UMD OR PENN STATE

DavidHopkins
Mon, 13 Apr 2015 12:57:52 +0000

Penn State and UMD are both excellent schools (although UMD does come out ahead on the metrics). The locations could not be more different. Penn State is in the proverbial small town in the middle of nowhere. The closes big cities are 2.5 hrs away (Pittsburgh and Baltimore). UMD is definitely suburban, with elements of urban. Some kids really like the small college town atmosphere and State College is quite nice…but isolated. UMD is part of the large East Coast mega region. There are certainly a lot of opportunities. And as I’ve mentioned before, UMD’s campus is quite nice. It really comes down to best fit for each individual student.