Penn State 2011 Applicants Forum

[jbarl1]

Everyone make sure you join the Facebook group! There are a ton of people on there looking for roommates and talking about housing so it would be a great way to connect with your future classmates!

[starlaw89]

anyone other wait list candidates out there receive a final decision in the last few days? i am on the wl and just wondering what else people are hearing!

[PSULawAdmissionsDean]

I am writing today to give an update on the waitlist. So far this admissions cycle Penn State Law has seen an unprecedented response to our initial offers. We currently have significantly more deposits than we did this time last year and the class is pretty full. We are crunching the numbers to estimate our "melt" over the summer and awaiting deposits from the last few offers we made during the initial review period. Those deposits have a postmark deadline of May 2. (There are a handful of files still incomplete, but not enough to impact our forward progress.) By the end of that first week of May I expect to begin making some offers to waitlist candidates we feel can fill any gaps in the class or help us meet institutional goals.

Given the status of the applicant pool our waitlist is too heavy. To be fair to our waitlisted candidates I expect later this week to release a significant number of the files we currently have on the waitlist. Unfortunately, there are some of those applicants we know will be disappointed that their shot at Penn State is over for this cycle. I regret that we are unable to make a space in the class for every applicant we believe could succeed here. Unfortunately, that is the reality.

I don't provide this information to stress people out but to manage expectations. I don't want applicants to feel blind-sided. In this case no news is "good" news. If we don't send you an email and your online status remains unchanged it means your file is still active and potentially under consideration for a spot. Keep in mind that offers from the waitlist are made throughout the summer and up until the first day of classes. If you remain on the waitlist and we remain a top choice for you, please keep in touch and update your file appropriately.

Jay Shively
Penn State Law

[prelawtx]

just got released from the waitlist..
penn state was my top choice so i'm pretty disappointed..

good luck to everyone else!

[msa27]

No posts in awhile..anybody else get released from the waitlist / was anyone offered a seat off the waitlist over the past couple of weeks or so?

[crossarmant]

I was booted from the WL, so I'm guessing it's happening en masse.

[leefair123]

just withdrew off waitlist

[msa27]

any other waitlist news from anyone as the second seat deposit deadline approaches?

[taxlawcpa]

I had a question for Dean Shively - Since the second deposit deadline has passed should wait listed students expect to receive offers (subject to vacancy) and when will the offers be made?

[PSULawAdmissionsDean]

I had a question for Dean Shively - Since the second deposit deadline has passed should wait listed students expect to receive offers (subject to vacancy) and when will the offers be made?

There will be lots of movement on the waitlist and if you are still interested you should contact Barbara Guillaume.

[msa27]

Has anyone received the "response" email and if you have, have you gotten a response yet?

[stillundecided]

Yes, I received that email. I did not get a response from my reply though.

[msa27]

In off the waitlist on 7/11. Anyone else?