October 7 - Campus Visit

Tomorrow is the first ETS campus visit of the year, and we will visit Mercyhurst and Penn State University - Behrend. If you are (or aren't) visiting you may want to check below in order to find out more about these colleges and the opportunities they offer.

Penn State - Behrend: a public university that offers six associate degrees, 34 bachelor degrees, and two graduate degrees. The campus is located on 725 acres in Erie, PA and currently serves approximately 4,600 students. The college offers 110 clubs/organizations and twenty-one NCAA Division III sports program.

Mercyhurst: a four-year private Catholic college that offers 50 undergraduate programs and 67 concentrations, as well as many unique adult programs and six graduate programs. Mercyhurst is location on 74 acres in Erie, PA and currently enrolls over 3,200 students.

Admission Terms

Just a few terms for those of you planning on heading to college-

AP - Advanced Placement - credit for passing certain courses and exams can be then used for college credit.

Common Application - form used to apply to more and more colleges, http://www.commonapp.org/.

Conditional Acceptance - acceptance as long as specific requirements are met by the student.

Matriculate - move from high school to college.

Open Admission - accepts all applicants that meet basic requirements.

Wait List - not accepted or rejected, waiting on an opening.