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International Students show their Nittany Lion Pride
Our latest post comes to you from Rachel Guldin, our newest admissions counselor at University Park. Welcome, Rachel! With a flash and a smile, Penn State once again shows its pride as an international...
View ArticleNovember 30: One month left!
Happy November! As you might have seen yesterday, the Undergraduate Admissions Office had some fun celebrating Halloween. But, now it’s time for us to get back to work processing transcripts and...
View ArticleFAQ: When will I get my decision?
You’ve finally settled on the sixth draft of your personal statement, have requested your transcripts and test scores to be sent, and just hit submit on the online application. Great! The bulk of your...
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With 20 campuses, how do you choose?
A great question – and one we get a lot. The good news – and the bad news – is that there are a lot of ways students decide on their Penn State campus. Some choose to attend a campus with their best...
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“I keep checking MyPennState…”
We hear this a lot from students (and parents). They tell us they keep checking MyPennState but it has had the same message for weeks. Or, they’ll tell us they sent their transcripts at the beginning...
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Welcome to Hockey Valley
That’s the message greeting visitors to the Pegula Ice Arena, Penn State’s newest sports facility and home to our Division I men’s and women’s ice hockey teams. The arena is located next door to the...
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Campus Highlight: Penn State York
Our “Campus Highlight” series allows us to share posts about Penn State campuses, straight from the campuses themselves. In each post, staff and students from the campus answer a few provided...
View ArticleSpend A Fall Day 2013
This post comes to you from Jason Ramesar, Sr. Coordinator of Marketing/Recruitment & Multicultural Affairs here at Penn State. Spend A Fall Day 2013 was an exciting and fun experience for the...
View ArticleHappy Thanksgiving!
While Penn State students have traveled home for the Thanksgiving break, making campus a little quieter than usual, things are as busy as ever here in Undergraduate Admissions! We are processing...
View ArticleCan I still apply after November 30?
It’s hard to believe three full months have passed since our application for Summer and Fall 2014 became available on September 1 — yet it’s true, November 30 is here! November 30 is our priority...
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Behind-the-scenes look at your application
So, you’ve done it! You finished the online application, had your test scores sent, and are sure your high school counselor sent us your transcripts. Why does it take some time for your MyPennState...
View ArticleApplication status in MyPennState – 2013-14 Update
You did it. You applied to Penn State and sent all of your materials to the Undergraduate Admissions Office. Congrats on completing the application and thanks for applying! So, what happens next, you...
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Return to Rec – a Penn State throwback!
The student section passes the Nittany Lion up during Return to Rec.Whether your favorite Penn State team is men’s hockey, women’s volleyball, men’s lacrosse or one of the many other Division I teams...
View ArticleStudent posts on surviving finals week and the end of the semester
The end of the fall semester is upon us, and we asked some of our student interns to share their thoughts on taking finals and preparing to move one step closer to graduation. Head over to their blogs...
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Holly, jolly holiday
Happy holidays from the Nittany Lions. With students wrapped up in finals, tours done for 2013, and Christmas and New Year’s right around the corner, the holiday bug has bit us hard here in...
View ArticleUndergraduate Admissions Holiday Closure
While December has been a very busy time in the Undergraduate Admissions Office with the processing of thousands of applications, transcripts, and other items, the time is upon us where the University...
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Happy 2014!
Happy New Year! We’re very excited for 2014 and a whole new generation of Penn Staters! We hope you are enjoying your holiday break so far (we sure are!) and that you have a new year filled with new...
View ArticleI applied before November 30… why haven’t I heard yet?
After a very relaxing holiday break, we are happy to be back in the office in this new year, 2014. This is a very busy time for us: receiving documents, reviewing applications, and answering your phone...
View ArticleFree Application for Federal Student Aid Now Available
Now that 2014 is here, it’s time to start thinking about applying for financial aid to help pay for your college education. You can begin this process whether you have already received your offer of...
View ArticleSchreyer Honors College deadline is approaching!
As many of you await your decision regarding admission to Penn State, we want to remind you of another important deadline that is upon us – the deadline for the submission of an application to the...
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