With the presidential election season winding down, you might find yourself wondering, “How can I make my voice heard on a college level?” Luckily for you, Penn State has a ton of ways to express both your political, social, and academic interests! If you’re looking for ways to better the campus community during your future […]
Campus Job Search 101: Job Opportunities at Penn State
While in college, it’s not hard to find someone who is working multiple jobs at a time in order to pay their way through school. Having a job in college is a great way to earn extra money and a way to boost your resume. But is it easy to find a job on a […]
The 2+2 Plan, a great option for students searching for something different
We all have a list of things we’re looking for when looking for your dream college. Whether you’re looking for a specific program, a location, or to save some money, different options are perfect for different people. At Penn State, we’re fortunate enough to have the option to attend all four years of college at […]
4 Ways to De-Stress When Life Gets Stressful
A Topic Near and Dear to My Heart. It’s week six, which for us Penn Staters, means that we have a new daunting task approaching: midterms. Between all the new clubs and organizations we’re sure to have joined, the assignments piling up, and wanting to still maintain a decent social life, at times it can […]
How To “Make It” in a Large Lecture Class
Because being a little fish in a big pond can be pretty intimidating. There’s nothing like the feeling you get when you enter your 300-person lecture on the first day. It’s both exciting and petrifying at the same time. Worried about getting lost in the shuffle? Here are some pieces of advice on how to […]
Double Majoring: Getting the Most Out of Your Time at Penn State
If you ask almost any college junior, they’ll tell you they changed their majors just about every other week during their first few years of college. Being unsure what you want to do for the rest of your life at age 18 or being interested in more than one major is nothing new for college […]
Getting to know the library
My freshman year I was overwhelmed by the size of the library here and the many places you could go to study. Now, as a junior, I rely on the library as my main study spot. So here are some things to know to get you comfortable there as fast as possible: Some rooms are […]
How to fulfill those pesky gen-ed requirements
Scheduling classes can be stressful for any student, but when you are new to Penn State it can seem even more intimidating. You do not know what any of these classes are and in reality what is best to take. When you go to schedule classes at your advising session you are told to schedule […]
Finals
With finals slowly creeping in on us, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for some exam tips. We all know that as the semester comes to an end we get lazier by the second and procrastination takes charge. Therefore, here are a couple of tips to keep you going and save your GPA […]
From Penn State to Hollywood
For this week’s post I decided to interview Hannah Kerby, an econ major here at Penn State who ended up working for the entertainment company Lionsgate this past semester in a co-op. It was an internship that took her all the way to the Cannes Film Festival in Paris. How did you find out about […]