<p>The PA “state” universities such as as West Chester, Slippery Rock, Bloomsburg, Millersville, etc. don’t offer anything near the quality of education at the nationally ranked state related universities- PSU, Pitt and Temple. And I doubt too many people from OOS have even heard of them. PSU although it is only “state related” is effectively the flagship public university of our state. It is certainly disturbing to hear that our legislators in Harrisburg don’t view it that way.</p>
<p>so does anyone else think I have a shot at UP? Lol credentials are the first post on this thread.</p>
<p>PS rnr52- I saw the same info as 30% being out of state. I don’t think that means 30% of OOS students who applied were admitted… I think it means that 30% of the student body is OOS. I was looking at stats from my school and 80% of students who applied to PSU (clearly OOS) were accepted.</p>
<p>sounds like your school has a good track record at PSU! But are all those students accepted to main campus? or does it also include satellite campuses? Are your stats competitive with others from your school who were accepted? Your guidance counselor should be able to tell you. As it is, you look very doubtful for acceptance to main campus but likely for satellite. I think that the meterology dept may be even harder to get in than some of the other schools. I wish I could tell you different.</p>
<p>the other student averages were 3.48-3.6 gpas and the SAT was comperable to mine. They were all for UP and it was 100% acceptance for the sattelites. I know that school of meteorology is tough and I’d have no problem starting at Altoona. I’m just trying to gauge out my options specifically because Virginia has no schools (public or private) with meteorology majors and PA is much closer than Florida, where I did get accepted into a meteorology program.</p>
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You get what you pay for…
Be thankful that PA uses a portion of the lottery proceeds to fund the Bright Futures scholarship program…uh…wait…no that’s not PA…never mind. Although it may not be very obvious I’m sure our state legislature, Governor and taxpayers are VERY concerned about the higher education opportunities and choices within our great commonwealth.</p>
<p>ddtlawn - If you are willing to start at a branch campus (and you seem to indicate that you are), I’d say that you are likely to be admitted to PSU. Getting admitted directly into UP might be a reach, but it’s good that meterology can be started at a branch campus. Have you taken the high school courses that PSU recommends for prospective meterology students - such as earth sciences, physics, chemistry and calculus?</p>
<p>ddtlawn, sorry to sidetrack your thread. I think you can be optimistic about Altoona and if you get into UP so much the better. I believe 30% of PSU grads start at the branch campuses and there are some benefits to starting at one (e.g. smaller classes). In addition to being closer than Florida, I am guessing that you already know about the other strengths of PSU’s meteorology program. Good luck!</p>
<p>I have taken earth science, AP Physics, Advanced Physics lab, and I’m in chemistry right now. On the math side, I have 5 high school maths. I had 4 up to Functions/Analytical Geometry (Pre-Calc), and I’m in AP Statistics right now. Like I said I wouldn’t have a problem starting at Altoona and when I was up in State College a few weeks ago the material they gave us said 60% of all PSU students do the 2+2 (starting at the branch campus). Regardless, I’d be happy with either one.</p>
<p>Penn State’s website says there is no difference in admissions between in state and out of state.</p>
<p>Altoona is a nice campus and it is less than an hour from State College, so if you have a car, you could visit on weekends for events, sports and activities.</p>
<p>Penn State, like most state schools, has become THAT much more popular and competitive since the recent financial crisis. Many kids who,in the past, might have opted for private schools are attending their State’s universities. ORRRR like in the case of population-dense NJ (where the state school options kinda stink) will opt for a OOS State school as a private alternative. But Penn States rise has been meteoric in recent years (BRAVO). That said, Our large public NJ high school’s Naviance through 2010 shows 296 Applications to University Park and a 74% acceptance rate. The average GPA accepted is
3.7 UW (which is top 40 percentish) with the average SAT 1128. When I tell people it’s one of my son’s “reach schools” they are in disbelief. For years it was the go-to school for the town’s “average” students who didn’t want Rutgers. I predict a lot of “Gob smacked” rejection responses from kids and folks less savy.</p>