<p>I have a 4.0 U.W. gpa and and 4.2 Weighted gpa.</p>
<p>I got a 1070 on SAT.</p>
<p>Number 2 in class out of 215.</p>
<p>If i apply to Smeal, do i have a chance?</p>
<p>My friend had a 1180 SAT but a 3.75 gpa and got in.</p>
<p>Yeah your def in</p>
<p>I wouldnt say definate, but you have a good chance. It all depends which major you apply to, as some are a lot more selective than others. I would try to get that SAT score up a little bit, then you'd be in almost perfect shape.</p>
<p>You don't declare a major until the spring of sophomore year - and yes - some are more selective than others. Smeal at UP has been very popular and it's a bit harder to get in as a result. Your GPA is great so you should be OK - but apply REALLY early and have a second choice (DUS). We have a friend who was rejected at Smeal, called to change her major to DUS, and then was accepted.</p>
<p>Retaking the SAT would help.</p>
<p>How did you end up #2 in your class with a 1070 SAT?</p>
<p>I was wonderin the same thing Nick. Some people just get good grades by studyin alot i guess.</p>
<p>Or maybe he wasn't in any AP/advanced classes, and only took basic classes to meet the requirements. Alternatively, he just didn't prepare for the SAT; I heard this a lot from people at PSU--that they basically woke up one day and took the exam without fretting over the score.</p>
<p>Im not gonna lie...I could of cared less about my SAT score. I was out with some friends til bout 1 am the night before the test, woke up at 7:30 and got to my school right at 7:45. Still managed to get a solid 1200 though. </p>
<p>Actually, the more I think about it, that was my attitude during my whole high school career...lol</p>
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<p>Don't worry, you're not the only one with that attitude at PSU lol.</p>
<p>oo, i know. im up here for the summer right now. about 90% of the kids ive met all did the same in high school. when u look back, it really is kind of pointless. just get good grades, get into a good college. thats when the real learning takes place.</p>
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<p>Yeah dude, and all those parties man...best place to gain some social skills that will be helpful later in life. Academics are only a small part of the overall college experience. </p>
<p>Wait till the Fall when it gets really packed. Couple of my friends are doing summer session right now and they say it's quite boring up there with very few kids.</p>
<p>haha...yea the parties. i dont know anything about those...haha</p>
<p>summer up here isnt bad at all. a lot more laid back than in the fall i imagine. hell, im in LEAP, and we took a field trip to an amusement park a couple weeks ago. got out of classes and everything.</p>
<p>So you're not a party guy? lol. You must be a minority at Penn State!</p>
<p>My friend is also in the LEAP program and he's loving it. You gain some leadership experience, which is always good for building your resume! With summer session being merely 6 weeks long, I wonder how you guys manage to finish your coursework! How many classes are you taking?</p>
<p>unless you are an over achiever and have higher academic aspirations. And that doesn't seem to be the case for most kids in PA, like you pointed out.</p>
<p>Nick--the classes are given on more weekdays. Some people actually told me that it was easier because they are only focusing on 1-2 classes at a time and the school isn't buzzing with people.</p>
<p>You can have high academic aspirations without overachieving. During high school, I didn't study for a test at all from sophomore year on. That didn't mean that I still didn't get good grades or care about my grades. I finished high school with a solid 95% GPA, but also had a social life after school. My best friend was an overachiever. Hed be the type that would study to get a 98% on a test, while I would get a 93% without studying.</p>
<p>Nick, its only 2 classes a day, and its a very laid back. Not really a lot of homework either. Ive even be able to go out and party some during the week and not have my grades suffer at all. We'll see if that will keep up this fall.</p>
<p>and that means being a "good student." I actually meant being competitive at the national level by preparing for the SAT/taking APs--not only having good grades for your school's standards and being satisfied with a place at the flagship state university.</p>
<p>Not that there is anything wrong with that, of course--PSU is a very good public school and I can see why students from PA would be happy there. Maybe it is just a state thing; most people I went to classes with in HS viewed our state schools as a safety and kind of a last resort. Although most students do end up in state/city schools, it is either because they couldn't get in somewhere else or for financial reasons.</p>
<p>Penn State UP was my only choice for college. I applied to and got into Lehigh University as my safety school. So, I could have studied to get that 4.0 and 1350 SAT, but I wouldve still ended up here. </p>
<p>And I actually got college credit for both Pyschology and Stats based on my AP test.</p>
<p>After recently visiting Penn State i loved it! I believe that one can become extremely successful if they have the drive inside.</p>
<p>No matter what school ones goes into, whether it's Penn State or Yale, it all depends on the type of person in my eyes.</p>