Purdue

[Anonymous]

Kid is interested in the direct admission to vet school program. On its fav, kid has the stats to get in (good, although not the very very top, stats from a competitive FCPS high school). I am perfectly capable of using Google and will fo plenty of my own research, but am interested in what the collective wisdom of DCUM has to say about the school.

[Anonymous]

Well it caught my eye as I scout intel for child 2, child 1 is at Purdue. I doubt you can find a better run school. Do they have overcrowding in housing? Yes, due to increasing popularity. They have frozen tuition for 13 years and are a top 10 engineering school. Friendly midwest vibe. Its a pain to travel to is the big downside and OOS tuition is never better than in state, but overall EXCELLENT school. Child 1 is thriving.

[Anonymous]

Have a Freshman CS student at Purdue. School is run like a well oiled machine and everyone is incredibly helpful and friendly with questions. It is a big school and with that comes certain “inconveniences” (lines at food establishments at peak dining times, housing issues if you aren’t on top of things, large introductory classes) BUT these are all workable and require the kids to problem solve and advocate for themselves. The academics are NO JOKE but there are very adequate resources for help and tutoring (both peer to peer and faculty provided). Tuition will be frozen again for 2025-2026 so that will be at least 3 years of OOS tuition around 25,0000 which is a BARGAIN!!! Son’s only real complaint is the location; West Lafayette is not the most metropolitan area but he has a car *Purdue is VERY generous with its credit hour granting from AP/DE and son entered with over 45 credit hours (you need 30 to qualify for parking permit). Keeps his car in covered parking garage steps from his dorm and can “escape” to Indianapolis (45 min) or Chicago (2ish hours) for a “city fix”. Honestly there is so much to do on campus and his studies keep his so busy that he rarely has to do this. People say it is hard to get to but we have not really found that to be the case. Easy flights from Indianapolis or O’Hare with 2 different on campus airport shuttle services available *or student can drive to airport like my son does and make a little money by taking a few other kids. We are more than happy with the school. The name recognition in the Engineering/CS field is huge and not only US based. There is a reason for their huge International population. Just be sure your kid is a self-starter and very strong at advocating for themselves (which, in my opinion, is a major life-skill anyway).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well it caught my eye as I scout intel for child 2, child 1 is at Purdue. I doubt you can find a better run school. Do they have overcrowding in housing? Yes, due to increasing popularity. They have frozen tuition for 13 years and are a top 10 engineering school. Friendly midwest vibe. Its a pain to travel to is the big downside and OOS tuition is never better than in state, but overall EXCELLENT school. Child 1 is thriving.

Accurate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have a Freshman CS student at Purdue. School is run like a well oiled machine and everyone is incredibly helpful and friendly with questions. It is a big school and with that comes certain “inconveniences” (lines at food establishments at peak dining times, housing issues if you aren’t on top of things, large introductory classes) BUT these are all workable and require the kids to problem solve and advocate for themselves. The academics are NO JOKE but there are very adequate resources for help and tutoring (both peer to peer and faculty provided). Tuition will be frozen again for 2025-2026 so that will be at least 3 years of OOS tuition around 25,0000 which is a BARGAIN!!! Son’s only real complaint is the location; West Lafayette is not the most metropolitan area but he has a car *Purdue is VERY generous with its credit hour granting from AP/DE and son entered with over 45 credit hours (you need 30 to qualify for parking permit). Keeps his car in covered parking garage steps from his dorm and can “escape” to Indianapolis (45 min) or Chicago (2ish hours) for a “city fix”. Honestly there is so much to do on campus and his studies keep his so busy that he rarely has to do this. People say it is hard to get to but we have not really found that to be the case. Easy flights from Indianapolis or O’Hare with 2 different on campus airport shuttle services available *or student can drive to airport like my son does and make a little money by taking a few other kids. We are more than happy with the school. The name recognition in the Engineering/CS field is huge and not only US based. There is a reason for their huge International population. Just be sure your kid is a self-starter and very strong at advocating for themselves (which, in my opinion, is a major life-skill anyway).

Accurate

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well it caught my eye as I scout intel for child 2, child 1 is at Purdue. I doubt you can find a better run school. Do they have overcrowding in housing? Yes, due to increasing popularity. They have frozen tuition for 13 years and are a top 10 engineering school. Friendly midwest vibe. Its a pain to travel to is the big downside and OOS tuition is never better than in state, but overall EXCELLENT school. Child 1 is thriving.

I found Purdue to be a cinch to travel to. 1.25 hour flight out of DCA; rent car; drive up I-65 and you're there. That said I-65 absolutely suck. Truck traffic was massive. Then again what do you expect from the manufacturing center of the USA.

[Anonymous]

Mine is seriously considering it for engineering. Do they have ED?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mine is seriously considering it for engineering. Do they have ED?

Let me google that for you: https://admissions.purdue.edu/become-student/deadlines/

No.

[Anonymous]

Purdue has early action

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they also expanded the main campus to Indy and are putting in tons of money into it

[Anonymous]

I have a freshman at Purdue and agree with what everyone has said. My son couldn't be happier. I have said this before but his only complaints are that the football team is bad, basketball tickets are hard to get and the gym can be crowded. It's an easy flight answer shuttle ride from the DC area.

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My information isn’t current, but I went to Purdue and loved it. I came from the Northeast and have no clue how I chose it. The people were so friendly it shocked me on arrival. It felt like a bubble in a good way. It’s a huge school with plenty going on. Once in a while we would venture to Indianapolis or Chicago. The best part was college 2.0 as many of us ended up in Chicago after with our first jobs or law/med schools there. I was back recently as my spouse spoke there. Incredible the growth. Ironically we used to study in the brand new vet building back then. Purdue has a lot going for it, I have nothing but positives to say. The recent will you find your spouse thread struck me too. Don’t know if it was the time, the school, or my friend group, but tons of us married our significant others from college and are still going strong.

Again, dated info, but maybe a sliver of something helpful.