You are excited just thinking about your freshman year of college. You think about all the new friends you are going to make, how you are going to design your dorm room, which game system to bring, and so on. What you are not necessarily thinking about, possibly by choice, is the academic portion of […]
Archives for April 2015
Do you want to be an RA? (In my Frozen voice)
As a student at Penn State, you have the opportunity to meet a lot of fun and interesting people. During your freshman year, and possibly during your entire time at Penn State, you have the opportunity to live in the residence halls on campus. Without the dedication and assistance from the Resident Assistants (RA) that […]
Why Special Living Options at Penn State are awesome!
To make your transition to living in campus dorms easier, Penn State offers first year students the option to participate in Special Living Options (SLO). While I did not do SLO myself, I wish I would have known more about SLOs when I put in my housing contract. Like many other students, I was misguided […]
Advice from upperclassmen to the incoming freshmen
Here are a few of Penn State’s upperclassmen, all from different colleges within University Park, sharing the advice they would give the incoming freshmen and their freshmen selves if they were to go back in time.
Why I chose to be a Nittany Lion
It was 1A.M. and I had been tossing and turning all night. The last few days of January were winding down and I knew my Penn State decision would be posted by month’s end. I had a feeling that this night might have been the one that I would find out if I was admitted […]
Freshman 15 (tips to surviving your first year)
You thought I meant gaining the Freshman 15, didn’t you? For those of you that do not know what the Freshman 15 is, it’s a commonly used term to describe the act of incoming freshmen to college gaining 15 pounds when they begin their college journey. However, this is a list of things to keep […]