<p>@Newera93 Housing won’ t be up for First year students till late July at the earliest.</p>
<p>Your FTCAP advising day will be sent to you in the mail. But you only get this after you take the placement tests.</p>
<p>NewEra93, There will be fewer choices if you arrive late, but schedules are fairly fluid with students changing classes and sections throughout the summer. You can set up a schedule at your advising day, then keep checking online and make changes as other things become available.</p>
<p>ktatum - you usually get your roommate/housing info about two weeks before the semester starts. (Also, contrary to what the LEAP site implies, students from the same pride do not room together. My son’s roommate was from a different pride, and most of the students from my son’s pride were spread out among several halls.)</p>
<p>In addition to what 1moremom said, there is a add/drop period during the first part of the semester. It is possible to significantly change you’re schedule (although I woudn’t not necessarily recomend doing so) during the first couple of weeks of the semester.</p>
<p>Just curios, will there be time for a campus tour during advising day or is that something that must be done separately?</p>
<p>I’m a jr in high school right now - class of 2012. If I apply this summer for the Fall 2012 term, when will I find out?</p>
<p>If by summer you mean September 1st then you will hear back by the 1st of February. If you want to apply for fall 2012 then you’ll have to wait until the application comes out in September.</p>
<p>Whats the best residence hall for incoming freshman? Also what are the dorms like with space, bathrooms, and location for classes and such?</p>
<p>About how much space is there under the bed (East Hall dorms) after using bed risers to lift the bed off the floor? </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>I am an international student currently in US. I took my FTCAP test already and my advising day was scheduled on June 10. As I know, there is also an advising day for international students on Aug 15, the last day of the international orientation.</p>
<p>The problem is, now I have two choices, June 10 or Aug 15. After three days of searching and emailing, I heard that the more popular classes were basically full in late May. Also, people’s adding and droping classes in the summer also leads to a more complicated situation. In this case, is it still worth to go on June 10?? If I do, I will be all alone in June…kinda scary…</p>
<p>Ps. Anyway I have to be on campus at Aug 10 because of the international students’ orientation.</p>
<p>Thank you for answering my question, I am also concerned with the number of students per class at PSU. I am a business major.</p>
<p>Griffendor3…</p>
<p>Most freshman live in East Hall, Pollock Halls, or South Halls. The vast majority of Freshman live in East (the largest dorm complex in the world…), which is out by the Beaver Stadium. The location is a short walk to the Football Stadium, Bryce Jordan Center (Basketball, Concerts, THON, Etc.) and the Creamery. But…unless you are a business student, you probably won’t have many classes near there.</p>
<p>Pollock and South Halls are right near the HUB (student union building) where lots of people go to eat and study. The White Building has a Gym, a Pool and Sauna, Basketball and Raquetball/Squash Courts as well as fitness classes. Many of the Dorms in South Halls are actually on Collage Avenue, which is nice if you like to go down town frequently.</p>
<p>West Halls (where I lived freshman/sophomore years) are near most of the academic buildings and library, and a particularly good location if you are an engineering student. West halls are also well known for having the best dining commons on campus. They are however, dominated by upperclassmen and athletes.</p>
<p>North halls are mostly suites, and probably hard to get into for a freshman. But they are right between the architecture building and business buildings, so if you are majoring in one of those, I would try to get into north.</p>
<p>When it comes down to it, you have to weigh your priorities. If the “freshman experience” is what you want, try for east (or pollock/south as a second choice). If Academics are a priority, West and North are good places. If you like down town, South is where to be.</p>
<p>Terriergirl…</p>
<p>I would guess about one foot of space after you install the bed risers…</p>
<p>Oh yeah Warrior, if I apply for the business SLO in North Hall with the suite is it still very difficult to get in?</p>
<p>If you go through the SLO, I think you might have a good chance. The advantage there is they try and keep those people together. The tought part for freshman trying to get into the suite, without the SLOs, is that I think you need to apply for the housing contract with all your other suitemates (i.e. request they all on the form). I could be wrong about this, so you might be better off calling housing on monday to get a better answer. But if you are a business student, North Halls are a great location, because the Business Building is right across the street.</p>
<p>Thank you, Warrior 1183. I want to buy those under the bed storage boxes so this is very helpful to know.</p>
<p>Is it true that you have to empty your room out during the breaks?</p>
<p>I just put my down deposit today!</p>
<p>Anyways, I am looking at where to live, and I really have no idea. I am accepted for Aeronautical Engineering, and I know what the closest residence hall to where the engineering classes are is probably West or South hall. How are those living there?</p>
<p>Also, how are the SLOs at Penn State? I am looking into one as well…</p>
<p>From what I’ve heard it really doesn’t matter at this point. A studnt who visited UP a few weeks ago said that it looked like they only had supplemental housing left. So you can still pick your preference bt don’t be surprised if your in supplemental.</p>
<p>@respectful1: Not to my recollection, no. I lived in the dorms for 2 1/2 years, and only ever emptied my room during the summer break. For mid-semester breaks and the break between fall and spring semesters you just leave it all there.</p>
<p>@elmons13: West Halls is great, and near the engineering buildings, but is highly in demand - I recall very few underclassmen there. South and Pollock (where I spent my days) are both nice, but West is the only one that is really located near the engineering buildings.</p>
<p>@ephenst: Penn State is notoriously under-equipped with dorm space, so you are probably right. Supplemental is a pain, but they try to limit the amount of those offers to match the prospected number of mid-semester dorm vacancies - I spent only a few weeks in supplemental, and out of the hundred or so in my building all but a couple were in regular rooms by mid-semester or so.</p>