Visit Report by fourkidsmom (Member since February 26 2006 with 139 posts) Visit Date - March 2008
Visit to Purdue University - West Lafayette in March 2008 by fourkidsmom (Parent of Student, HS Class of 2008)
Visit Activities:
Information Session:
Yes - It was an admitted student day. They had a wonderful panel of students and dept heads. It was one of the most impressive ones I had seen Campus Tour:
Yes - They broke us up in to very small groups so you could actually hear. They took us in to dorms, classrooms and dining places
Purdue University - West Lafayette Campus:
Friendliness/Courtesy of Students: 5 - Excellent -
Our tour guides were great but we didn't talk to many other students
Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff: 5 - Excellent Appearance of Campus: 5 - Excellent Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness: 5 - Excellent Dormitories: 4 - Very Good -
they were small but they were spotless.
Security/Safety: 5 - Excellent -
the dorms all have locks on the outside and you can only get into your dorm. Kids lock their doors.
Overall Campus Impression: 5 - Excellent
Off-Campus:
Area Immediately Around Campus: 4 - Very Good -
typical college area- not in a horrible section of town but just an ok one
City/Town/Community: 4 - Very Good
Campus Visit Notes for Purdue University - West Lafayette:
Visit Description:
I came assuming it was going to be just an ok campus and kept being more and more impressed as the day went on. We met with mechanical engineering head, they had a wonderful panel and people were great. I like the comment of you can make a big campus small but you c an't make a small campus big. I like the first year learning communties. I left there hoping this is where my son would want to go!
The union has a bowling alley!
The food was good in the dining court.
Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:
We stayed at Lee's inn. I didn't realize the union had a hotel in it.
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Our tour guides were great but we didn't talk to many other students
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they were small but they were spotless.