Penn State (main campus) versus UConn

toneranger
Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:24:50 +0000

If you are in Conn, go there. PSU is too expensive OOS, IMO.

As for surroundings, it really depends on what you’re looking for. Personally, I prefer being able to walk everywhere, including bars, stores, restaurants. So, State College is appealing to me. I went to a school where we were in walking distance of ONE lonely bar.

PSU is about three hours from Philly, Pittsburg and about four from NY. It’s a long haul. But it’s real pretty out there and the FB team rocks (BB is TERRIBLE!)

Academics…hmmm…PSU is really strong in a few areas. Engineering. Business. Meteorology. Fine Arts/Music. Lots of other choices too, so undecideds may be able to find a path. Plain old liberal arts major? I think I’d go somewhere else.