I'm looking into the university as one of my choices for a college on the east coast and I would really like to know if the university is secluded from the city or if the city is close. Also what are the people like in philidelphia and that area around the school.
2007-07-14 13:41:39 · 4 answers · asked by zoe h 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
it's not college station, it's State College. and it's nice, it's got a small town feel to it. weekends are rowdy during school. if you have good friends it's a fantastic place, full of all sorts of bars, good restaurants, very scenic and affordable as well. it is in the middle of nowhere, but you can very quickly forget that, maybe that's a good and bad thing? but that's how it is and on football weekends it's a nightmare, it's a small town, just like the thousands all over. it's also clean with a damn good police force that doesn't mess around. good school system too, planned 100 mil. renovation on the high school. the town does try and differentiate itself from the university, but everyone knows what the deal is, however the town does want to create its own "Brand," which is understandable, because they're peddling retirement communities. and the mountains make the place beautiful, especially in the Fall.
2007-07-17 19:25:11 · answer #1 · answered by John M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-17 12:05:46 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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I have friends who go to IUP and they say it is fun but I'm not sure it's one of the most prestigious schools in the area. I'm also a little biased because I am a Penn State student. I never personally attended Penn State Altoona but of my friends who go there only one has not enjoyed it. It's a small campus located in the middle of nowhere outside the city of Altoona. Penn State Univ. Park is a large campus but not ridiculously large. Freshman year it took me 20 minutes to walk from one corner of campus to the other but the average walk to each class is around 5-10 minutes. Football weekends are insane! Penn State Alumni flock to Penn State each weekend there is a home game. An advantage of Penn State over IUP is that a Penn State education is a little more prestigious than an IUP education. Basically you just need to decide if you want to go to a larger school with more students and a true college town atmosphere like Penn State or a smaller school like IUP. You should take a visit to each and attend a tour to see the colleges.
2016-04-08 00:08:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
College Station, PA, is pretty much there because the university is there. There are a lot of cute shops and restaurants, no big chain stores, and it's right across from campus. But it's a pretty small town. The area is beautiful though.
2007-07-14 13:53:53 · answer #4 · answered by eri 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Penn State is in the middle of nowhere. It is not particularly close to Philadelphia or Pittsburgh.
There are lots of colleges near Philadelphia -- almost as many as there are near Boston. It is a great place to go to college.
2007-07-14 14:47:18 · answer #5 · answered by Ranto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋