ok....i got into purdue....heard its a gd college for engineering...so my sights r on it. HOWEVER, heard that west lafayette is a rip off....no culture, little to do....and juz cornfields, is this true???!!!.....heard chigaco and Indianopolis...r da only options for FUN!.............im an international student living in singapore, how would it appeal to me!!!????.....also......hows purdue is general,....is the setup urban....is it fun.....will the campus compensate for off-campus disaster?!?.......also, which are the best residence halls to live in????? for men tht is
AND, how bout purdue's reputation and job scope later on....in my life........will purdue edu fetch me a good job. Are ppl satisfied in purdue?????
2007-12-26 14:39:51 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Both previous answers are on target. However 'neniaf' is a zero off on the population of West Lafayette. The actual population of West Lafayette is 26,000.
Lafayette is about 50,000 -- with the whole metro area being around 120,000. So although not big city - it has a fairly large population. There is a Caterpillar plant, Subaru plant (which also manufactures Toyota Camry's), Alcoa Aluminum, plus many others located in the area.
Purdue has a large campus set on the edge of the west side of town. It even has it's own airport.
Great atmosphere - great reputation in engineering, agriculture and school of management always listed in Forbes or Newsweek "Best Of".
2007-12-26 17:07:26 · answer #1 · answered by NiceGuy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purdue is an excellent school which will be recognized and help you to find a good job. However, West Lafayette has a population of about 2,500 people - clearly it is NOT an urban setting! It is a very good school academically, and there are things going on, but if you are looking for a party school, Purdue isn't it!
2007-12-26 15:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purdue is an excellent engineering school. I`m not sure about the social life. Lafayette is a fairly large town so I`d guess the social life is fair.
2007-12-26 14:50:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Purdue is a good college, yet I trust Indana24 which you would be nicely counseled to look into Indiana college in Bloomington, In, as nicely. stable success! (i'm an ex Indiana gal)
2016-10-20 00:41:23 · answer #4 · answered by benedick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋