As Penn State campus empties out and students head home for Thanksgiving break, it makes me sad to think that I’ll have to spend an entire week without Dear Old State. When I was looking at colleges, someone gave me the advice that if you really look forward to summer vacation/breaks, you’re not doing college […]
Bundle Up
It’s winter time in State College! People can put away their vests and take out their parkas because it’s the beginning of a cold winter. A lot of freshmen are not used to the cold weather so soon and they have to be prepared, especially on game day. I would advise investing in a big […]
Live from University Park!
On Thursday, November 6th, I live tweeted my day and shared it on all the Undergraduate Admissions accounts! It was fun to share my experience with prospective students and a wider range of followers. I definitely saw a lot more interaction with my posts when I posted pictures. As a junior majoring in marketing, most […]
Downtown: Everything’s Waiting For You
Going to school in a college town that consistently ranks in the top five college towns in the country certainly has its perks. When I give campus tours, I always highlight the fact that many colleges have a downtown area several miles away that’s reachable by bus or shuttle. Penn State’s downtown starts literally once […]
Marketing Your Future
Here at Penn State, we have a lot of professional development opportunities students get to take advantage of! If you are worried about going into the workplace or the interview process we have people to help. We have a variety of different resources for students to utilize to their advantage. Penn State is #1 school in […]
Where Should I Study on Campus?
If you like absolute quiet, then you should study at… THE STACKS The stacks are so quiet that you could hear a pin drop… it’s almost eerie. You will hear every pencil drop, every cough of the fellow stacks residents around you. This is the perfect place to go when you really need to hammer out […]
Home Sick
It is almost November and it is already past the half way point in the semester. Classes are starting to have their second midterms and final schedules have been sent out. This is the long stretch until Thanksgiving break. As an out of state student from Long Island, I don’t go home often and it […]
Just Keep Swimming: Midterm Motivation
With most Penn Staters in the middle of midterms and prospective students in the process of applying for schools, times can by hectic and stressful for sure. If you ever have a bad day, just pick yourself up, take a deep breath, and think about one of these quotes to get you going! 1. “No […]
Canning Weekend
This past weekend, October 17th-19th, was the first canning weekend of the year! I went with the Penn State Marketing Association to Sleepy Hollow, NY. I had an awesome weekend and it was a great opportunity to bond with other members. This was my first canning trip even though I am a junior! During freshman […]
Invasion of the Big House
This past weekend, eleven of my friends and I packed the cars with everything blue and white that we owned, hit the road, and braved the trip all the way out to the Big House at the University of Michigan for what may be Penn State’s most anticipated away game of the year (not counting the potential bowl […]