We Are! Popular!
Everybody wants to be a Nittany Lion! Well, okay, maybe not everybody, but applications are on the rise according to our fearless leader President Graham Spanier.
Applications for admission have gone up by 5.5%, but don’t get too excited about a huge shiny new pile of freshmen—Spanier has previously stated that the university will have a smaller freshman class next year.
Warn your high school buddies, because admission to the great Penn State is more competitive than ever. Meanwhile, let’s all sit around and reminisce about our own hellish application processes and be glad that’s all done with… wait, did someone say grad school?
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