Closer Look Weekend 2013
On Friday, April 19th and Saturday, April 20th more than 70 students plus their family members visited Central Penn College for Closer Look Weekend! All of the visiting students had already been accepted to the college and were there to get their closer look at college life and life at Central Penn. Some came just for the day, but many stayed overnight on campus paired up with a current student! It was a very busy weekend; below is a list of just some of what this awesome group participated in! Campus tours with Student Ambassadors that included meeting the Involvement Coordinator, the Residence Life Director, the College Advisors, the Athletic Director, and the Associate Deans Team building activities like making cards for hospitalized children with Circle K...
Read MoreScholarship Deadline – May 1st
For those of you who will be starting at Central Penn College in July or October of this year, you’ve probably already thought about the costs of attending college, especially while you were working on your FAFSA. (If you haven’t done your FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid – yet, check out our tips, contact our Financial Planning Coordinator, and get started ASAP!) One way that you can help pay for your college education is through applying for scholarships! Central Penn has several scholarship opportunities for incoming new traditional students, including: Academic Scholarship Out of State Scholarship Opportunity Scholarship FBLA/DECA Scholarship Visit our scholarship page to see the specific requirements for each of these scholarships so...
Read MoreIt’s April 1st, Do You Know Where Your FAFSA Is?
If you’re planning on starting at Central Penn College in either the summer or the fall term, you will need to complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) if you haven’t done so already. The deadline is April 15th, which is coming up soon! Have you submitted your FAFSA? If not, we have some helpful tips for you to finish it up as soon as possible! 1) If you haven’t already gotten a PIN, go to www.pin.ed.gov to request yours as soon as possible. 2) When you have your pin, start your FAFSA at www.fafsa.gov. 3) To save lots of time and paperwork, use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool for both students and parents. 4) Make sure to add Central Penn’s school code to your FAFSA! Our school code is 004890. 5) Answer EVERY question on the FAFSA, even if...
Read MoreSpring Open House
Last Saturday, March 16th, we had 164 visitors at Central Penn College for our Spring Open House! Visitors had a full day of activities including: • Tours of campus with Central Penn’s fabulous Student Ambassadors • Brunch • Keynote speech from Mr. Steve Hassinger, Career Services Director • Presentation on the “Central Penn Experience” covering academics, student life, applying to Central Penn, the fantastic Advising team, graduate success, and much more • Financial aid information • Video and information about Central Penn’s Cultural Immersion Program • Program-specific reviews from the champions of Central Penn’s different areas of study • Fashion show of Central Penn’s Appearance Policy with our current students • Fun prizes and...
Read MoreStarting College Mid-Year
Starting college can be a very scary and difficult choice to make, but Central Penn makes it easy. My name is Erin Fausnaught, and I started attending Central Penn College in January of 2013 in the winter term. At many colleges there is one time in the year when the entire new freshman class starts, normally in the fall. At Central Penn students are given four different opportunities throughout the year to begin their education. Starting at a different time in the year could be intimidating, but not at Central Penn. I was very nervous to be starting in the middle of the year. The thing about Central Penn is that all of the four opportunities to start are the beginning of a new term. This means that when you start you’re not behind at all because it is the...
Read MoreShould You Come to Closer Look Weekend?
Hey! My name is Aaron, and I was once in the same place you are in now. Just a year ago, I was thinking “What college to go to? Is it too far from home or is it too close?” At that time, the next school visit that was on the list for me was Central Penn College. When I came to visit during Closer Look Weekend in April 2012, I must admit that I was a bit nervous. I had no friends or classmates from my high school, and I didn’t know anyone. But after I came back home from visiting, I could not stop running my mouth about how much I loved the school and the people I met. The weekend kicked off with the placement exam testing which honestly was very easy and quick. After that, we all regrouped and participated in activities for a little while, which included a...
Read MoreApplying to College is MORE than an Application!
Submitting an application to a college is NOT the same thing as applying to college! Think about the kinds of questions that you filled out on your college application – name, address, high school, parent information – does that seem like enough information for a college to decide whether or not to accept you? No! There is far more to the process. The admissions counselors at Central Penn want to get to know you! You are more than a cumulative GPA, an SAT score, or a high school resume. You are far more than the basic contact information on your application. Applying to college does require some work on your part, but it’s because we need to know more about you! We want to know more about who you are so that we can make the most educated admissions...
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