Will I get into Penn State for Computer Science

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Stats - 3.45 unweighted GPA, 4.0 Weighted, 1450 SAT

Classes (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior) -

Freshmen - honors Biology, honors engineering design, honors English 1, Geometry, Spanish 1, honors world history

Sophomore - honors chem, honors English 2, ap European history, ap computer science principles, algebra 2 trigonometry and stats, Spanish 2

Junior - ap stats, ap comp sci A, ap psych, ap English 3, pre-calc, physics

Senior - honors aerospace, honors principles of engineering, ap calc bc, ap English 4, ap micro, ap macro

Extracurriculars -

Intro to computer science CS50 Harvard course, Created Coding Club at school(3 years), Ted-Ed(3 years), Ultimate frisbee varsity(4 years), Key Club(3 years), Chess club(3 years), Envision camp STEM(2 years), Created Cricket Club Association (3 years)

Ap Tests -
Ap Euro: 3
Ap Comp. Sci.: 5
Ap Stats: 3
Ap Psych: 4
Ap English: 3
Ap Comp Sci. A: 4

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Someone please respond I need to know my chances.

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I had similar stats and ecs and I got in, so probably

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My sister got in to main for CS with a 1280 SAT and far less ECs. Her GPA was higher and she was a double legacy, however.

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My Son Accepted to PSU University Park for 2020 (Fall) with slightly higher GPA and slightly lower SAT. Looks like your class strength/level are strong so I would suppose you should not have a problem, but there is never a 100% guarantee. Also not sure how the current Coronavirus situation will play out and how many class of 2024 admits will defer to next fall (Fall 2021) if the school moves to Fall 2020 on-line learning.

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I would say you have a pretty good chance. The biggest thing you have going for or against you is your course load. You have a multitude of engineering and CS courses, and I noticed that you did really well on your AP CS exams (CSA is by no means easy), but much of the evaluation is about how well you did in the courses that parallel those in your major at college, i.e. engineering, calculus, engineering, comp sci, physics, etc. If I were an admissions officer, without reading your essays, I would say you get in.

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What are my chances if I apply early decision???

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@lolug7878uh Penn State doesn’t offer early decision

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Apply August 1 and before Nov1 and your odds are good.
Having only two years of a foreign language is the only glaring problem. Having Calc BC will help.