Will a letter of recommendation give me an edge over other potential applicants applying directly to the Altoona branch campus?
Short answer, No. They don’t even request or read letters of recommendation. It’s not a part of Penn State’s application process
Also, should I write a college essay for Penn State Altoona or do they not request those either? @jlhpsu
I filled out the personal statement in the application but I was wondering if I also need an essay to compliment that as well. @jlhpsu
You only need whatever they ask you for. If they asked you to do a personal statement then that’s what you need. In previous years, that’s all you needed, but the application was changed to the common app this year so I’m not exactly sure what they ask for on there. But basically, if they ask for it, send it. If they don’t, they don’t want it.
Ok thank you for the reply