My son was accepted to University Park this week (for computer science). I am wondering if merit aid is typically given at the time that the offer of admissions is given or if it is done at a later time. There is no mention of merit aid/scholarship in his letter and I’m not sure if that means he isn’t getting any, or if it’s done at a later time. We logged into the LionPath and there’s nothing showing in the financial aid section.
Financial aid awards are done separately and will come out after the end of January. Individual colleges do awarding on their own schedule and with their own criteria. Penn State gives notoriously little financial aid, so don’t be expecting much.