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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a Penn State graduate from the 1980s who went on to a leading graduate school in a major city, so have a good basis for comparison between very different schools.  Penn State is strong in the sciences, especially engineering.  But it is in a very remote, not very nice town (sort of suburban sprawl without a city), and the intellectual atmosphere is not terribly stimulating.  It can be a fun place, in a drinking and sports kind of way, but it is not an especially serious or enriching academic environment.  And from an overall experience standpoint, nobody should be under any illusion it is comparable to U of Michigan, Wisconsin, UNC, UVa, etc.  It is probably more comparable to Michigan State or Purdue, if one is thinking Big 10.

I am a little baffled why it is rated so high in USNWR, above many schools that have significantly higher admission standards.   In fact, just checked, and it has lower average SATs than Va. Tech.  All in all, PSU is probably comparable to Va. Tech, even though (for some reason) it is ranked much higher.  [b]Not sure why anyone from Virginia would be particularly interested in PSU over Va. Tech, even if money is not an object.   [/quote][/b]

Because many VA students who can't get into Va Tech for engineering, can get into Penn State for engineering.  Bar is higher for VA students at Tech.[/quote]

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