Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Top Questions

best thing about iup is that they are trying to build new dorms and making the school look a lot nicer.. another great thing about the scool is that it is a big school but just the right size in the fact that the teachers can still learn your name and they are there to help. when since i am not from pa people are like where the heck is that and is it in indiana or pa. in the dorms with my friends or in the hub where their is food and the gym and little places to study. i dont really think its a colllege town the school does take up a lot of the town but i feel like the people that live in the town are not bother by the school. a lot of the people dont like the dean but i have only been there a semester so i dont really know about him so much. i think he is doing a good thing with the living situation , but he doesnt like greek life and that is a big part of my life on campus. without zta in my life i would probably hate iup and wont be going back. we have very good sport teams and our school has a lot of pride. one thing that i will always remember is when i moved into by dorm and decided that i was going to do something good here and i have.

There's not much to do in Indiana but if you make good friends you will always find something to do in your spare time. The campus is a good size unless you have to go from one side of campus to the other. Living in the dorms is where I met most of my friends, we are all still really close. I hate our president of the school. There are to many cops, even my parents said there were to many. Also the construction on campus sucks if you drive. I wish more people would get excited for football, like tailgate beforehand. Everyone I know loves IUP and everyone I know that left wish to be back.

The best thing about IUP is the small yet short walking distance between classes, and the thing I'd change is the city development. Nothing to do within the city thats without walking distance (Kmart, Walmart, Movies, etc.) The city seems like a run down dump almost like the losing population of Detriot or Pittsburgh after the Steel Industry failure. So just a boring town with a nice university in the center of it.

I think IUP is a great school. It has a decent size campus filled with activities and landmarks. I spend most of my time at the feild house swimming or in the library studying. There is alot of school pride especailly towards the football team. I will always go to the Slippery Rock vs. IUP football game because its always a good game between because of their rilvary against each other. When i tell a person i go to iup, they usually dont have much of a reaction. They just ask how it went and how i did with swimming and my grades. Which that is the main reason why a person goes to college.

I would say that IUP is just the right size for students that want to attend a university that has a diverse student body. We have a good number of international students as well as students from out of state. Plus, it's in a small town setting, so there really is not much crime. I would have to say that I feel very safe at IUP. The school is also affordable. It's not as expensive as private universities.

Well the whole town pretty much survives because of the University. It has a main street with little dance clubs, bars, coffee shops, clothing stores, restaurants, etc... One thing I would change is the restrictions to get in. Too many "unscholastic" students are arriving and I beleive its to fullfill all the student dorms. The food is good. I have visited alot of colleges and I thing IUP is competetive with other state schools. I beleive the science department needs to upgrade the building/equipment. I spend alot of time at the library/coffee shops.

IUP was just the right size. Even though there are quite a large amount of students IUP still feels like a home away from home. In my first two years I spent most of my time on campus and getting to know the area. I would suggest going up to Philadelphia Street, there are many restuarants and nice shops. Also there are many other activities outside of the campus such as bowling (Moahawk Lanes) and visiting the Animal Shelter or Four Footed Friends. I feel like IUP should have more school spirit, the attendance at many athletic events was poor and the over all pride in IUP was weak. One complaint that many students have is the food. It is over priced for the quality and amount that the student recieves. An experience I will always remember is my involvement in Sorority Life (Theta Phi Alpha) it really helped me introduce myself to other girls, made me a more invovled student, and helped me network and meet so many people.

When I tell people that I go to IUP I definitely say it with pride. There are very few things about this campus that I really don't like. The Oak Grove is beautiful in the fall and springtime, walking through it you see kids playing frisbee, reading a book, taking a nap in the grass or on a bench or standing around talking with friends. There is even unusual happenings in the Oak Grove such as the Capoeira group performing; kids re-enacting medieval fights, etc. I always find it surprising how many kids actually attend IUP because the classrooms are rarely crowded. The newest happening on campus is the Revitalization Project that is tearing down the older dorms and putting up new suite-style housing units. I personally find this new development a bad decision on IUP's part. The cost of living in these new units is outrageous compared to the older dorms, and after talking to many students who lived in the new suites (I wrote an article about it in our school newspaper) the kids said it was very impersonal and hard to meet friends on the floor of the building. I know that all to most of my friends I have at school were ones I met who lived in the old dorms my freshman year. I think also that kids coming into the campus will see the new buildings and think "wow these are so nice" and pay for very expensive housing when there is similar, if not better housing options, off-campus that the school fails to mention to incoming students. Other aspects that I really like about IUP would include the various gyms available on campus to students and our library which is pretty large and has extensive useful materials. Another nice thing about IUP in comparison to other colleges is that nearly all of the classrooms are located in or around the Oak Grove, so you don't have to walk far to get from one class to the next. One downside to Indiana in general is that it's always rainy and windy. There usually isn't a lot of snow during the winter, but it's ALWAYS windy.

I think the best thing about IUP is opportunity. There are so many different things to do on campus whether is being Greek life, clubs in prespective majors, religious organizations and sports. IUP has quite a few students but it never seems that way. The campus is a good size and kind of a small town feel. I am from a hugely populated area and coming to Indiana, PA was like a breath of fresh air from the craziness of city life. WHen I'm on campus, my time is basically spent in the muisc building, in the recital hall performing with various ensembles, at starbucks in Folger, or just hanging with friends in the apartments and dorms. Some of the most complaints I have heard from IUP students are the snow not getting plowed fast enough in the winter and the scheduling process.

The best thing about IUP is the freedom and the friends. There are a lot of people at IUP with different perspectives. It is really great to have the freedom to get to know people that are not the same as you. There is also a good chance to talk to the people in your major. IUP is definitely located in a college town. The whole town knows that most of the population comes from college students during the year. There are plenty of places to walk to and a lot of activities to do. There is not really a lot of school pride at IUP, sometimes there is, but most of the time there is not a lot. There is not anything unusual about IUP, it gets very cold in the winter and it is a killer walking outside. Other than that, there is nothing unusual and everything seems to just be very dedicated to the college life.