Psu Team Bus - University Park

We are...Penn State! My alma mater and my favorite college football team makes this an easy 5 star review. If I were paying today's tuition rates, this rating would be less than stellar. I think my tuition was $2,675 per semester back in the late 1990's. Good times from what I think I remember from those days in metropolis junior. Anyone who hasn't visited in the last 10 years would be amazed by all of the changes on campus. Tons of new buildings and lots of roads now closed to vehicular traffic, which is a good thing. Lots of changes in downtown state college as well. Many new high-rise buildings and development. Come back for a visit and enjoy all the university has to offer.

I wish I could give this horrible organization only one star but that is not possible! Beginning on April 16, 2023, I emailed the University to show some interest. I was within an hour contacted by somebody by the name of Melanie Anderson, who I had a really good rapport with for several weeks and during our conversations, of course I told her that Fridays are a difficult day for me to do anything on campus because of my Jewish religion I further informed Melanie that I can't ever under any circumstances have any campus activity on a Saturdays. Out of the blue on Friday, July 21, 2023 Melanie called me and made some antisemitic remarks to me and and on top of that, she had the further audacity to actually threaten my life, and the lives of my spouse and my children and grandchildren as well. Because Shabbos was imminent, I could not do anything until Monday, which is today I called to file a complaint, and I was literally laughed at; they told me there is nobody by the name of Melanie Anderson who has ever worked for PennState university. They further said that I was a stupid and I can't say the word because of my religion but it begins with an F and they used the F word multiple times and called me dirty blank Jew multiple times. Besides this atrocity, on top of this for the course of about nine weeks, I was trying to get in contact with the disabled student centers for my disability accommodations. That department was very rude to me very arrogant, and clearly discriminated against me as well. Finally, I made several calls today and finally spoke to man named Mike Miller, who insisted that I was emailed a complaint form this is a lie. I never received a complaint form! Mr. Miller just laughed at me and called me stupid and said the jewish religion is really stupid and America is mostly Christian, so why don't I convert and then he hung up on me this was a horrible repulsive repugnant experience. Please do not endorse this university unless you hate Jewish people and you like to make fun of the handicapped.

As a Pennsylvania resident with senior in high school, we visited Penn State University 's main campus, University Park, in State College, a few weeks ago. My son is strong in science and math and has not decided where to apply to college. Thus, the right of passage college tour had been taking us to the schools he might be interested in attending. The cost of tuition, and room board is very reasonable compared to the out of state colleges visited, so Happy Valley has to be considered. Luckily, the university ranks fairly well academically in addition to its reasonable cost for instate students. By standard metrics, it is ranked #59 among doctoral universities, and #131 based on value (bang for the buck). Not sure that makes it one of the Public Ivies, as some claim, but its honors program in science has a strong reputation. Considering that we have also visited MIT, Lehigh, Carnegie Mellon, William Mary and Colorado, Penn State slides into the lower end of this list, and is a decent place for a strong under graduate education and springboard for graduate school. The final list for applications awaits his next SAT scores. Our visiting day was cool and rainy. Although dressed for the weather, the two hour walking tour led by student guides was a challenge. We appreciated seeing the campus and being provided with lunch in one of the dorm cafeterias, but by the time we finished our exploration, we were soaked to the bone, head to foot. The campus is large, as expected for a student body of over 40,000. It was a variation of all the other schools we have seen. No better. No worse. Perhaps fewer very old buildings, and less interesting architecture than most. But, still well laid out, accessible by a free transportation system. It is right on the edge of the Borough of State College, with Main Street right off campus. That is a major plus. Schools without a connected town makes for a less stimulating overall experience for students. There is also excellent ice cream at the university creamery a strong selling point. After the orientation and tour, my son seemed impressed with what Penn State offered for his desired majors. That tuition was less than everyplace else, especially with available financial aid, was another big plus. Too, it is only 3.5 hours from home; just close enough for a long weekend visit, but far enough to keep the parents from too many surprise drop ins. . Don 't know where the lad will ultimately decide to apply, but I have no problem with him keeping Penn State in the mix.

The parking for undergrads makes sense, but requiring grad students of the law building to take a 15-20 minute trek to-and-from class is a bit unreasonable. This is only exacerbated by the freezing snow in the winter.

If you're looking for a world class education, beautiful college campus, amazing college football atmosphere, and overall outstanding college experience look no further than Penn State. The large campus and student population may be intimating at first, but after a couple of months, you'll find a group and surely find your home. Penn Staters becomes family and it's an honor to spend Football Saturday's with 109k of your best friends.