Penn State

[Anonymous]

yes! Rankings from USNews came out!!!!! no I can validate my kids school!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Penn State is a hidden gem not fully appreciated by DCUM community..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a lot of PSU grads. They all have good careers, good lives, and intense pride in the school. They all look back on those years as some of the best of their life.

+1

PSU is a very fine university. It has a stronger alum network than most ivies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Im just trying to understand. Do you live by US News? Is this where you get all your information

no, but it's the gold standard for rankings in the US, without question. Sorry you don't like where Penn State places

[Anonymous]

US News is the gold standard for college ranking??? Are you serious?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:US News is the gold standard for college ranking??? Are you serious?

Do you have another?

[Anonymous]

It's a cult.

[Anonymous]

A cult os personality, or the cult of US News Rankings?

[Anonymous]

Late to the convo. Who picks colleges for your children to attend? You our your children?

[Anonymous]

My son just wrapped up junior year at Penn State (Smeal College of Business). He knew he wanted a big State school experience - for him that meant football and Greek life. He got into Maryland, but it’s hard to get excited about College Park once you’ve seen State College, which is sort of a quintessential college town, cozy and safe. He felt strongly that he wanted to go out of state because he knew so many kids at Maryland, and somehow going to Maryland didn’t feel like he was “going away.” Is this dumb? Yes. Would I have rather spent less? Also yes. But the extra money wasn’t a deal-breaker for us.

He has loved his time there. He has made a great group of friends. He has enjoyed his classes. He has loved the sports. And the on-campus recruiting has been terrific. He had offers from two impressive companies for summer internships. A big school isn’t for everyone, but my kid has thrived at Penn State.

[Anonymous]

Love this. Smeal is no joke! Im glad to hear he is doing well!

[Anonymous]

Not OP. We haven’t visited yet but how big is the campus? Is it similar size to VT? Or is way bigger?

[Anonymous]

I would recommend that you visit. Its a crazy beautiful campus with a great coolge town . It is is in the middle of the state, kind of nowhere PA BUT STILL REALLY COOL!

signed a kid from the deep south!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Penn State is a hidden gem not fully appreciated by DCUM community..

A hidden gem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Penn State is a hidden gem not fully appreciated by DCUM community..

A hidden gem?

Well, yeah...they only had like 106,000 applications. It's a total secret.