimum of 40 hours. </li>
<li>Attended a local leadership camp in Pennsylvania once, re-invited the year after.</li>
<li>3 year golf starter for school.</li>
<li>Began mentoring and leading my golf team this year as a Captain and Senior in order for my teammates and myself to become better.</li>
<li>1 year baseball starter for school</li>
<li>11 year basketball player/starter, between school, CYO and Township leagues.</li>
<li>Countless football and basketball awards and medals for skill and recognition.</li>
<li>6 years of reading olympics, 6 medals for going above minimum number of assigned books to read.</li>
<li>1 Year winter track runner.</li>
<li>Volunteered as a Basketball coach/referee for 4th-6th graders for 5hrs/day, (4hrs basketball, 1hr swimming) 5 days a week.</li>
<li>DECA club for three years</li>
<li>Ping Pong Club 1 year</li>
<li>SADD club, 1 year</li>
<li>Organized, stocked the store with supplies, and ran the school store register, 3 years in a row.</li>
<li>Lose the Training Wheels volunteer work at Villanova, taught kids with disabilities/special needs to ride bikes, 2 hrs/session, everyday for a 5 day week.</li>
<li>Received certificate of completion (award)</li>
<li>Planned and helped create a mural in Philadelphia, which I later assisted in painting.</li>
<li>Bake Sales for Crohn's disease for my cousin at a local fair.</li>
<li>Crohn's walk for my cousin for the past 4 years in Philadelphia.</li>
<li>Organized a bake sale throughout the neighborhood to raise money for my cousin with Crohn's.</li>
<li>Picked up trash throughout Wayne and Exton for dad's work.</li>
<li>National Honor Society throughout High School for grades and accomplishments.</li>
<li>Tutor brother, aiding him to succeeding in Spanish and Biology class.</li>
<li>I-help. Our school issued the whole high school laptops, I worked in the tech department during study halls and fix problems.</li>
<li>Enjoy fixing computer errors, coding software, and designing and creating websites.</li>
<li>Invited to Ice Cream Social, 5-8th grade for achieving A's and B's every year.</li>
<li>Local elementary school fair, volunteer numerous hours a year to set up and run a station for students and families.</li>
<li>High School's field day, volunteer for a whole school day setting up events in which seniors par-take in against the faculty.</li>
<li>Individual interests: playing golf, basketball, working out, anything computer related, attending sporting events, obtaining good grades, and family bonding.</li>
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<p>I REALLY appreciate the chancing, please leave your honest opinion, anything to critique, and of course an explanation of your reasoning.</p>

<p>I'LL GLADLY CHANCE BACK, if you'd like.</p>

<p>THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR TIME.</p>

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<li>Always received Honor Roll or Distinguished Honor Roll, never below.</li>
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<p>I won’t lie, I did not read that whole thing (I stopped after your class rank). The biggest issue I see is that your stats put you on the 25th percentile end of accepted students (though your ACT is below the 25th percentile). I would say right now it is a low reach. If you selected the options that you were willing to begin in the summer or start at a different campus I think your chances will improve a good bit.</p>

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<p>Reach although you have ECs like people applying for “reach-for-anyone” schools…</p>

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<p>Thank you, every opinion counts.
I have summer session selected currently</p>

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<p>Your ECs are really great! Penn states admissions site says that the GPA accounts for two-thirds of their decision. The middle 50% of their accepted applicants for university park have a GPA of 3.52-3.97. So your GPA is close, and your ECs will probably help make PSU a match. However, your ACTs are a little lower than their midrange (26-30) so idk I guess high match</p>

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<p>Thanks for your input.
I feel my personal statement is very interesting, attention grabbing and inspiring to say the least. (Personal statement topic listed above)</p>

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<p>Did you choose an alternate branch campus? I have two sons at PSU UP and your stats look a little low, to me, for UP. Penn State does not look at your ECs or your personal statement – they may not even read them. It is pretty much all about your stats :frowning: so you need to rely on those, and hope any statement is read at all. Choosing summer makes your chances better, choosing an alternate as well as UP makes your chances better (and you are guaranteed to transfer in as a junior). You may not hear anything until midNov or even January! Don’t panic!</p>

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<p>Yes I have abington chosen as my starting alternate. I’m praying my activities list, legacy, and my outstanding personal statement will help persuade them, my counselor said since i’m on the border, they’re more likely to read those two to aid them in a decision.</p>

<p>Then again I did choose summer session.</p>