Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Top Questions

Appropriate housing is tough to find. The majority of students live off campus which makes you deal with leases, rent, and commutes which can cause problems. A lot of housing is available within walking distance, but some more affordable housing requires bus transport.

There doesn't really seem to be a huge emphasis on school. Most people do their work and get good grades and such, but if you don't do the work, or don't go to class, you are on your own. I have heard of other schools where if you miss a class, the professor will call you and see what is up. That doesn't happen here. If you don't do your work and skip class, you are pretty much on your own.

The worst thing about our school is the campus size. Since our school is located in the mountains where there is a lot of snow, it can become tough to get to classes when there are snow storms and ice storms. Since it snows so much at Penn State classes are never cancelled becaus e of snow, which forces students to deal with the weather and get to class on time anyway.

The price, hands down. Penn State is one of the most expencive instate tuition schools and for the majority of the students who happen to be middle class caucasians there isn't much aid besides loans. If you do apply to Penn State, make sure to apply for tons of scholarships!!

The worst thing about my school is how cold it can get in the winter.

The worst thing about any college is deffinitely the Greek life. Even though they supply free alcohol and pretty good parties, the type of people and attitudes they create are terrible. It is a way to make expensive friends, take advantage of other people, and have a sense of entitlement when they've done nothing to deserve it.

I would have to say the housing. Very expensive for those of us who do not get aid. It is quite expensive for living.

The worst thing about my school is probably that a lot of the activities that students get involved in is greek life. With that comes a lot of drinking and sometimes I think that it interferes with their studies. Also, for those students that don't drink, are subject to a lot of public drunkeness on the weekends. Sometimes it is uncomfortable to go downtown for dinner on the weekend because there are a lot of drunk students around.

I think the worst thing about PSU is that it was voted as one of the top party schools in the country, and most students are more proud of this than anything else. The weekends consist of drinking, drinking, and more drinking. It seems like that is the main focus of many students.

The weather in the winter is pretty harsh. It gets really cold really soon and snows and rains quite often from November through the end of March. When you come to visit in the Summer or early fall the campus is beautiful yet a little deceiving. I didn't realize what "cold" was until I went to Penn State.