Indiana Bloomington vs Penn State UP

chi777
Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:54:14 +0000

Thank you so much for the good advises. I really appreciate them!

CL1020, I know what you mean, begging of the senior year all my D wanted was going to college where almost no one else from her HS would go so that she could have a whole new chapter/adventure. Even though we are out-of sate, her HS send about 60 kids to IU each year and only 1 or two to PSU. PSU has been her 1st choice but she seems sort of freaks out about going so so far away all alone at this state of making her final decesion.

We are in IL so money is not an issue though.

Mom2collegekids, yes my D wants to join sorority. I heard that PSU sorority girls live in dorm (is that true?). I wonder that will make it cheaper that IU’s.

MonofWildChild, I think I am a sucker of “ranking & selectivity” and know that is not that good thing. I tend to force my daughter to think “harder to get in = better school”. That why those advises from others/prospects are really wonderful for both myself and my D. I believe that PSU and IU are equally excellent schools, and maybe that is why it is so hard to see what really are pros and cons between them.