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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UMD now ranked ahead of Penn State.[/quote]

But behind Pitt.

And people here are also asking, "what is the appeal of pitt?"

It is a strong school![/quote]

[b]Pitt and UMD are both much stronger academically  than Penn State,[/b] yet PSU continues to have enormous appeal. Confusing![/quote]

That is your opinion.  I don't agree (and didn't attend any of them).[/quote]

Penn State is effectively an open-enrollment school. If you’re willing to drop 30k at one of their community colleges, you can attend. Half of University Park graduates began at one of the Penn State community colleges. Like it or not, every program on the main campus has to cater to average and below average high school students. For instance, you can get an economics degree from Penn State without even taking calculus! This is unheard of at serious universities.[/quote]

Pitt has four satellite campuses, or community colleges as you describe them.  [/quote]

Not PP, but that’s a bit different because Pitt doesn’t really take transfers from the branch campuses. My DS was advised not to do it.[/quote]

Don’t most big state schools take community college transfers?

It’s not that big of a deal since the “real” curriculum for your major usually begins in your junior year. [/quote]

Penn State also has a number of "controlled majors" where you often need to start at the main campus in order to declare that major.[/quote]

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