BECOMING A NITTANY LION

BY: CARTER SCHADE

MAP OF SPORTS
AREA

•THE YELLOW BUILDING MARKED

MED IS THE BASEBALL FIELD AND THE
OTHER YELLOW BUILDING IS PEGULA
ICE ARENA
•BJC IN PURPLE IS THE BRYCE
JORDAN CENTER WHICH IS THE
BASKETBALL ARENA AND BEAVER
STADIUM IN PURPLE AS WELL FOR THE
FOOTBALL STADIUM.
HISTORY

•PENN STATE UNIVERSITY WAS FOUNDED ON THE 22ND OF FEBRUARY

IN 1855 AND WAS FOUNDED BY EVAN PUGH. IN 1855, THE
COMMONWEALTH SIGNIFIED PENN STATE AS ONE OF THE NATION'S
FIRST COLLEGES OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE, BUT A GOAL TO APPLY
SCIENTIFIC PRINCIPLES TO FARMING.
DESCRIPTION OF
PENN STATE

•PENN STATE IS A PUBLIC COLLEGE, AND

DO NOT HAVE A RELIGIOUS AFFILIATE.
THERE ARE STUDENT GROUPS THAT OFFER
DIFFERENT RELIGIONS TO BE A PART OF.

•PENN STATE IS A CO-ED SCHOOL, AND

IS LOCATED ABOUT THREE HOURS FROM
HERE.PENN STATE ENCOMPASSES MORE
THAN 23,000 ACRES AND MORE THAN
1,784 BUILDINGS STATEWIDE, INCLUDING
7,343 ACRES AND 947 BUILDINGS AT
UNIVERSITY PARK.
APPLICATION
MATERIALS

•APPLICATIONS BECOME AVAILABLE IN

DECEMBER FOR STUDENTS AND THE
SUBMISSION DATE IS NOVEMBER 30TH
AND NO LATER.
•ONE STUDENT WOULD BE NOTIFIED BY
JANUARY 31ST, THEN YOU HAVE UNTIL
MAY 1ST TO BE ENROLLED.
•THE ACCEPTANCE RATE TURNS OUT TO
50.3. THE SCHOOL IS SOMEWHAT
SELECTIVE BUT YOU SHOULD KEEP GOOD
GRADES TO BOOST YOURSELF.
•AVERAGE GPA IS 3.7
APPLICATION
ACADEMICS

•MAINTAINING ADEQUATE PROGRESS FOR A DEGREE IS DEFINED BY MEETING A 2.00 CUMULATIVE GPA. STUDENTS WHO DO NOT
MAINTAIN A 2.00 GPA MOVE INTO A STATUS OF ACADEMIC WARNING.

•SUSPENSION: YOU WILL BE ACADEMICALLY SUSPENDED FROM THE UNIVERSITY IF YOU EARN LESS THAN A 2.00 SEMESTER GPA
WHILE ON ACADEMIC WARNING. ACADEMIC SUSPENSION PREVENTS ENROLLMENT AT PSU FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO SEMESTERS.

•DISMISSAL/EXPULSION: IF YOU HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ACADEMIC SUSPENSION TWO TIMES AND FAIL TO ACHIEVE AT LEAST A
2.00 SEMESTER GPA YOU WILL BE ACADEMICALLY DISMISSED. AFTER A PERIOD OF FOUR CALENDAR YEARS, ACADEMICALLY
DISMISSED STUDENTS MAY SEEK RE-ENROLLMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY BY REQUESTING ACADEMIC RENEWAL.

•PENN STATE OFFERS MORE THAN 275 MAJORS, WITH FOUR-YEAR DEGREES OFFERED AT ALL 20 OF OUR UNDERGRADUATE
CAMPUSES.

•THERE IS ALSO INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.

SURROUNDING
AREA AND
ACTIVITIES

•THERE IS A HANDFUL OF GREAT

RESTAURANTS TO GO TO JUST A BIT
OUTSIDE OF PENN STATE

•YOU CAN MAKE A QUICK TRIP TO

HERSHEY PARK WHICH IS ABOUT AND
HOUR AND 45 MINUTES AWAY.

•YOU CAN ALSO ATTEND PENN STATE

BASEBALL GAMES, AND THE PENN
STATE ALL SPORTS MUSEUM.
FINANCIAL AID AND
SCHOLARSHIPS

•THERE ARE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED

FOR THE DIFFERENT SPORTS OFFERED
AT THE COLLEGE.

•SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED ON

THE BASIS OF MERIT AND FINANCIAL
NEED AS DEFINED BY THE SPECIFIC
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.

•ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE OFFERED

ADMISSION ARE ALLOWED TO APPLY
FOR FINANCIAL AID.
CAREER SERVICES

•THE JOB PLACEMENT RATE FOR TOTAL

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT IS 81%.
•FULL TIME VOLUNTEER/SERVICE
PROGRAM IS ABOUT 4.5% AND
FURTHER EDUCATION IS AT 9%.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

•YOU CAN ATTEND A PENN STATE

HOCKEY AT THE BEAUTIFUL PEGULA ICE
ARENA AND ADMIRE HOW AMAZING
THE STUDENT SECTION IS.

•ANOTHER EVENT IS A PENN STATE

FOOTBALL GAME ESPECIALLY WHEN
THERE’S A WHITE OUT.

•YOU CAN ALSO JOIN THE NEWSPAPER

CLUB AND BE A PART OF SUPPLYING
DAILY/WEEKLY PAPER FOR THE CAMPUS.
ON-CAMPUS LIVING

•FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS
LIVE IN TRADITIONAL
RESIDENCE HALLS THROUGHOUT CAMPUS

•UPPER-CLASS STUDENTS CAN SELECT FROM

TRADITIONAL AND RENOVATED RESIDENCE HALLS,
APARTMENTS , AND SUITES.

•IN ORDER TO HAVE A ROOMMATE SWITCH, BOTH

ROOMMATES HAVE TO GIVE CONSENT WHICH
MEANS IT HAS TO BE MUTUAL.

•TO REQUEST A ROOMMATE, WHOMEVER YOUR

REQUESTING MUST GIVE CONSENT AS WELL.

•THE NICE THINGS IS THAT EVERY RESIDENCY OR

PLACE TO LIVE IS WITHIN WALING DISTANCE OF
ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO
MEAL PLAN
OPTIONS

•LEVEL 1:
• DINING DOLLARS $640
• BASE COST $1,385
• TOTAL COST $2,025

•LEVEL 2:
• DINING DOLLARS $960
• BASE COST $1,385
• TOTAL COST $2,345

•LEVEL 3:
• DINING DOLLARS $1,215
• BASE COSTS $1,385
• TOTAL COST $2,600
 10 QUESTIONS
• IF A SPORTS PLAYER GETS DRAFTED AND LEAVES BEFORE THEY
ARE DONE WITH THEIR SCHOOLING, CAN THEY COME BACK?

• HOW DO YOU GET TO PICK YOUR SCHEDULE, IN WHAT

ORDER?

• WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR A CERTAIN MAJOR.

• DO ATHLETES GET TO LIVE WITH OTHER ATHLETES FROM THE
SAME SPORT?

• WHAT IS THE TRANSPORTATION FOR HOCKEY PLAYERS?

• DO THEY OFFER TRANSPORTATION WITHIN THE CAMPUS?
• IS THERE AVAILABLE FAMILY HOUSING?
• WHAT TYPE OF FOOD DO THEY HAVE TO OFFER, DO THEY
HAVE CERTAIN FOOD DURING LENT FOR RELIGIOUS PEOPLE?

• DO THEY GIVE YOU SCHOOL COMPUTER OR DEVICES?

• DOES ROOM AND BOARD GET PAYED FOR BY THE SCHOOL
WITH A SCHOLARSHIP?
PENN STATE ARTICLE

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• IN THIS ARTICLE, WE READ THAT THE PENN STATE MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM HAS WON THE FIRST ROUND OF
THE BIG TEN PLAYOFFS. THEY BEAT WISCONSIN IN GAME 3 OF A SCORE 4-3 IN OT. PENN STATE WILL
MOVE ON TO FACE OHIO STATE IN ROUND TWO. #WEARE