What are my chances for Purdue and Penn State?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am high school senior applying to Purdue University and Penn State for computer science. For Penn State, I'm applying for the fall admission but I also checked yes for the summer start option. I am from Massachusetts.</p>

<p>Unweighted GPA: 3.4
Weighted GPA: 4.8 (6.0 scale)</p>

<p>SAT: 1880 (CR: 580, M: 680, W: 620); retook SAT's this October but scores don't come out until Tuesday. </p>

<p>Freshman Year:
Honors English I
Honors Geometry
Honors Foundations of America
Honors Physics
College Prep Spanish III</p>

<p>Sophomore Year:
Honors English II
Honors Algebra II
Honors Modern World History
Honors Chemistry
Honors Biology
College Prep Spanish IV</p>

<p>Junior Year:
Honors American Perspectives (English III)
Honors Pre-Calculus
Honors Modern American History
AP Physics B
AP Chemistry
Honors Spanish Stories and Cultures</p>

<p>Senior Year:
Honors British Literature
Honors Calculus
Honors Psychology
AP Physics C
AP Environmental Science
Honors Spanish Cinema</p>

<p>Extra-Curriculars:
Hip-hip dance for 6 years; started a dance crew with 4 of my closest friends; danced with SFC Lifestyle (Boston-based dance company); teach dance workshops to all ages (mostly college/high school students).</p>

<p>FIRST Robotics from Freshman-Senior year. Competed in competitions at WPI and Northeastern University. A group of 4, including myself, were on the programming team. </p>

<p>Science Team from Freshman-Senior year. Competed in the West Suburban Science League and the Science Olympiad. Placed fifth in the state out of 16 I believe. </p>

<p>Interned at Celera Networks for the summers of 2012, 2013, and 2014. Celera Networks is a computer networking company and they provide network servers for financial companies and firms in downtown Boston. They asked to have me back for the second and third summers. </p>

<p>UNICEF club for Junior and Senior year. My parents living through the Cambodian Genocide inspired me to join UNICEF and help kids just like them obtain essential necessities in life. </p>

<p>Swim team for freshman and sophomore year but I stopped because it was conflicting with my dancing. Also because I wanted to focus on school work. </p>

<p>Letters of recommendation comes from my AP Physics B teacher, English III teacher, and my guidance counselor. I don't know what they wrote about me but from the conversations I've had with them, they seem great. </p>

<p>College essay is good but not outstanding. </p>

<p>If there is any additional information I need to add that will help the chance, please tell me. </p>

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<p>idk…20 percent maybe</p>

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<p>WOW, I applied to Purdue and Penn State yesterday with SAT (480/770/560) = 1810 </p>

<p>I don’t know about computer science major, but your GPA and SAT reaches to above mid 50% students.</p>

<p>Good Luck</p>

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<p>Based on the following from Penn State’s site, I’d say you have a solid chance for Main Campus:</p>

<p>Middle 50% GPA & Standardized Test Range for First-year Students</p>

<p>High School GPA (4.0 scale)
Penn State University Park:3.55-3.97 All other campuses:3.00-3.50
Combined SAT
Penn State University Park:1750-2000 All other campuses:1460-1690
Combined ACT
Penn State University Park:26-30 All other campuses:21-25
Combined English/Writing ACT
Penn State University Park:25-30 All other campuses:19-24 </p>

<p>Keep in mind that at Penn State, GPA is roughly 2/3s of the criteria, and standardized tests are 1/3. They don’t seem to care much about ECs.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys! @D79R123‌ did you check for the summer option too? </p>

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<p>Oh yeah, good luck to you too! </p>

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<p>No idea about Purdue, but I can see Penn State happening definitely. Good luck!</p>