OSU Admissions Blog

Oregon State will be transitioning to an updated version of our student information system (Banner) over Labor Day weekend. Since this is a pretty big update, we are expected to be without access to Banner until September 9th. This means that we will not be able to process, search, review or update any [...]

According to Kris Winter, Director of New Student Programs and Family Outreach, the START program registrations are running well ahead of last year at this time.
So if you have been admitted and paid or are exempt from paying the Advance Tuition Deposit (ATD), you better register for START soon. Paying the ATD is the [...]

From Brett McFarlane, Head Adviser in the College of Engineering:
Applications are now available for the 2009-20010 MECOP/CECOP Internship Program.

Applications are DUE BY APRIL 10.

http://mecop.oregonstate.edu/apps/index.html
If you have specific questions about the MECOP/CECOP program you may contact them directly at:
MECOP Office
118 Covell Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-2409
(541) 737-9595
mecop@engr.orst.edu
Best of luck to all applicants!
-bv

I was notified that CLA now has their scholarship page online and the applications available.
http://oregonstate.edu/cla/student_opp/scholarships
The deadline for all applications is 5:00 p.m. Friday, April 3, 2009.
The scholarship committee would appreciate your assistance in getting the word about the scholarships. I would be happy to answer any questions you may have.
Thank you.
Kathy Fultz
Academic Advisor
College of Liberal [...]

From the College of Engineering at OSU:
The College of Engineering scholarship application for the 2009-2010 academic year is now available at: https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/scholarship/

You are eligible to apply if you are either: (1) a current OSU COE student OR (2) a transfer student applying for Fall, 2009 professional school program admission.
We highly encourage all current students [...]

Applications for the Oregon State University College of Engineering professional program are now available at: http://engr.oregonstate.edu/students/apps/
The application will be available until November 3 at 11:59 p.m. The wording on the application page is noted below:
Applying to the Engineering Professional Program
Are you ready to apply?
1. Will you have completed the required pre-engineering courses listed in the [...]

We received a good question from Lisa in the comment section of our post regarding the Application for fall 2009 at OSU:
OSU’s regular application deadline is listed as Sept. 1st on collegeboard.com and I suspect that it may be a type-o. My daughter is looking into OSU for Fall 2009. Can you [...]

I stumbled across a fascinating article from the Idaho Statesman today about Canyon College (ID) courses and degrees not being accepted in transfer or by employers.

Janet Killen invested $5,500 and four years of her life getting what she thought was a master’s degree in nursing education from a Caldwell online college.
When she presented [...]

I received a press release today about a new initiative that is being launched at OSU and is aimed to increase international student enrollment. OSU will become the first university in the United States to partner with INTO University Partnerships, which has worked with institutions in the United Kingdom to increase their international student enrollment. [...]

A few more examples of how OSU is THE research university in Oregon.
OSU students win Mars Rover Challenge
From Discovery.com: OSU researchers capture underwater volcanic activity

OSU Wine Institute close to fruition
From Nature.com: Finding answers before making drastic changes.
From Forbes: HP and OSU’s co-development of super-efficient solar energy system.
From OPB: OSU Ocean Researcher Wins [...]