<p>Thanks for all the responses, guys!</p>
<p>@AWESOMEOPOSSUM
Our personal limit is about $200-$250/person and we’re looking at trying to get a 2-BR with two more friends who REALLY REALLY want to be within walking distance of Swanson Engineering. I’m not sure what that entails but we’ve looked at offers on craigslist and found some nice ones. Sadly, the ones that are nicest are far away. What we care most about is that the place is safe, and the more utilities included the better. Also, no electric heat unless it’s included.</p>
<p>I have no idea what the city’s like. I’ve never lived in one before. I’m used to Bradford and being self-entertained. The fact that there’s so much to do honestly makes me anxious. But I’ll get over that in time. It’s just one of those emotional reactions that I don’t want clouding my judgement for when we move. And my girlfriend is from the Bay Area of Cali, so she’s used to BAD cities… and really, really doesn’t want to go back to one.</p>
<p>We would also have a hard time getting classes for her at CCAC, because even though we’re close, it would be a long walk/bus ride to the campus for her. She will also probably be trying to find a job, because we don’t have much of an income unless I can get a starting co-op, or a work-study session on-campus. Questions:
-Do you know what the weekly hour limit is for Work-Studies? At Bradford, it’s 8hr/wk.
-Do you know many people that have transferred from CCAC?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot, and thanks for the tuition, too!</p>
<p>@SOUTHEASTMOM
Thank you for your input! The free bus rides are indeed a relief, though I am wary of the safety (Bradford doesn’t really have buses).</p>
<p>@PSU85MOM, XTREMEPOWER
I’m not trying to start any kind of flame war here… I’m not sure whether it’s a matter of respectability of degree or not, but I understand the tradeoff in environments between Behrend and Pittsburgh and I know that State College would have to be somewhere in the middle, between those two environments. It would have to be.</p>
<p>@PSU85MOM, Do you know if PSU offers merit scholarships based on GPA? Pitt doesn’t and that would mean a lot in my decision, as I don’t want to incur a lot of debt.</p>