<p>Food, dorm life, activities on campus, you name it. I’m currently a freshmen living in east halls in the Smeal College of Business.</p>
<p>Obviously, its cold there most of the year, but whats the best clothing situation? Lots of hoodies, lots of heavier jackets? What do most kids wear around campus to stay warm. I’m from the south in North Carolina so I’m not used to extreme winters like they have up north.</p>
<p>I’m hearing that West Halls are not the place to be for Freahmen. East Halls are a zoo atmosphere. That leaves South or Pollack. Which would you recommend?? Also, which buildings??</p>
<p>How is Party Central ?</p>
<p>East GA/GH/GS classes for freshmen?
Also is there a business minor at University Park?</p>
<p>easy/interesting*</p>
<p>Etuck24 - I’m not familiar with NC to compare but it can get cold. Most kids wear North Face jackets (more like all). I don’t know if I would say this is the warmest option but it is the most trendy. I would bring lots of hoodies as well as a heavy jacket. I would say last year was a pretty mild winter in PA but there were some terribly freezing days. Like I remember walking from West to East campus and by the time I arrived I couldn’t feel my feet.</p>
<p>@Etuck I would say the best option is light spring jackets with a long sleeve shirt and under armor underneath, keeps me warm most of the times, for the first month, its shorts weather, but after that, prepare to get winter gear out. North Faces also work very well.</p>
<p>@ Ikwpske I live in east so I can tell you to stay away from hastings hall as its one of the oldest buildings and its basically the farthest away from everything. Pollock has the best dining on campus but south is very close to downtown and the hub, plus they are renovating it and it also has very good dining options. I dont know much about the individual buildings in each as I havent been in most of them, but I can tell you about hoyt hall in south. It has probably the most freshmen in south (at least that’s what my friend says), but its very run-down.</p>
<p>@Axelrod There are loads of things to do on campus, there is a party every night. The best parties I find are in frats. They have the best girls, locations, and drinks. Rushing is a big time commitment, so dont do it if you are not willing to sacrifice a huge chunk of your time.</p>
<p>@DylanK</p>
<p>Any theater class for GA is an easy A, make sure you sign up, do NOT take comm 150, its not an easy a by all means. </p>
<p>For GH I took history 120 with Paul Rose, any class taught by him is an easy A. No finals, no midterms, no quizzes, just two papers that he grades lightly. He is a bit boring in lecture, but an awesome guy if you get to know him. </p>
<p>For GS, I took a classics course. The course I took was Ancient Rome. Very interesting course and awesome professor, but you have to show up and the quizzes can be a bit tricky, so dont take them if you wont put some sort of effort in them, but like I said, they’re not that hard and very interesting.</p>
<p>would you recommend freshmen going to the nittany suites? i heard that they’re spacious and have personal bathroom (for the people in the room) but its hard to make friends if you’re a freshmen. </p>
<p>what dorm would you recommend?</p>
<p>@Chococat</p>
<p>Since I am a freshmen, I would recommend ALL incoming freshmen to live in East. Yes its dirty, run down, loud, and basically a carnival, but you get the true “Freshmen Experience”. You will see people making the “walk of shame” at 3 am, you will see things you have never seen before, but you will also make your closest friends here. I’m moving in an room with 4 other guys on my floor. Trust me, try out east, its where every freshmen belongs. Plus the food isn’t bad at all (Big onion and Roxy’s are my favorite but the dining commons has a huge selection).</p>
<p>If anyone else has questions, ask away</p>
<p>Are Blue Band members highly respected on campus (I plan to join as a member of the drumline)? What are the football games like?</p>
<p>“Highly” respected? I don’t even know what that means, but yes, it is socially acceptable and prestigious to make Blue Band, considering that the vast majority of those who try out after the week long boot camp don’t get it. Percussion is particularly difficult, so make sure to practice your rudiments! You should watch “Making The Blue Band”, a documentary that was made by WPSU, to give you an idea.</p>
<p>@ future doctor, basically what the guy above said, no one will make fun of you because you’re in the band, this isn’t high school, some people find it cool and interesting even. Football games are magical, I was fortunate to attend every single game this year and I always had a blast. I’ve been to NFL games and the atmosphere is unmatched at beaver stadium.</p>