the penn state schools

weldon
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:03:25 +0000

By penn state, do you mean actual branches of PSU, or just public schools in the state of PA, or what? If you are looking specifically at PSU, no doubt you would prefer to go to the main campus in University Park. The branch campuses are less desirable, and I think for the most part if you want to finish an engineering degree you need to transfer to University Park after your first two years, anyway (Penn State-Erie is an exception to this). For in-state students being able to go directly to University Park as a freshman is somewhat of a mark of distinction. If you just mean Pennsylvania public schools, both PSU main campus and U of Pittsburgh are excellent. And, if you just mean engineering schools located within the state of pennsylvania, in addition to PSU and Pitt there are many more:

Penn, Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, Drexel are some that come immediately to mind (this is not at all a comprehensive list).