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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The acceptance rate is high at 67.8% so it's not a competitive school, its more a safety for high achieving students and a reach only for those who are struggling.

It's also in Allentown Pennsylvania, which is impoverished. [/quote]
Allentown is not “impoverished.” https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/PA/Lehigh-Valley-Demographics.html And the school sits in a nice leafy suburb walking distance from downtown.[/quote]

Thank you for this link. It tells us
blue-collar employees account for 25.35%.
over 77k people live below the poverty line
majority of population had "some high school" - 38.96% while 2.96% had "no high school"

It's hardly Bethesda. [/quote]

Yeah.   Muhlenberg is a good school but Allentown is a bit of a bummer compared to a vibrant college town like Bloomington, IN or an Ann Arbor or Pitt or Chapel Hill....[/quote]

This is the absolute reality of the situation...if you care at all about the location of the college and what the local community offers then it is an easy choice with some of the other alternatives.  Muhlenberg is in a quiet, nice residential area of Allentown.  I can't imagine being there without a car (or a roommate who has a car) as there is really nothing of much interest within walking distance.  Downtown Allentown offers very little and to say you can walk there is technically true...but it is like a 1.5 - 2 mile walk, and the neighborhoods get sketchy as you walk.  It is the classic PA town that was vibrant up until like the 1970s, but while now a bit revitalized...has seen many better days.  There is a nice, large Farmers' Market within maybe a 1/2 mile walk, and the annual Fair is fun (same location as Farmers' Market)....but not sure either of those activities are appealing to college students.
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