In at Penn State

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My DD got actual physical mail notification yesterday.

3.88 weighted, 1150 SAT (not sure if she submitted or not).

Looked it up at PSU was more competitive than I was expecting. It’s good to have the first acceptance in hand. Not sure we can afford out of state tuition, but I think they may discount a little for surrounding states?

Waiting on VT, JMU and CNU plus a few others.

Anyone have any experience with financial aid at Penn State?

My DD has the same stats - 3.8 w and an 1150 SAT and was denied University Park but accepted at Altoona. Penn State does not superscore. I think my DD may have had a better chance for UP if she went test/optional.

Was accepted at JMU and is waiting on Pitt. She does not want to go to PSU Altoona.

I am from PA and no way would I agree to Altoona. I would call admissions and try to push for Main Campus as there is no harm and they like the extra tuition. Everything is a negotiation. I would also not do JMU. I would consider Pitt esp if your child is interested in anything in the medical field.

JMU is probably what OP will go with; it’s a fine school so not sure why you despise it.

They’re not getting into Pitt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD got actual physical mail notification yesterday.

3.88 weighted, 1150 SAT (not sure if she submitted or not).

Looked it up at PSU was more competitive than I was expecting. It’s good to have the first acceptance in hand. Not sure we can afford out of state tuition, but I think they may discount a little for surrounding states?

Waiting on VT, JMU and CNU plus a few others.

Anyone have any experience with financial aid at Penn State?

Mine got some merit aid (roughly $6000 per year), but it’s at a satellite campus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD got actual physical mail notification yesterday.

3.88 weighted, 1150 SAT (not sure if she submitted or not).

Looked it up at PSU was more competitive than I was expecting. It’s good to have the first acceptance in hand. Not sure we can afford out of state tuition, but I think they may discount a little for surrounding states?

Waiting on VT, JMU and CNU plus a few others.

Anyone have any experience with financial aid at Penn State?

My DD has the same stats - 3.8 w and an 1150 SAT and was denied University Park but accepted at Altoona. Penn State does not superscore. I think my DD may have had a better chance for UP if she went test/optional.

Was accepted at JMU and is waiting on Pitt. She does not want to go to PSU Altoona.

I am from PA and no way would I agree to Altoona. I would call admissions and try to push for Main Campus as there is no harm and they like the extra tuition. Everything is a negotiation. I would also not do JMU. I would consider Pitt esp if your child is interested in anything in the medical field.

JMU is probably what OP will go with; it’s a fine school so not sure why you despise it.

They’re not getting into Pitt.

Pitt super-scores; Penn State does not so it may depend on what the super-score SAT is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you attend a commonwealth campus, students from nearby states (including DMV area) get about 6k off annual tuition. And annual tuition/room/board is relatively lower at satellite campuses, for OOS students it’s about $35k (including the 6k break). At University Park there’s no 6k discount for OOS students. Also, tuition is higher at the main campus than at satellites. We pay @55k annual tuition for DS at University Park (taking 18hrs each semester)..

I’m from PA. An OOS student living on-campus would be utterly miserable at a satellite campus.

Can you explain why? Mine got into Behrend campus (it’s where the major is). Got some merit, but is debating whether it is worth it to go there (it looks small on a map).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you attend a commonwealth campus, students from nearby states (including DMV area) get about 6k off annual tuition. And annual tuition/room/board is relatively lower at satellite campuses, for OOS students it’s about $35k (including the 6k break). At University Park there’s no 6k discount for OOS students. Also, tuition is higher at the main campus than at satellites. We pay @55k annual tuition for DS at University Park (taking 18hrs each semester)..

I’m from PA. An OOS student living on-campus would be utterly miserable at a satellite campus.

Can you explain why? Mine got into Behrend campus (it’s where the major is). Got some merit, but is debating whether it is worth it to go there (it looks small on a map).

Another PA person. Basically the good students go to State College Campus. The kids who go to satellite are either not good students (and hoping to transfer asap) or older students going back to school and commuting from where they live. It is not a real college experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you attend a commonwealth campus, students from nearby states (including DMV area) get about 6k off annual tuition. And annual tuition/room/board is relatively lower at satellite campuses, for OOS students it’s about $35k (including the 6k break). At University Park there’s no 6k discount for OOS students. Also, tuition is higher at the main campus than at satellites. We pay @55k annual tuition for DS at University Park (taking 18hrs each semester)..

I’m from PA. An OOS student living on-campus would be utterly miserable at a satellite campus.

Can you explain why? Mine got into Behrend campus (it’s where the major is). Got some merit, but is debating whether it is worth it to go there (it looks small on a map).

Another PA person. Basically the good students go to State College Campus. The kids who go to satellite are either not good students (and hoping to transfer asap) or older students going back to school and commuting from where they live. It is not a real college experience.

SO my student has a 4.0+ gpa, from a competitive HS, blah blah blah. When they applied, the UP campus was not listed as an option. Their final two years of their major would be at Behrend regardless, so they chose Behrend for all four years since UP was not an option on the app. They are not at all a bad student.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you attend a commonwealth campus, students from nearby states (including DMV area) get about 6k off annual tuition. And annual tuition/room/board is relatively lower at satellite campuses, for OOS students it’s about $35k (including the 6k break). At University Park there’s no 6k discount for OOS students. Also, tuition is higher at the main campus than at satellites. We pay @55k annual tuition for DS at University Park (taking 18hrs each semester)..

I’m from PA. An OOS student living on-campus would be utterly miserable at a satellite campus.

Can you explain why? Mine got into Behrend campus (it’s where the major is). Got some merit, but is debating whether it is worth it to go there (it looks small on a map).

Another PA person. Basically the good students go to State College Campus. The kids who go to satellite are either not good students (and hoping to transfer asap) or older students going back to school and commuting from where they live. It is not a real college experience.

So my student has a 4.0+ gpa, from a competitive HS, blah blah blah. When they applied, the UP campus was not listed as an option. Their final two years of their major would be at Behrend regardless, so they chose Behrend for all four years since UP was not an option on the app. They are not at all a bad student.

Furthermore, PSU is heavily targeting them to attend ($26000 merit over 4 years, weekly communication, etc.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you attend a commonwealth campus, students from nearby states (including DMV area) get about 6k off annual tuition. And annual tuition/room/board is relatively lower at satellite campuses, for OOS students it’s about $35k (including the 6k break). At University Park there’s no 6k discount for OOS students. Also, tuition is higher at the main campus than at satellites. We pay @55k annual tuition for DS at University Park (taking 18hrs each semester)..

I’m from PA. An OOS student living on-campus would be utterly miserable at a satellite campus.

Can you explain why? Mine got into Behrend campus (it’s where the major is). Got some merit, but is debating whether it is worth it to go there (it looks small on a map).

Another PA person. Basically the good students go to State College Campus. The kids who go to satellite are either not good students (and hoping to transfer asap) or older students going back to school and commuting from where they live. It is not a real college experience.

It’s mostly that they can’t afford Penn State UP tuition or living costs, not that they’re not good students.

[Anonymous]

PP here. Penn State and Pitt main campuses are where the upper middle class or wealthy students go in Pa since tuition is nearly $20k and no FA. The poorer students go to PASSHE schools and satellite campuses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD got actual physical mail notification yesterday.

3.88 weighted, 1150 SAT (not sure if she submitted or not).

Looked it up at PSU was more competitive than I was expecting. It’s good to have the first acceptance in hand. Not sure we can afford out of state tuition, but I think they may discount a little for surrounding states?

Waiting on VT, JMU and CNU plus a few others.

Anyone have any experience with financial aid at Penn State?

It's extremely limited

Very limited. They could fill their entire freshman class with PA residents. I know some very high stats kids who were accepted this year but have to do a year or 2 at a Satellite campus before moving to Happy Valley. In short, they don't need to woo kids to go there and, as a result, not a lot of merit is offered.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD got actual physical mail notification yesterday.

3.88 weighted, 1150 SAT (not sure if she submitted or not).

Looked it up at PSU was more competitive than I was expecting. It’s good to have the first acceptance in hand. Not sure we can afford out of state tuition, but I think they may discount a little for surrounding states?

Waiting on VT, JMU and CNU plus a few others.

Anyone have any experience with financial aid at Penn State?

My DD has the same stats - 3.8 w and an 1150 SAT and was denied University Park but accepted at Altoona. Penn State does not superscore. I think my DD may have had a better chance for UP if she went test/optional.

Was accepted at JMU and is waiting on Pitt. She does not want to go to PSU Altoona.

I am from PA and no way would I agree to Altoona. I would call admissions and try to push for Main Campus as there is no harm and they like the extra tuition. Everything is a negotiation. I would also not do JMU. I would consider Pitt esp if your child is interested in anything in the medical field.

JMU is probably what OP will go with; it’s a fine school so not sure why you despise it.

They’re not getting into Pitt.

OP here. JMU is also like $12,000 a year in tuition and fees. That’s a lot less than Penn State and it’s probably a better school for undergrad so if DD gets in there we would probably steer her there or VT.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My DD got actual physical mail notification yesterday.

3.88 weighted, 1150 SAT (not sure if she submitted or not).

Looked it up at PSU was more competitive than I was expecting. It’s good to have the first acceptance in hand. Not sure we can afford out of state tuition, but I think they may discount a little for surrounding states?

Waiting on VT, JMU and CNU plus a few others.

Anyone have any experience with financial aid at Penn State?

My DD has the same stats - 3.8 w and an 1150 SAT and was denied University Park but accepted at Altoona. Penn State does not superscore. I think my DD may have had a better chance for UP if she went test/optional.

Was accepted at JMU and is waiting on Pitt. She does not want to go to PSU Altoona.

I am from PA and no way would I agree to Altoona. I would call admissions and try to push for Main Campus as there is no harm and they like the extra tuition. Everything is a negotiation. I would also not do JMU. I would consider Pitt esp if your child is interested in anything in the medical field.

JMU is probably what OP will go with; it’s a fine school so not sure why you despise it.

They’re not getting into Pitt.

OP here. JMU is also like $12,000 a year in tuition and fees. That’s a lot less than Penn State and it’s probably a better school for undergrad so if DD gets in there we would probably steer her there or VT.

I would absolutely pick $12k over $55k. I think PSU is overpriced.

[Anonymous]

Penn State is more expensive than JMU but the 12k vs 55k comparison the previous commenter used is wrong.

In state tuition for JMU is 13k, Penn St. is 19k

Out of state tuition for JMU is 30k, Penn St. is 38

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Congrats. WE ARE parents of a freshman at UP. Zero aid. Very happy with the experience so far.

and paying money to a school that protected a child molester and still paying him. plus $118 million to the victims plus Joe Paterno's wife receiving benefits from the school and his son is on the board of trustees.

That's what YOU ARE part of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Penn State is more expensive than JMU but the 12k vs 55k comparison the previous commenter used is wrong.

In state tuition for JMU is 13k, Penn St. is 19k

Out of state tuition for JMU is 30k, Penn St. is 38

So for an in-state VA student it's 13K vs 38K, still about 25K/year extra. $100K in total.