OSU Admissions Blog

OSU is in the process of improving and updating our payment gateway. There will be a couple of periods when the work on that system will make payments, and as a result, the application for admission, unavailable.
The dates that the application will not be available are:
-Tuesday, November 3rd
-Several hours over the Thanksgiving weekend
If you [...]

Each year, Oregon State University publishes an Annual Security Report that includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on-campus; in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Oregon State University; and on public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, the campus. The report also [...]

New exciting Blog to point your RSS readers to: The New Student Programs and Family Outreach Blog entitled: Beaver Nation Migration. You will find all sorts of exciting updates about New Student and Family programs which assist the newest citizens of Beaver Nation in their transition to campus.
Here’s the link: Beaver Nation Migration Blog
The OSU [...]

The Powered by Orange folks recently held a vote on Facebook that allowed those of us who are Powered by Orange to pick out our favorite designs. You can check out the designs and the results of the vote on Facebook.
If you haven’t joined the Powered by Orange Facebook group or checked [...]

Happy Friday, faithful readers!
Back from a long blogging hiatus…Sorry for the silence. START, OSU’s new student orientation program, is in full swing right now. The newest members of Beaver Nation have been treated to some absolutely fabulous weather as the stroll the gorgeous OSU campus.
Check out the video that’s been [...]

Included in the feature on the front of today’s Oregonian – “Top grads have the brains but lack the bucks” — are some extraordinary statistics, uncovered by the Oregonian in its survey of”456 valedictorians and straight-A seniors at 97 metro-area public and private high schools”:
Top college choices
Oregon State (50)
University of Oregon (37)
University of Washington (22)
George [...]

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 [...]

One of the most common questions I get from prospective students besides admission requirements and costs is: “how’s the food?” I’ve always known that the food at OSU is excellent but now UHDS boasts a very prestigious award to back up what our tastebuds have been telling us for years.
From Life @ [...]

Great story from the Chicago Tribune from a couple of weeks back. University of Chicago is implementing a gender inclusive housing policy following the lead of socially progressive campuses like OSU. Several of our housing folks were interviewed for the story.
From the Trib:

The University of Chicago, proud home of Nobel laureates, will undertake [...]

Oregon State University has launched its official Facebook fan page. Our goal is 500 fans by Jan 2009. We’re hoping you’ll become a fan!

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