And get to know at least one faculty or staff member well this year. That's not the best approach in college. It's better to make informed choices by planning ahead. You've just arrived at Penn State and it may seem premature to talk about what you will be doing a year or two from now. I know many of you have not yet settled on a major and others will change your minds, perhaps more than once, on what you will study.
College is a time for exploration, educationally, and personally.
But some of the decisions you make along the way about your courses and other activities will have an impact on opportunities available to you later on. For example, if you are interested in a particular program, have your heart set on studying abroad, or want to do an internship, find out now what you have to do to be ready. Educational planning early on can make things happen much more easily later. There are people at Penn State who can help you identify choices and requirements and advise you as to the consequences of certain alternatives. Talk to them.