Penn State or Maryland?

juillet
Fri, 05 Feb 2016 17:03:25 +0000

Disagree. As an undergrad, you are not selecting a “program,” you are selecting an undergraduate college. Part of that is absolutely the experience. The truth is that most top colleges have good programs in most fields…and that undergraduates change their minds so much about what they want to do that selecting based on major is risky business. Not to mention that actually most of your classes won’t be in your department: they’ll be spent on general education and divisional requirements.

Even with that said, Penn State has an excellent psychology department. As you’ve noted, they also have forensic science. AND Penn State ALSO has an excellent criminology department - their graduate program is in the top 5, along with Maryland’s. While that’s not a perfect proxy for undergrad departments, I’m telling you about it because you already seem to be concerned.

It sounds like Penn State is an excellent all-around fit for you, as long as you can afford it.