I want to know what my chances are to get into Penn State University.
SAT: 1490 (old) 1040 (new)
ACT: 21
GPA: 4.0 (unweighted)
Rank: 22/180
National Honor Society
5 Honors Classes
AP Biology
Takes classss at local college (6 classes) (18 credits)
GPA is good, although you haven’t taken many AP’s. Your SAT/ACT are really going to hurt you, those scores are well below the average for PSU. If you’re doing DUS/Summer you probably have an decent shot. PSU weighs GPA much higher than test scores so there’s that.
1490 on the old SAT is great. We all just have to wait. Did you apply by Nov 30?
GPA is good, unless your scale is out of 5 or 6 in which case it’s less so. GPA is 2/3 of the decision. Is the 1490 with just Reading and Math, or is that all sections?
I applied for the summer but I applied for rehabilitation and human services. My GPA is out of 4. And my old Sat is for all the sections and I just found out they only look at Math and reading, so I’ll probably just use my new Sat scores. I applied mid October.
So a 1490 total is a low SAT Score. You are lucky in that GPA is 2/3 of the decision so my guess is you will get in. Did you put summer as an option? That may be necessary due to your test scores.
yes I put summer as an option. I figured my GPA was good but my SAT scores weren’t but I just wanted a second opinion. Hopefully my GPA will help me out.
with a 4.0 and summer option and applying to a non controlled major, I think you have a good shot. Good luck! Be sure to post back here when you get your decision so that others can determine their own admissions chance.
Thank you so much!!! I will let you know what happens!!
I finally found out today that I was accepted into Penn State Main Campus summer session!!
great! Congrats!
@sjp5799 when did you apply?
@Thekingnigel around the end of October.