Penn State
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What's there to know?
Please, info from last 3 years or what is in the plans for the university for the next three years. Have heard smaller branch campus may close. |
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| You might have to be a little bit more articulate to get your question answered. |
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| Penn State is closing seven of its Commonwealth (regional) Campuses at the end of the 26-27 year as a cost saving measure. Not sure what else there is to know. |
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They are indeed closing seven branch campuses and building more housing at main/university park. Money troubles. There has been less money going to honors programs over past few years.
https://budgetandfinance.psu.edu/budget-allocations |
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| How are the dorms? |
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| Penn State lost its luster and prestige over a decade ago and still trying to climb back. |
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Why? |
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| How is the honors program/college? |
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Sandusky (and Paterno). After the scandal, the state ramped up its requirements for clearances such as being a parent volunteer. The nickname for this was ‘Sandusky Clearance.” |
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It's highly regarded. Kind of tough to get in. We live in a pretty decent school district, and the kids who get into Schreyer are generally top 10% of the class, and very highly motivated. Yes, seven campuses are closing. They are so rural, and so small, that I predict only a modest impact on admissions to Main Campus. A lot of those kids simply won't go to college -- their parents are already telling them it's a waste of money. And a lot more will probably go to one of the bigger satellite campuses -- Altoona, Erie/Behrend, etc. Penn State is never going to die, but it is certainly in flux since Sandusky times. Pitt became the hot admit among the three state-supported schools (Pitt, Penn State, Temple). But it is still an enormously popular choice, with tremendous alumni support. |
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The university let a top football coach rape young children on campus and in Penn State programs for many years. The state should have shut down the entire place |
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When my kid was considering going there I bought up the Sandusky/Paterno scandals and crimes. He had never even heard about it. I was shocked, but kid was only 7 when Sandusky was convicted.
I don't think it is currently a factor when kids are deciding. The very sad, horrible and very preventable Piazza death gave me a more recent concern |
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You feel the same way about Michigan State? |
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My daughter is a sophomore and LOVES it. Yes there is partying but it’s balanced by kids working really hard at their studies. Deciding factors that convinced her to attend (apart from it being a great match for her field) included football, school spirit, the sheer number of options for housing, roommates, friends, etc. She attended a MoCo HS that is well known for their school spirit, and when we were talking about things she would have changed about the college process, she said she wouldn’t change a thing because Penn State was everything she could have hoped for in a college.
Definitely harder to get into than five years ago, and not cheap to attend if iOS — they are notorious for not giving out large amounts of FA unless connected to athletics but so far it has been a great experience. |