Most people associate Penn State with football or State College. However, when I hear Penn State I think of the word “opportunity.” This is a large reason why I chose to attend Penn State in the first place. With hundreds of thousands of living alumni, the networking possibilities for life after college are limitless. A huge advantage of being a Penn Stater is having access to alumni all over the world in various fields. As a student in the College of Communications, I get daily emails from the career advisor with information about internships and jobs. There are so many of them that I actually had to create a separate label in my Gmail account to keep track of all of them.

At times it can be overwhelming. But that’s also the best part about it. There is nothing out of reach when it comes to opportunities at Penn State. You get the chance to network and go to career fairs and join student societies for whatever field of study you are interested in. There’s even a career services building on campus, aside from each college’s advisors. (http://studentaffairs.psu.edu/career/)

Besides job hunting, Penn State has a club or activity for everything. There are over 900 listed at http://www.clubs.psu.edu and if there’s something you’re looking for that isn’t listed there, you can start it up yourself. The best way to make the most of your college experience is to get involved and get involved early. You’ll meet people just like you with similar interests and you’ll also meet people who are different from you who you can learn from. The diversity at Penn State is definitely something to take advantage of.