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IUP is the typical college. My parents call it "THE liberal college" because of the very diverse settings. I would say that however you choose to live your life, and I mean HOWEVER, IUP has people and actvites to make your life brighter. Indiana, the surrounding town, is a country/college town so it has quite a few things to do. One of the biggest controversies you hear about is the recent mascot change. They had the Indians but were forced to change to the bears and then to the current mascot, Crimson Hawks! The older friends I have in town remember people not showing up for parades and such over this change because it broke the towns traditions!

It is not too big or too small. The town is alright. If you are not 21 there is absolutely nothing to do. People think that IUP is only for parties, and I can say that it is a personal choice, and I personally choose to stay out of that scene for the most part. I mean occasionally I'll go out, but not often. There is no where to use a computer lab after 2 am which I think is really dumb. The overall feel of the campus is open-minded and liberal, in my opinion. The construction is super annoying, but will be over in a few years I assume. I hate the way the town people look at and treat college students.

IUP isnt a huge school, its kinda in a small town setting for most kids... but to me its like being in a city... cuz Im so used to a REALLY small town. To me IUP is the perfect size for a college. Its not to big, yet its big enough that people have heard of it.

One thing I would change about IUP is the lack of inexpensive housing options. I love the dorms, yet they are chasing me out of them! What gives? Not everyone has the money to afford life in the Suites. The best thing about IUP are its Profs. I seriously have not run into a bad one yet. They are all very intelligent, helpful, & passionate about their disciplines.

Size is good, it enables you to meet many new people, and experience many new things.

IUP is a middle sized school in terms of population and located in a rural area and is very diverse in terms of race. It is a good school for most students overall and offers a good degree in most majors, most notably Business, Criminology, and Education.

There is really nothing to do in IUP. I loved the professors they were awesome- The suites on Grant was awesome too. But I am a social person and I like to do things. There is really nothing to do in IUP except for drinking, or doing drugs. I am not saying this to badmouth the school- like I said- the professors were AMAZING and very helpful and they are really all about education. But the atmosphere is people are friendly, but all you can do there is walk to downtown or go to philly street or the houses by there and party or whatever. When People asked me where I went to school and I tell them IUP, their perceptions of me have changed, because they think, "oh she goes to IUP, shes a major party animal" I do not want people to have this perception that I am a party animal, when I am not. Sure I do drink alcohol socially, but I do not like getting drunk to the point where I am unconscious of my actions. There is no school pride- I mean sports wise- IUP is not THAT great in their sports- other than rugby. I will always remember meeting all kinds of great and strange people

I LOVE IUP!!!!! It's really a great school with lots of cool, unique people. At first i did have worries about it because i thought it was too far away from home, however now I think I'm too close to home lol. It's located in a small town, but i have developed an "IUP family" there. I spend alot of my time at eateries w/ my friends around campus, work, also at the library, and dormrooms. I don't have many friends off campus, so i hardly ever go, unless there's a party or other event. I'll always remember Victory, which is a local church, I absolutely love it, the people there make me feel very comfortable. IUP is like my second home, myhome away from home lol. I can't wait to go back from summer vacation.

The school's a great size. If you are in the mood for something new, you can walk a different way to class and see people you may have never met. Once you've been here for a while, you start to recognize alot of faces. There are things to do if you go and look for them. I wouldn't say that people have the most school pride. We aren't a D1 school. I think the biggest issue on campus is the new buidings they are putting up. The whole campus is under construction and it's ugly. One of the reasons I came here was because there were so many trees. The green space has been greatly reduced.

IUP is a good school. You get out of it what you put into it. You can either get involved in everything or go get your degree and then start the career of your choice. There is nothing wrong with either route. IUP is also a growing school during my last year at IUP 07/08 there was a lot of construction going on new dorms and an event center was being built.