Volunteer Opportunities

Ways to Get Involved

The Recruitment Cycle and You

Your commitment to Penn State students, both current and future, is deeply appreciated. The Alumni Admissions Volunteer Program works in tandem with the larger recruitment cycle, which runs roughly from August to May. Below is a general timeline of the recruitment cycle, to give you a sense of what a typical year in Undergraduate Admissions looks like. 

August 1:

Application opens, signaling the beginning of the new admissions cycle. 

Late August – Early November – Fall recruitment season:

• November 1 - Early Action Deadline
• Alumni volunteer kick-off events occur throughout the country.*
• Fall recruitment events, including Prospective Student Receptions, are held throughout the country for prospective students, where we primarily interact with high school seniors.*

Mid-November–February:

University staff begin reviewing applications, and performing outreach to accepted high school students and counselors.

• December 24 - Early Action students notified of admissions decision
• Alumni volunteers begin to respond to LionsROAR outreach inquires from accepted students in late January.

Late February–Mid-May – Spring recruitment season.

• May 15 - National Acceptance Deadline
• Spring recruitment events, including Prospect and Accepted Student Receptions, throughout the country for students, where we primarily interact with accepted students and rising seniors.*