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[quote=Anonymous]I know a lot of Penn State grads in their 40s, and also a handful of current students. All the Penn Staters I know are from PA and went to public high schools there. I agree with the PP who said they tend to be well rounded. All the Penn Staters I know are/were strong students who were also fairly sporty. I would say commitment to service is also very common as the people I know who went there are the type to be quite involved in volunteer organizations, often through church or schools. People tend to be family oriented and a lot of the Penn State grads I know married very soon after graduating from college and had kids in their 20s, which stands out to me because it is outlier behavior among most people I know, but normal for the Penn State grads I know.

A lot of the alums I know would be thrilled if their kids went there. This is interesting to me because DH and I are pretty neutral on whether our kids express any interest in our alma maters at all. We both went to strong schools (his an Ivy) and DH had what I would consider an ideal college experience, but we're very ambivalent about our kids going, because most schools aren't for every student. But I think Penn State students and alums tend to be sort of generally well-rounded people, and then marry sort of generally well-rounded people, and then have kind of generally well-rounded kids, and the perpetuates a fondness for the school in generation after generation. Whereas in our family, DH and I are both quirky and super nerdy with intense passions in our areas of study and somewhat unusual hobbies and interests, and our kids are the same, and I just don't know that we are Penn State material as a result.[/quote]

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