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hayze · September 2008

How do you manage at a huge campus like Penn State? Are you lost for most of the 1st semester? Bus ride of 45 minutes to get from dorm to class??

S33D · September 2008

45 mins bus ride?! wow. most of my classes are like a 3-5 min walk away.

ticklemepink · September 2008

seriously? maybe walking would be faster given the campus traffic?

sleepyman · September 2008

I think i'd rather be at a big school like that than being able to walk to the farthest end of the school from my dorm in 5 minutes.

hayze · October 2008

a friend is attending Rutgers. 45 minutes on the bus to get from the dorm to class!! He lives "on campus". He's been late twice. How do people do it??? Crazy....

bucknut · October 2008

Does he not live on campus? OSU is one of the largest schools in the country adn it takes be about 20 minutes to walk from one side of campus to the other

HisGraceFillsMe · October 2008

I love being on a smaller campus. It's nice to be able to roll out of bed 15 minutes before class starts and still get there early.

sleepyman · October 2008

I love being on a smaller campus. It's nice to be able to roll out of bed 15 minutes before class starts and still get there early.

Yeah but I hate starting the day without taking a shower, brushing teeth, and barely eating anything.

HisGraceFillsMe · October 2008

^It's all about your personal preference, I suppose. By 15 minutes I meant that I spend roughly 5 throwing on some clothes, brushing my teeth and pulling my hair back. Then I'm able to get to class in 10.

hikids · October 2008

Get a bike might help. It's one way to deal with it. I have to admit, the Bus rides turned D off to the place.

CaseSpartan10 · October 2008

lol @ sleepyman, you clearly don't know how to be a college student.

I also like walking from one side of campus to the other in <20 mins.

USMC_Jim · October 2008

PSU alum, University Park all four years.

I don't know who gave you that 45-minute bus ride hogwash, but that's absolute bull. It might take 45 minutes for the Loop to do a full circuit of the campus, but why would you do that when it runs both directions? Freshman year I lived in East halls, my first class was in EE West, and my second was across campus in the Forum 15 minutes after the first let out. I walked the whole thing, and made it to class just fine. Just because the campus is huge doesn't mean you have to walk the whole thing every day either. Most of the East side of campus is residence halls, if you schedule while looking at a map you can probably stay in 3 buildings for most of your freshman year. Seriously, it's not that big a deal. If you barely make it the first day of class, let your professor know you're coming a long way on a tight schedule. S/he will usually understand and accommodate you.

beanieboo · October 2008

i love the size of BC's campus. nice and small and compact. takes 15 minutes to walk from the two farthest points (not including newton). between the farthest classrooms its 5 min tops. i also liked the size of the other schools i visited like lehigh, villanova, and penn. i went to UMD last year and did a full cmapus tour iwth my friend and it took foreverrrr. even though its beatiful, i like not having to walk 20 minutes in freezing winter or pouring rain.

sleepyman · October 2008

lol @ sleepyman, you clearly don't know how to be a college student.

lol I'm not saying I haven't done that before, I've done that far too much and I'm just saying if I could choose I would like to get ready properly most mornings.

I hate being smelly (my hair gets greasy and dandruffy without a shower so deodorant doesn't help), I hate starving for 1-2 hours, and well brushing teeth isn't necessary but its nice when I can.

catsushi · October 2008

Yeah I like a smaller campus...it's 3:30, and my swim practice starts at 4. Yet here I am, on the computer in my dorm chatting away on CC.

dramakitty92428 · October 2008

omg sleepyman i go crazy when i don't brush my teeth first thing when i wake up.....

TUOwls2011 · October 2008

You can't beat a state school that's not overwhelmingly big in the city.

dramakitty92428 · October 2008

how safe is a huge campus at night? because next year i might possibly be somewhere like UCF and I'm the type of person who would go to the gym at 1 AM.

TUOwls2011 · October 2008

I think there are parts around UCF that aren't desirable. On campus will be fine. Just be smart and if you have to, walk with someone else.

crazieshnurple · October 2008

i go to uw which is a huge school with a huge campus. the farthest building away from my dorm is a 20 min walk, tops (if you walk fast). i love it

hayze · October 2008

The 45 min ride came from a friend attending Rutgers. I was asking if the same applies to Penn State. Sorry for the confusion. I want a big school, but not sure how much of a hassle I'll face trying to get acclimated. Just anxious I guess. :-)

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