OSU Admissions Blog

So this is my first foray at writing a blog under a predetermined topic for publication. I have been asked to write about the topic, “How to not be small in a large lecture hall.” Every summer I speak to hundreds of incoming students advising them of the ways of the world at OSU. [...]

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 [...]

If you are the typical incoming OSU student, you’ve probably already had a whirlwind summer! Between high school graduation, START, your internship/summer job, hanging out with friends and purchasing decor for your residence hall room…You probably haven’t thought much about some of the nuts and bolts things you need to do to finish up [...]

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 [...]

START Bilingüe, a collaborative program led by OSU’s New Student Programs and Family Outreach office, was held on June 29th and 30th. Bilingüe served over eighty students and family members this year.
The primary focus of the Bilingüe program is to provide OSU information in Spanish to Spanish speaking families so that they [...]

Good morning, friends! I got this email from Director of New Student Programs & Family Outreach, Kris Winter, reminding us of this year’s START dates. If you are planning to attend this fall as an incoming first year or transfer student, you MUST register for and attend a START session. Remember, you [...]

Wow! It has been an age since we have posted. Sorry for the inactivity, folks! We have been very busy around here between wrap up overviews, accepting ATDs, helping students get the last bits of their applications sent in and our regional PNACAC (Pacific Northwest Association of College Admission Counseling) conference in [...]

Attention Oregon State University incoming undergraduate class of 2007!
Invitations to the START program (summer advising and registration) have been mailed to all undergraduates who have either paid their $200 Advance Tuition Deposit or are exempt from paying it. Check the mail!
Dual or Degree Partnership Program students who haven’t yet attended Oregon State [...]