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Applying to Oregon State’s Engineering Professional Program

Monday, October 6th, 2008

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 [...]

The Times They Are A Changin’

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

There has been considerable buzz in the higher ed world the last couple of weeks about the way standardized tests are used in university admissions. Basically, the talk for years has been that the College Board’s “SAT” and ACT Organization’s “ACT” are out of touch with their core purpose of measuring a students readiness [...]

OSU’s Own Students Outwit Wall Street

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

I’m sure many of you have heard the news items on the Dow Jones, the nation’s financial crisis, WaMu, Wall Street and other miscellaneous stories on the the economy. OSU announced that it has entrusted its own student investment club to manage $1,000,000 (that’s one million!) after they did better than the professionals last year. [...]

Why Oregon State Rocks!

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Hey budding filmmakers out there! We all know that Oregon State rocks for so many reasons. U.S. News and World Reports is sponsoring a Youtube contest, “Why My College Rocks“. All you need to do if you want to participate is make a video about why Oregon State rocks then post it [...]

Welcome Back Students!

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Wow!
I can’t believe it’s already that time of year. Our students have arrived for Connect Week! On my drive in to work this morning I was greeted by an ENORMOUS line of students waiting for tickets to this Thursday’s USC game stretching from Gill Coliseum on 26th Ave. to the Indoor Practice Facility [...]

Bridge to Success Program Covering More Students Than Anticipated

Friday, September 19th, 2008

Great news from the Gazette Times this morning. OSU’s Bridge to Success Program is covering more students than anticipated at inception.

More students are taking advantage of Oregon State University’s “Bridge to Success” program than its creators expected. Announced last spring to begin with this fall’s term, the program was expected to cover [...]

Beware of Financial Aid Scams

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008

We try to avoid re purposing material here at the Admissions Blog. Today, we’ll make an exception for an excellent post on AdmissionsAdvice.com about Financial Aid, or more specifically, scholarship scams.

You’re worried about paying for college, and the letter that just arrived in your mailbox sounds like an answer to those worries. It’s inviting [...]

OSU Is Coming To Your Area!

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

There’s been a few emails coming in regarding when OSU will be on the road visiting high schools and attending college fairs. The Recruit Team of the Office of Admissions has a very aggressive schedule this fall and may be coming to an area close to you in the near future! We recruit across the [...]

Application Deadline Question–Follow Up

Tuesday, September 9th, 2008

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 [...]

Applying for Scholarships With OSU Colleges

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

So…
You applied for admission and completed the scholarship app. Now, you might be wondering if there are other ways for you to apply for scholarships at OSU. Thanks to our fearless web guru, Dan Crouch, here’s a list of links to scholarship applications by college.

Ag Science
Business
Education
Engineering: (For Women [...]