Questions about College Choices

go to USC, they're numero uno in p.t.

U Delaware is good for physical t.,....if everything else fails, become a circus clown

The weak SATs are gonna hurt ya buddy.

Penn State and Pitt are both stretches.

I bet you could get into Penn State and be at the University Park campus your freshman year. Although, I'm pretty sure PSU only considers SAT scores for one sitting, so they don't care what your combined score is. An admissions counselor told me that 2/3 of their decision is based on high school GPA and 1/3 is based on the SAT/ACT. I had similar credentials to you (3.7 GPA, 1920 in one sitting) and I was accepted to University Park. I know a bunch of kids from my high school that go there now and had lower GPAs and SAT scores than you. Applying early helps a lot. I don't know a whole lot about Pitt, but overall I think it is easier to get into than PSU.

tell me your highest one sitting score

one sitting 1870

combined 1900

GPA 3.88

you'll be fine as long as you are in-state and apply early

ok, thanks for all of your replies

Why do you say 'as long as you are in-state'? Many state universities are looking to increase their out-of-state student body in order to increase their revenue.Might actually be easier to get into an out-of-state school than your 'in-state'. (Just be willing to cough 2-3 times the tuition cost).

guy12 wrote:

you'll be fine as long as you are in-state and apply early

out of state wrote:

Why do you say 'as long as you are in-state'? Many state universities are looking to increase their out-of-state student body in order to increase their revenue.

Might actually be easier to get into an out-of-state school than your 'in-state'. (Just be willing to cough 2-3 times the tuition cost).

guy12 wrote:

you'll be fine as long as you are in-state and apply early

go to an out of state school like Maryland you might be able to get in with those scores and GPA

uh, no. Some state schools are trying to increase out-of-state enrollment, but only within the bounds set by their legislature or governing board. So you're going from 75% in-state to 72%, or similar. Acceptance rates from OOS are always much lower.

Guys definitely have better chances than women, though, both in-state and out-of-state.

hmm, well, 1900 SAT is like a 630 on each section since there are three sections on today's SAT. Not a bad score at all. 1230 equivalent? I dont know why people are saying you'd have any trouble with state schools?

AM I mistaken here?

I would say that 630 avg. is okay, nothing to get excited about, but you might have a good shot, are you applying to the honors college of either?

mcjagged2112 wrote:

I would say that 630 avg. is okay, nothing to get excited about, but you might have a good shot, are you applying to the honors college of either?

i'm thinking about applying to the honors programs, but I'm pretty sure i won't get in, i'd be pretty happy to just get into either main campus

apply to both of those schools, as well as ohio state and u Deleware

I assume you are in PA, so Slippery Rock U is an option. They have a good PT program and if you are looking to run, they've had a lot of success in the past few years.

yeah, i also heard that Slippery Rock has extremely good p.t.

academically inclined wrote:

yeah, i also heard that Slippery Rock has extremely good p.t.

be careful about looking at Slippery Rock, they may not be what you're looking for