Surviving the reaping | Tips on registering for classes on LionPATH – The Daily Collegian

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                </script>                 <br><a href="https://www.psucollegian.com/pdf_edition/" style="text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px;">Print Edition</a> (pdf)<br>Trina Lord, a third-year studying communication sciences and disorders, left, and Dakota Cross, a third-year studying marketing, right, work together outside the Berkey Creamery in University Park, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.<br>The HUB-Robeson Center sits along Pollock Road on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 in University Park, Pa.<br>             Daily Collegian Newsletter         <br>             Our daily email of news and alerts for for the Penn State area and alumni.         <br>             <a target="_blank" href="http://eepurl.com/iziHH6" title="Sign up for our newsletter" style="color:inherit; font-weight:inherit; text-decoration:underline;" rel="nofollow">Sign up here!</a>         <br>{{description}}<br>Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items.<br>Trina Lord, a third-year studying communication sciences and disorders, left, and Dakota Cross, a third-year studying marketing, right, work together outside the Berkey Creamery in University Park, Pa., on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024.<br>With the sultry breeze turning into a wintry mix and the semester being half over, it’s time to prepare for the “Hunger Games” of Penn State: registering for classes.<br>Here’s some tips on how to survive.<br>This one may seem obvious, but for the first-years who are scheduling for the first time without the cushion NSO provided, reminding you of this step is crucial.<br>Penn State is a school with nearly 50,000 undergraduate students, so make sure to check LionPATH frequently to find out your day of enrollment.<br>Once you know the date, go to Penn State’s Starfish and make an appointment immediately — meetings go quick and getting stuck at drop-in advising hours is less than ideal.<br>Although extremely confusing at first, once you have your ideal schedule planned out, it’s necessary to transfer it over to schedule builder.<br>Not doing this will slow down your registration process on the day, and trust me — classes go fast once they open at midnight.<br>Schedule builder is also a useful tool because it says what time your class is available, and an 8 a.m. in Westgate versus a 12 p.m. in the HUB-Robeson Center is a very important decision.<br>The HUB-Robeson Center sits along Pollock Road on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 in University Park, Pa.<br>Also, make sure to have multiple versions of your schedule ready. Chances are, you will not get your first choice.<br>This one seems silly, but when you click enroll at midnight on your registration date and you get an ‘error’ message, you won’t be laughing.<br>Go into LionPATH a few days before registering and make sure you have no ‘to-do’s” or “holds.” Having these on your LionPATH dashboard will prohibit you from scheduling your classes.<br>Another tip, set an alarm. Make sure to put a reminder into your calendar and set an alarm for midnight the day of. It is easy to lose track of days and time, especially as a busy college student. Setting a reminder is an easy way to save you from unnecessary stress.<br>I’m not kidding. As you can tell from the title, this piece is not satire, so yes, pray.<br>Whether you’re religious and pray to a God or believe in saving up good karma, do what you have to do to ensure the spiritual world has your back because registering for classes, no matter how fast you click the enroll button, is all about luck.<br>Good luck Penn State! You've got this, and remember it’s a marathon, not a sprint.<br><strong>MORE BLOGS</strong><br>Looking for quality pizza in downtown State College? <br>If you're interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here.<br> <a href="https://psucollegian.com/" title="Return to Home Page"><img src="https://psucollegian.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/b/77/b77800d9-e1bd-4e1e-8a7d-f2b1034c2b27/67ded623edca7.image.png" border="0" width="1170" height="183" alt="25MAR22 logo-rev-trans-1170x183" style="width: 100%; max-width: 500px; height: auto;"></a> <br>Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.<br />We recommend switching to one of the following browsers:<br><br><a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi5AFBVV95cUxPYnFWdUthcE1BRDhvRk0yV3pDOVdsTDF5YjJmbVU2VnYxZjFLSkxIcjNYdWhnT0xfN3lEeERjWC04bmpENllyMF9WaFdlTFhLVGxTdEdoci1iNkNPQkEtUTk3LWtpOWpMVEZXaDhkbEthaUdwc1RadkQxSW8xTUZ1N1VuUjF6Ui1IUUpUMDJETEVmVm5zNmZVMXhzNXdncndtN0xCZVJJbVU4ZzJUTjh1Z19IVjZ2QW9jZ2d6TjdJUnRvV0pTdlZPOFZUZVdMRWVtRllOVC1pV2RDRUgySlhzNnRhRWM?oc=5">source</a>