Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 14:05     Subject: Re:Penn State
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DS also got accepted right before Thanksgiving. He's got a 4.38 GPA, 1500 SAT, 10 APs and several post-AP courses, varsity/club sports, summer jobs, pretty good essay and LORs. He's majoring in Computer Science.


Does he plan on attending? With his profile, he should be able to get into a top in-state school (UVA/Tech or UMD depending on where you live), all great options and cheaper.


We're in VA (Fairfax). He also applied to UVA and VA Tech. His top choice is UVA. If he doesn't get in there, then he'll have to choose between VA Tech and Penn State. Penn State is a little closer, VA Tech is a little cheaper (though, surprisingly, not by much at all). He liked Penn State a little bit better after the tours, but he'll need to sit down and compare course offerings and programs.


Did you ED @ UVA? He should get into both UVA and Tech. His profile is strong enough for those two schools (definitely for Tech) but not too strong that they may reject to protect yield. Ofc, you never know these days.. Not sure why you say Tech is not that much cheaper. Tuition and Fees at Tech is about $16K and $40K at PSU. That's a $25K difference!

Good luck!


Penn State COA https://admissions.psu.edu/costs-aid/tuition/ $52k OOS
VA Teach COA https://www.vt.edu/admissions/undergraduate/cost.html $37k Instate
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 13:56     Subject: Re:Penn State
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DS also got accepted right before Thanksgiving. He's got a 4.38 GPA, 1500 SAT, 10 APs and several post-AP courses, varsity/club sports, summer jobs, pretty good essay and LORs. He's majoring in Computer Science.


Does he plan on attending? With his profile, he should be able to get into a top in-state school (UVA/Tech or UMD depending on where you live), all great options and cheaper.


We're in VA (Fairfax). He also applied to UVA and VA Tech. His top choice is UVA. If he doesn't get in there, then he'll have to choose between VA Tech and Penn State. Penn State is a little closer, VA Tech is a little cheaper (though, surprisingly, not by much at all). He liked Penn State a little bit better after the tours, but he'll need to sit down and compare course offerings and programs.


Did you ED @ UVA? He should get into both UVA and Tech. His profile is strong enough for those two schools (definitely for Tech) but not too strong that they may reject to protect yield. Ofc, you never know these days.. Not sure why you say Tech is not that much cheaper. Tuition and Fees at Tech is about $16K and $40K at PSU. That's a $25K difference!

Good luck!
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 13:33     Subject: Re:Penn State
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DS also got accepted right before Thanksgiving. He's got a 4.38 GPA, 1500 SAT, 10 APs and several post-AP courses, varsity/club sports, summer jobs, pretty good essay and LORs. He's majoring in Computer Science.


Does he plan on attending? With his profile, he should be able to get into a top in-state school (UVA/Tech or UMD depending on where you live), all great options and cheaper.


We're in VA (Fairfax). He also applied to UVA and VA Tech. His top choice is UVA. If he doesn't get in there, then he'll have to choose between VA Tech and Penn State. Penn State is a little closer, VA Tech is a little cheaper (though, surprisingly, not by much at all). He liked Penn State a little bit better after the tours, but he'll need to sit down and compare course offerings and programs.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 13:31     Subject: Re:Penn State
Anonymous wrote:Great school, and a great bargain. Only public university in the Ivy League.


It's not in the Ivy League. Maybe you're thinking of University of Pennsylvania? Which isn't public.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 13:28     Subject: Penn State
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My son heard right before Thanksgiving. He applied at the end of Sept. Weighted GPA of 4.08, SAT of 1340 (not included), 2-sport varsity athlete, other minor ECs, 3 AP classes, mix of honors/regular for others, several part-time jobs (full time in the summer). He really wants to go to VA Tech, but he would be very happy at Penn State if Tech denies.


What major?


Meteorology


Penn State is the place to go for Meteorology.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 13:27     Subject: Re:Penn State
Great school, and a great bargain. Only public university in the Ivy League.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 13:10     Subject: Penn State
Anyone admitted yet to business school from OOS?
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 12:38     Subject: Penn State
We toured the campus last weekend. It’s very nice as is the surrounding area, which is very important to us. Lots of people out and about despite it being TDay weekend.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 12:30     Subject: Re:Penn State
Anonymous wrote:My DS also got accepted right before Thanksgiving. He's got a 4.38 GPA, 1500 SAT, 10 APs and several post-AP courses, varsity/club sports, summer jobs, pretty good essay and LORs. He's majoring in Computer Science.


Does he plan on attending? With his profile, he should be able to get into a top in-state school (UVA/Tech or UMD depending on where you live), all great options and cheaper.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 12:09     Subject: Penn State
Anonymous wrote:My kid seems really interested in Penn State and it's never crossed my radar screen. I'm hearing that it's really popular in the DMV. Can someone give me the quick version of why it's great?


Great school spirit, relatively close to DMV.

UVA and UMD are now reaches for most.

Seems PITT and PENN (state) are the new trendy flagships for DMV to go to. Cheaper than most privates.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 12:04     Subject: Re:Penn State
My DS also got accepted right before Thanksgiving. He's got a 4.38 GPA, 1500 SAT, 10 APs and several post-AP courses, varsity/club sports, summer jobs, pretty good essay and LORs. He's majoring in Computer Science.
Anonymous
Post 11/30/2023 10:51     Subject: Penn State
My kid seems really interested in Penn State and it's never crossed my radar screen. I'm hearing that it's really popular in the DMV. Can someone give me the quick version of why it's great?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2023 16:37     Subject: Penn State
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My son heard right before Thanksgiving. He applied at the end of Sept. Weighted GPA of 4.08, SAT of 1340 (not included), 2-sport varsity athlete, other minor ECs, 3 AP classes, mix of honors/regular for others, several part-time jobs (full time in the summer). He really wants to go to VA Tech, but he would be very happy at Penn State if Tech denies.


What major?


Meteorology
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2023 16:20     Subject: Penn State
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DS heard back in two weeks as well.. Applied 10/30; heard back about 2 weeks ago. School of Information Science. GPA: 3.3/3.8, 10 APs, 1500 SAT. VA Public.



Is that GPA a typo?


The high SAT could counterbalance a 3.3, especially if course load is very advanced. Might be a TJ kid, which would help.
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2023 15:57     Subject: Penn State
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DS heard back in two weeks as well.. Applied 10/30; heard back about 2 weeks ago. School of Information Science. GPA: 3.3/3.8, 10 APs, 1500 SAT. VA Public.



Is that GPA a typo?


No, and not TJ.