Penn State University (2024-2025)

[modern field]

jkjk

idk like 30-40% of people I know went to PSU

the rest are Pitt or Temple

[frank tiger]

parties at schools are almost always off campus lmfao

frat houses typically arent on-campus

[modern field]

its risky being in N Philly after dark

[modern field]

yeah just off

[frank tiger]

temple has gentrified north philly beyond recognition

its really not that bad

[modern field]

better than before def

Ive been thru there a lot recently

[frank tiger]

its risky in the same way its risky being out after dark in any city

its a non-issue lol

[modern field]

people tend to overexaggerate ngl

thats how the news works lol

[dim surge]

is temple like
safe

[modern field]

on campus is safe

off campus not really at night but its been getting better

[dim surge]

hm k

[modern field]

still occasional shootings, some guy got shot at a chipotle on campus but it wasnt a student

in front of a police station too 😭

[near apex]

got into psu mech rolling

[dim surge]

nice

[dim surge]

psu mechE is like t20

[quick iron]

how prestigious is psu cs?

[dim surge]

i dont know

[quick iron]

I have heard for engineering it's a T20 school but wanted to check if anyone knew for CS

[dim surge]

undergrad engi yes

[dim surge]

im waiting for anyone with usnews compass

they locked it behind a paywall

[quick iron]

Real

Idk whether to go by these rankings or not

Because I got into tamu psu and asu for CS

[dim surge]

i mean.. qs rankings are worse

so i guess this is the only one

[dim surge]

TAMU??
dang

[quick iron]

I didn't really consider tamu as a option till now but it beats asu and psu in all rankings

[dim surge]

tamu is good

[dim surge]

i wont consider asu at all

no offense but

[quick iron]

Ohh

[dim surge]

look at the grad rate

[quick iron]

Haven't heard a lot about them

[dim surge]

basically penn state but texas it seems

[quick iron]

Ahh

[dim surge]

i got psu and rutgers

[quick iron]

They got pretty good marketing over here in India

[dim surge]

im hoping for tamu

[quick iron]

Niceee

[dim surge]

they spam my instagram ads

and email

[quick iron]

So real

[dim surge]

tamu and vtech are my last hopes rn

[dim surge]

you oos for tamu?

[quick iron]

same man

[dim surge]

[quick iron]

got either rejected or deferred from all the ea school

[dim surge]

fr

[quick iron]

in rd i only got UCs and super dreams

[quick iron]

intl

[dim surge]

super dreams

FR

so real

[dim surge]

ah
that gives me more hope for tamu

im basically intl

[quick iron]

i don't got hopes for UT austin also because they fill 90% of their class with in state

[dim surge]

same applies with tamu

its the texas law

[quick iron]

i just applied to MIT Stanford and CMU so i won't have any regrets later

[dim surge]

but tamu is big enough and less prestigous
sooo

[dim surge]

[quick iron]

yea

[dim surge]

imagine if they took you

[quick iron]

i think i got my admit back in december

[dim surge]

and be like

[dim surge]

wtf

hm..

whered mine go

[quick iron]

only if

[dim surge]

i mean.. only thing we can do rn is dream

[quick iron]

but i got my intended major as BAC instead of BS

[dim surge]

[quick iron]

so gonna send out an appeal mail

[dim surge]

whats bac

and bs

[quick iron]

if they don't change it to BS then psu or asu it is

[dim surge]

what bs

[dim surge]

withdraw for me pls
if thats the case

[quick iron]

bachelor of arts in computing and bachelor of science

[dim surge]

not like its gonna do much i guess

[dim surge]

oh dang

[quick iron]

as an intl i gotta have a STEM degree otherwise i am screwed for visa later on

[dim surge]

dang.. rip

[quick iron]

you also applied CS eng right?

[dim surge]

CE

[quick iron]

ahh okay

[near apex]

decent

t40

unless ur instate and it's almost free for u i wouldnt go though

[quick iron]

got it

[frank tiger]

in state isn’t almost feee

it’s still $35k/year

[frank tiger]

penn state doesn’t admit by major, they admit by college. cs is in the college of engineering so you were admitted for engineering

no need to be aggressive

you’re in a discord server about applying to college please don’t be weird

[quick iron]

so that will be t20 right?

[frank tiger]

rankings really don’t matter that much but if you want to get into it then technically yea

[quick iron]

ohh okay

[loud dawn]

hello i am azertys frnd

y did u mute him

[dim surge]

Is engi the most competitive major in penn state

[fiery flower]

no smeal

[dim surge]

What’s that

[fiery flower]

smeal college of business..

bro

😭

[dim surge]

O

[hollow egret]

yes

[hollow egret]

never heard anyone going there

[dim surge]

[fiery flower]

???

💀

bro what

top 20 business school

[hollow egret]

k ig

[frank tiger]

penn state doesn’t admit by major except for a select few programs

they admit by college

[dim surge]

college of engi?

[frank tiger]

and no, neither business nor engineering are the most selective programs. it’s the B.F.A. in Musical Theatre

[frank tiger]

it’s kind of trivial lol

[dim surge]

[frank tiger]

penn state has an overall 50% AR

you don’t really need to pit the colleges against each other

[frank tiger]

?

[dim surge]

i dont even know what bfa is

[near apex]

ar by major isnt public

anyway both are similarly competitive

not that hard to get into

[fiery flower]

its sub 20%

but ok

yes not that hard

[near apex]

bro it's sub 20% the same way rutgers has a 35% acceptance rate 💀

it's high cuz a lot of mid stat ppl apply

[fiery flower]

🤓

[near apex]

bro getting shit off collegevine

that data isnt public anywhere

😭

collegevine is such an ass source

[fiery flower]

ok

[near apex]

if u have a 1450+ sat and like decent gpa you're like autoadmit for anything at penn state

[fiery flower]

🤓

[dim surge]

[frank tiger]

its because penn state doesnt admit by major

there is no public data because the data does not exist'

[frank tiger]

its a bachelor of fine arts

[dim surge]

o

[frank tiger]

one of the only majors you have to be directly admitted into at penn state

[dim surge]

then whats the ar for college of engi

[near apex]

no one knows

but like 20% probably

ea is prolly a lot hgiher

[dim surge]

hm

[frank tiger]

ea doesnt really do much for penn state

it just gets you your decision by december 24th bc its rolling

[near apex]

nah ea penn state is much easier

compared to rolling

just cuz a lot of ppl apply

the slots fill up fast

ea penn state engineering is prolly like 50-70%

[frank tiger]

this is completely baseless lmfao

the overall acceptance rate is 50%

thats not how statistics work

[near apex]

ik a lot of ppl with ultra low stats that got into penn state ea

it's definitely much easier than rolling

[frank tiger]

theres a difference between anecdotal info and making up stats

[near apex]

i gave like a big ass range

[fiery flower]

lmao

[dim surge]

[cedar saddle]

Rutgers doesn't tho. The mail they released told us the number of applicants they got. People are assuming that they accepted the same number of people as they did last year, which would make it 35%. However, because a lot of their increased applicants were oos, they probably accepted a lot more ppl cuz oos yield is low

[frank tiger]

a range that has no evidence as being true lol

if you don’t have info then don’t make it up

[near apex]

nah I’d win

[frank tiger]

what are you talking about

[dim surge]

[near apex]

i refuse to elaborate

[fickle obsidian]

10/10 ragebaitt

[modern field]

not even 2+2?

[bitter ridge]

Do we have any idea when Schreyer decisions come out

I wrote like 9 essays for that bruh 💀

[frank tiger]

march

[supple spruce]

penn state is like t40 for cs

so not bad by any means

[supple spruce]

ong dude

they only take like 500 people tho

[bitter ridge]

I don't think I'll go even if I get it but I'm invested cause of all the essays xD

[frank tiger]

can attest, i go to usc and i didn’t get into schreyer lmfao

[bitter ridge]

Schreyer decisions on the 28th

3:30 Pm est

[austere quartz]

Hi!!

[fiery flower]

hello 🤓

[cold wind]

got in

[fiery flower]

fire

[steel spindle]

guys is it too late to apply now

@cursive bluff

[cursive bluff]

they got rolling

decisions

which major

again

[steel spindle]

finance

maybe

[steel spindle]

u think i can get in

now

[cursive bluff]

smeal is a tough one

but then shoot ur shot

if u got high sat maybe

[steel spindle]

test optional

which is the main campus

uni park right?

[cursive bluff]

yes

i got in with test optional

but then thats for engineering

[steel spindle]

what should i choose as alternate campus

[cursive bluff]

uhhh idk tbh

much abt it

[ashen lichen]

Guys how is Penn state behrend in the 2+2 program
I’ll be a CS major (intl applicant)

[frank tiger]

the 2+2 program is mostly for in-state students so they can live at home but have a guaranteed spot at penn state after two years instead of going to community college

i would not do it as an out of state student let alone an international student

the commonwealth campuses tend to be in very rural or suburban areas so you’re not going to be in a college town and it’ll be very difficult to get around unless you happen to have a car which is highly unlikely if you’re an international student

[ashen lichen]

thank you for this response, I will definitely keep this in mind

[thorn slate]

I love this school

[fiery flower]

harvard '29 ahh

[thorn slate]

Ur acting as if it's a bad school

the professors there r amazing

It was one of my top choices tbh

[frank tiger]

yea i was down to the wire between penn state and usc lmfao

penn state has one of the biggest college campuses in the world, a massive alumni network, R1 funding, and it’s a BIG10 school so it has great athletics. it’s one of the top programs for my major in the country. it being a state school doesn’t detract from that

[thorn slate]

The only thing I don't like about it is that it's a party school, which I guess wouldn't have worked well for me since I don't party. But other than that, it was in the top 5 on my list, and the professors were so responsive and kind. I wouldn't have done half of the things I did if not for their encouragement and advice, despite not being a student there.

their athletics teams are AMAZING

• it's known everywhere

[frank tiger]

i mean honestly as someone who goes to a notorious party school, its very easy to avoid partying if you want to

theres such a massive student body that you can find a lot of people who arent interested in greek life or parties in any capacity

but ultimately the reason i chose usc over penn state was almost entirely because of my familial connections to psu lol

my mom's entire side of the family went to penn state (she grew up in state college and my grandparents worked for penn state so all six of their kids went for free), most of her family still lives in the state college area, and i've visited state college at least three times a year my entire life so it didnt really feel like a true college town

also state college is a great college town but its highkey in the middle of nowhere (dead center of the state) and im going into the entertainment industry so la was much more the vibe

[fiery flower]

same party school

[quick iron]

why are all the hotels except a few near penn state sold out for 4th april check in💀

[frank tiger]

because penn state has a massive student body and is a lot of in-state students’ top choice

[quick iron]

i am intl visting for the 5th april tour

my best option now is to book a hotel 30 from from uni for a resonable price

[thorn slate]

well that's great!

[thorn slate]

wdym?

[fiery flower]

wym

penn state is a known party school

[thorn slate]

yeah ik

[cedar saddle]

yall expensive aff

[fiery flower]

💀

[frank tiger]

financial aid doesnt come out until later

[spice oriole]

hi

[fiery flower]

hi

[hollow egret]

hi

[fickle obsidian]

hi

[fair frost]

hi

[bitter ridge]

Schreyer today!

[bitter ridge]

I wrote so many essays I’m invested

[wary stone]

rejected from schreyers

[bitter ridge]

Same here

[fiery flower]

Weeeee

[frank tiger]

if it makes you feel better i also got rejected from schreyer and i go to usc now lol

[wary stone]

yeah its okay i got into uva already and im still waiting on some others

[bitter ridge]

I got unc honors but not Schreyer lmfao

[frank tiger]

yea they take like 500 people a year and most of them are pennsylvania residents who theyre trying to deter from doing to ivies etc

it also got significantly harder to get in when penn state blew up in terms of oos applicants apparently

but oh well

[empty thorn]

hey guys got into honors college

I got accepted uiuc too and im planning to commit but should i look into penn state aswell?

got in for aero eng

[fiery flower]

congrats

look into penn state fs

u got into honors and scholarship

[torpid shadow]

60A?!

[fiery flower]

uiuc would be more expensive

[fiery flower]

yeah pretty normal id say 🤓

[torpid shadow]

did bro apply to every single school uh ever

crazy

congrats tho big number

[fiery flower]

lol

[fair frost]

Ikr

[fiery flower]

no

[rigid nebula]

any of y'all get in to Schreyer?

[fiery flower]

no im stoopid

[empty thorn]

yess

[empty thorn]

yeah im intl too but im more towards prestige ykwim

[fiery flower]

penn state is good too

wym

😭

im pretty sure their engineering is good

[ashen lichen]

I mean Penn state is good but UIUC is better for engineering

Undeniably

[frank tiger]

schreyer honors college is very prestigious

they only take ~500 students a year

also theyre very big on community and connect current students with alumni in the student's future career field

[thorn slate]

it's great tbh

[rigid nebula]

Schreyer took in 300 this year as far as I know

[fervent grail]

I got accepted 4 engineering‼️

[fiery flower]

dawg this school costs way too much

[oblique flicker]

financial aid just came out

why does shit cost more than before

65k is crazyyy work

[frank tiger]

discord user discovers tuition increases

[oblique flicker]

nah but like

i opened the same site like

a few months ago

and it already showed this

but with like a price somewhere in the 50s

like the same financial aid section

[fiery flower]

FR

[fiery flower]

shut up

🤓

[frank tiger]

yea they update financial aid when they formally announce tuition prices for the next year

[frank tiger]

no need to be aggressive

[fiery flower]

booooo

[oblique flicker]

ur the h8er bro

[fair frost]

love psu fin aid

[fair frost]

shows 58k for me (53k after "fin aid")

[hollow egret]

after all fin aid it came down to 46k for me

still not going 💀

[quick iron]

just got scholarship from college of engineering

[hollow egret]

same

5k rt?

[quick iron]

Yea

[hoary skiff]

where

lmfao no way

[frank tiger]

it just means that they havent finished processing your aid yet

[hoary skiff]

i applied for scholarship

when do they come out?

[frank tiger]

scholarships are done by college, financial aid is separate

[steel spindle]

how do i apply for scholarships now?

[frank tiger]

pretty much every school-affiliated scholarship is closed

they run with the application cycle

[tidal vale]

wait where do u see total cost of attendance?

[oblique flicker]

go to lionpath

[fiery flower]

penn state overpriced asf

[hollow egret]

at the very bottom of your fin aid offer

[hollow egret]

+1

[fiery flower]

If only they gave out scholarships 🙏 that were more accessible

[tidal vale]

word

[fair frost]

need more auto merit scholarships

[frank tiger]

bro pa is broke

well not really but penn state is

i cannot blame them for having to charge out the ass for tuition given the fact that they've been begging the state to give them more funding for literally 40 years

they used to be the least expensive public school in the state but when the state government started cutting their budget in the 80s it got really rough and they had to start relying on tuition

[fiery flower]

true

but 60k w no scholaraship is insane

[frank tiger]

like it was $4k/year in-state when my mom went in the 80s

[fiery flower]

wtf

[frank tiger]

now its over $20k

[frank tiger]

i mean that was just tuition but yea

also in recent years pennsylvania has become a very big retirement state so all the old coots who move there get pissy about their social security getting taxed for literally anything that doesnt benefit them

[fiery flower]

lol

[frank tiger]

i am pa's #1 hater and #1 defender

[near apex]

y r u talking about the budget 40 years ago

every university was dirt cheap back then

[frank tiger]

because that’s when the problem started einstein

[formal mortar]

i applied rolling back in january but i still haven't gotten a decision is that like normall orrrr how long is it supposed to usually take?

[austere quartz]

53k for financial aid

do i go😛😛😛

#OUTOFSTATE

[frank tiger]

theres no set time for how long it takes but january wasnt that long ago lol

[tidal vale]

prolly ts month

[formal mortar]

gotcha thanks guys!

[tidal vale]

what major r u

[formal mortar]

i applied in civil/industrial engineering i think i have to double check 😭

[tidal vale]

oh nice nice

i applied for aerospace

is ts one of ur top option

[formal mortar]

thats sickk wow

[tidal vale]

word

ii was lowk into civil engieering in ms

[formal mortar]

it could definitely be one of my top choices if i get in

tbh eng wasnt like the star program i wanted but it takes me to where i might want to go so i kinda accepted it lolol

[tidal vale]

ohh

[tidal vale]

word

i got griefed hella this admission cycle

😭

[formal mortar]

lmfaooo i been hearing

im waiting on 6 more schools

but i got everything else, and it wasnt bad for me, but i think the upcoming schools might nerf me on my decisions loll

[tidal vale]

UCs?

[tidal vale]

rlly which ones? purdue and all?

[formal mortar]

purude, usc,c nc state uhhh oberlin and berklee and penn state ofc

[tidal vale]

oh

usc

god damn

[formal mortar]

oberlin and berklee were just a long shot for my underlying dreams for music lol

[tidal vale]

berkley??

oh

i never heard of that

[formal mortar]

i dont have any expectations tbhh

[tidal vale]

usc is insane

[formal mortar]

yea its a college for music in boston

usc was my one reach school LOL

[tidal vale]

did u apply eng there?

[formal mortar]

i applied first choice urban planning and second choice eng

[tidal vale]

oh

[formal mortar]

as if that would up my chances but like just for fun ig i dont expect an acceptance from there either way

[tidal vale]

OH

YOUR WAITING ONT HOSE

LMAO

[formal mortar]

HAHA YES

U THOUGHT I GOT IN

[tidal vale]

i thought those were the ones u got accepted

yea

[formal mortar]

HAHAHAHA

noooo

i wish

[tidal vale]

lmaoo

[formal mortar]

usc HAHAHS

[tidal vale]

purdue deffered me

[formal mortar]

i applied to purdue rd sooo

[tidal vale]

oh

eng?

[formal mortar]

but theres no sign of a date its pmo

[tidal vale]

or music

[formal mortar]

purdue industrial design actually LOL

[tidal vale]

oh

not eng

u have a chance proyl

[formal mortar]

yea im kinda all over the place

[tidal vale]

where hv u got in sof ar

[formal mortar]

vtech, umass amherst, osu, ucinncinati, rutgers, binghampton, stonybrook

[tidal vale]

oh

[formal mortar]

those were all i applied to

[tidal vale]

vtech wl me LMAO

i got in rutgers and osu

[formal mortar]

i applied to vtech osu and ucinn for industrial design

the rest engineering

[tidal vale]

ohh

i applied eng everywhere

💀

#gotcooked

[formal mortar]

real asf

couldnt be me

[tidal vale]

☠️

[formal mortar]

i just accepted my fate in applying to eng LOL

[tidal vale]

uc's r like my last hope

😭

[formal mortar]

i was surprised at vtech

[tidal vale]

rly

[formal mortar]

like shock in my face but its one of my tops

[tidal vale]

is industrial design hard

oh

[formal mortar]

its a competitive program because first year its general and you have to actually get IN to the program second year

[tidal vale]

ohh

shi

thats fye

i got deffered/rehected p much

💀

or waitlisted

LMAO

[formal mortar]

thats me with the canadian unis icl

[tidal vale]

canadian

interesting

[formal mortar]

sounds like america wants me

[tidal vale]

ur in canada?

[formal mortar]

yessirr

[tidal vale]

ohh

u of toronot

is good for eng

[formal mortar]

it is i applied engineering there but i dont think ill be getting in LOL

i lowkey flopped the interview but whateva

[tidal vale]

oh 😭

my tops r lowk sjsu or penn state for aero

[formal mortar]

did you already get penn state or ur waiting still

[tidal vale]

i got in

i applied ea

BACK in dec

[formal mortar]

congratss thats really good tho so u have ur top

yea omg i applied to everything so late

[tidal vale]

i mean its 65k a year

💀

[formal mortar]

yea...

[tidal vale]

so i want the uc's to accept me lmao

[formal mortar]

love tuition fees

[tidal vale]

but i got waitlisted uc davis

[formal mortar]

praying for u

[tidal vale]

thanks

[formal mortar]

every school i applied to is like we had record breaking number of applicants

like this year is not for the weak

[tidal vale]

LMAO

my school was a top feeder for purdue icl

and this year purdue rejected /deffered top kids

[formal mortar]

yikes what

thers no hope for me LOL

[tidal vale]

who knows

i was going thru reddit

it was so random

[tidal vale]

like people w low sats or a low gpa got accepted for eng

and some w high stats deffered

ion

[formal mortar]

i have no idea what theyre basing it off of tbh like its unpredictable fs

[tidal vale]

lmao 😭

who knows

[rigid nebula]

that's every uni atp

shouldnt be above 40k imo

[spice oriole]

can someone help me

'

WHERE IS MY DECISION

[quick iron]

You will get it in like 12 hours

[spice oriole]

I got into Penn state YAY!

[topaz solar]

I have a question for any current Penn State STEM students. I went to Admit Day yesterday and absolutely loved it, and i really want to commit. But I’m having second thoughts about my major. Penn State doesn’t offer a neuroscience major, just a minor, which is what I really want to study. The closest alternative is majoring in biology with a neuroscience concentration. I’m also considering biochemistry instead and focusing my research on behavioral studies. I’m on the pre-med track and planning to do an MD-PhD, so research is super important to me. Any advice? Should I stick with biology and the neuroscience concentration, or would biochem be a better fit? I’m also waiting on my UMD College Park decision since that’s my second choice. Would love to hear your thoughts!

[dapper arrow]

oooh im in the same situation

im a biobehavioral health major

Bc i was like thats the closest i could get to neuro but i wanted to minor in neuro

Except im not a current student but they were saying its not too bad to get research if you network but premed opportunities might me iffy im not sure

[glossy beacon]

Hi! I’m pre-vet so not exactly pre-med but are still similar in the fact that we need further education after undergrad. There are good amount of research opportunities for pre vet related things so I have to assume there are plenty for pre-med. I have a pre med friend who was a part of this research program for his freshman year and he was basically able to conduct his own experiments and report details and get graded on his reports so I believe that counted as research. I can’t give you exact info cause unfortunately I’m not premed so idk but my experience has been good with research opportunities (though I don’t know how competitive they are as I haven’t applied to any)

But it is important to network. Talk to your professors, especially the STEM related ones and just ask if they are conducting research or if they know any professors you could ask for a research opportunity. Maybe your professor would put in a good word for you

[dapper arrow]

oooh i just saw this, ik prevet but how would you say are the internships btw! I heard UP is a bit isolated so i was curious abt hospitals and all that :))

[glossy beacon]

Yeah UP is very isolated but for pre vet there are a ton of animal hospitals nearby and I know some offer summer internships or year round jobs if you want to take that on. There are also internships on farms available for me but given that it is so isolated I don’t really want to spend a summer here away from all my friends but that’s just me. I totally see the benefits to staying though to get that upper hand. Not sure if these internships correlate to pre med

Also if you live close enough it’d definitely more appealing (at least for me). I’m 4 hours away so I couldn’t really commute to an internship nearby but if you are 30mins-1hr away you def could or stay for the week and go home on weekends over the summer

[dapper arrow]

oooh im oos but im def gonna do internships over the summer as theres big hospitals nearby in my own city but nice to hearr! Im glad i get to hear from current students :)))

[tidal vale]

btuh is it worth spending like. 60k a year

for this uni

its like pretty good for aereo

tho

[glossy beacon]

i am having a great time here and I was personally pretty nervous to begin college. If you want to party you could do it almost any day of the week but most people only go out Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. I have found that plenty of kids (including myself) dont go out much at all and you aren't looked down on for whatever you choose. Biggest alumni network in the nation so thats a huge advantage and with your major you will need connections so that's a plus. Ultimately I love it here and think it's worth it but PSU is one of the more expensive public schools and they are not super generous with their scholarships so if money is a concern it can't hurt to evaluate your other options. Highly recommend visiting though so you can get a feel of the campus and what life is like if you havent already

and penn state is seen as a "party school" but the academics are not easy for the most part (especially STEM fields) and PSU is getting more and more selective each year with more people applying

[tidal vale]

money isnt much of a issue

internships

yeah i heard psu has a good alumini connection

like 750k+

[tidal vale]

i love party schools lmaoo

[dapper arrow]

oooh is there stuff to do for fun outside of parties, im not a partier lolol

this is a bad question but i was curious

[tidal vale]

the town is nice

i belive

[dapper arrow]

UP is decent i heard but kinda isolated i think

[tidal vale]

yeah

it has its own college town

road trips would be fire tho

3 hour drive to nyc

@glossy beacon does penn state have some car rental shit

like i know some unis have car rentals for students

[dapper arrow]

ooohh NYC would be super funn

[tidal vale]

yea

wrd

[dapper arrow]

dont they have an airport nearby, they prob do

[tidal vale]

yeah

but those r for lke 25 year old and aobve rentals

😭

[dapper arrow]

whoops mb T_T

Idek whether to bring a car for campus or not or if im allowed

for premed, i want internships but i heard some of them are not super close by

[tidal vale]

prolly allowed

but

r u rly gona take ur car from texas

to

pa?

[dapper arrow]

idekkkk

Maybe?

Idk how much ill use it

But like im gonna see if i can email premed advising and see what is recommended and based on taht, i can figure it out

[tidal vale]

thats a lot of work

lowk

u have ur own car?

too

which one

[dapper arrow]

Yeppp, I have one lol

Tesla bc i need cameras for disability reasons lol

[tidal vale]

oh

nice nice

[dapper arrow]

Lol idek what the premed stuff is bc they dont advertise those internships much, i have to see all that before i commit

i havent even visited yet tho

but their elective classes are super fun thats fs

[tidal vale]

r u visting?

in spring break or some

[dapper arrow]

this week is spring break so prob not, maybe april???

[dapper arrow]

you?

[tidal vale]

not sure

[dapper arrow]

same oos is a bit too hard for visiting yeah

[tidal vale]

yeah

im still waiting for 2 uc's

hows the indian population here

[dapper arrow]

my question as well lol, i heard CS and eng had a bunch of people tho lol

[tidal vale]

yeah

i went to admitted students day

hella asians LMAO

well im from bay area

so yeah

[dapper arrow]

Soliddddd, thats good then

I need to visit somewhere in april and get a feel for it but most likely gonna commit here

[tidal vale]

type shi

i js need a good roomate

[dapper arrow]

Samee T_T

Im gonna be so annoying tho bc i love to be clean and all but i wouldnt force it on other people... i hope

and me staying up would prob be annoying too lol

[tidal vale]

lmao wrd i like having a clean space shi

[tidal vale]

p sure every college student awake in the night 💀

[dapper arrow]

ok valid valid watch me yap for hours tho

[dapper arrow]

ikk i see pictures of usual days of college dorms and i need it to be clean to acc study and stuff T_T

[tidal vale]

LMAO

i js need a indian roomate

[tidal vale]

penn state has like hella renovated dorms

[dapper arrow]

ngl, its easier to find indian food with other indians yeah, bc im gonan miss all that if i cant find places

[tidal vale]

nyc is a 3 hr drive

away

[tidal vale]

yeah it is

[dapper arrow]

3hrs is a lot to go for food but im gonna go do so much stuff in NYC omg, musicals, chinese food, everything frfr

[tidal vale]

LMAOO

im js going for flicks

[dapper arrow]

valid valid, same tho, we love the picturesque sights fr

west coast to east coast is def an experience fs

I used to live east coast so this is like nostalgia in a sense

[tidal vale]

wrd

prolly might go here

not sure yet

i like the dorms

bathroom r like hella modern type shi

[dapper arrow]

yeah the dorms arent too bad, im still waiting on a few decisions and then i know

[tidal vale]

east building

is all new renovated too

[tidal vale]

real

which ones?

[dapper arrow]

NEU waitlist, NCSU, Ivies, and nyu

[tidal vale]

ohhh

which ivies

ull prolly get in one of the ivys

ur stats r p good

[dapper arrow]

i applied to yale, brown, dartmouth, columbia and cornell for the plot lmaoo

[tidal vale]

ohhh

i didnt

[dapper arrow]

lol i appreciate the delusion but i shall see T_T

[tidal vale]

i was gonna get rejected lmao

[dapper arrow]

Nah im getting rejected too, i got rejected duke ED and emory Ed2 so kinda expected i think

[tidal vale]

oh fuck

ion what ivys want lmao

did u get interviewed by any one of them?

[dapper arrow]

No same, its jsut a lottery for me lol, and no interviews

only duke i did get one but thats abt it

[tidal vale]

oh

😭

[tidal vale]

oh and duke said no

[dapper arrow]

yeppp

[tidal vale]

2007 r victims icl

ts pmo icl

[dapper arrow]

Lol yeah ive been using that as a coping mechanism, im glad i got PSU tho

the more i look into it, i started really liking it for myself ngl

[tidal vale]

word

only thing its kinda far

[dapper arrow]

same, i kinda envisioned myself going oos tho, so im kinda open to the experience

Im still gonna end up homesick tho

[glossy beacon]

not to my knowledge? I know freshmen cant have cars on campus but some people manage to keep it i dont really know how but dont expect to have a car as a freshman

[tidal vale]

oh

i wasnt bringing my own car

lmao

i am not transproting my car from ca to pa

[tidal vale]

oos is fun

[tidal vale]

😭

[dapper arrow]

valid valid

[glossy beacon]

Definitely. Football games are great and you don't need to tailgate to have a good time. I went to like two tailgates and loved the football games. I'm a hockey fan so I knew I would love the hockey games but they are truly incredible and definitely the second best sport to watch here

[tidal vale]

what major r u btw?

[dapper arrow]

oooh thank you, im generally not a sport person but have been getting more interested in going to games, ill check some out!

[glossy beacon]

outside of sports there are endless clubs and there is a club fair at the beginning of each semester (the one in the fall is much larger but the spring one has tons of clubs too)

[glossy beacon]

I am a veterinary and biomedical sciences major

[tidal vale]

how many eng type of clubs have u seen

[tidal vale]

ohh nice nice

[glossy beacon]

https://orgcentral.psu.edu/organizations

I dont look for engineering but you can look there for things you are interested in!

[dapper arrow]

ty! youre so helpful lolol

[glossy beacon]

and we also have THON which is really great to see how the whole school comes together to work for the one common goal and it is a great experience. I only went for a few hours cause I knew staying up 46 hours straight wasnt happening but from what I saw it was really well put together

[glossy beacon]

of course!

[tidal vale]

i heard about thon

[dapper arrow]

ooohhh i heard abt that, are people acc staying up that long

[tidal vale]

its like those last one standing tpy shi?

[dapper arrow]

LMAO, id fall asleep within a few hours lol, theres no way im surviving that

[glossy beacon]

Somehow. I know sororities and frats make the freshman pledges hold up the letters in shifts so typically the freshmen are forced to stay a long time but never forced to do the full 46 hours. Some people just want to do it for the experience but it takes dedication

[glossy beacon]

Basically the students take over our basketball stadium (The Bryce Jordan Center) and everyone does dances, hears stories about the kids we raised money for, and have special guests and activities

it's complicated cause there's so much and I didn't really catch all of it but it is definitely something everyone looks forward to

[tidal vale]

oh bet

[tidal vale]

LMAO

sounds fun

i need a social life

[dapper arrow]

lolll same, im not someone who does parties but nice to know they have fun things all around lol

i heard the ice cream place is amazing tho

[tidal vale]

word well partying kinda fye

[tidal vale]

deadass?

[dapper arrow]

Yess everyone talks abt it on yt and on the reddit... i think?

[tidal vale]

wait

rly

send

i fw icecream heavily

i hv a local dairy in my city

its fire

[dapper arrow]

Ice cream is the best yesssss

i will be there all day everyday if its good lol

https://creamery.psu.edu/ this is the one i think

[tidal vale]

100 dollars

100 DOLLARS

LMFAO

WHAT

1 pint is like 14 bucks

[tidal vale]

shits costly asf

[dapper arrow]

validdd, ima just do it once a month or smthn frfr

[tidal vale]

LMAO

is there a location

for ts tho?

[dapper arrow]

idekkk lemme check

[tidal vale]

bet

ts seems worth it icl

[dapper arrow]

ohh its on campus!

[tidal vale]

oh bet

ts worth it

[dapper arrow]

idek how much it is but ill try some when i visit trust

6$ for cones isnt too bad, i love ice cream so ima try it when i go lol

nvm 10 mb

[glossy beacon]

i think its $6 not $10

[dapper arrow]

oooh the website said 9.95 so lowk confused lol

[glossy beacon]

where did it say that?

i havent been in a few weeks but i doubt they would push the price up so much

[dapper arrow]

lemme find it rq

[tidal vale]

not bad

id stilll try it

[tidal vale]

r ppl like outgoing at psu

looking to make friends abd all

[dapper arrow]

https://macrischocolates.com/collections/penn-state-creamery-ice-cream?page=1 i think it was this page exactly

Ohh wait

am i even on the right page

okkk sooo maybe im delusional and saw 10 but ill trust the person who acc goes to PSU rn lol

[tidal vale]

lmao

[tidal vale]

hella worth it tho

[dapper arrow]

10$ for ice cream is a lot but yes im excited to try it once lol

[tidal vale]

real

[dapper arrow]

ugh i need to make friends too lol, i feel like people in state would have their own friend groups ngl

[tidal vale]

naw

everyine looking out for more ppl

[dapper arrow]

True true

[tidal vale]

roomate too

if ur roomate

is chill

[dapper arrow]

yeahh roommates, i hope theyre chill yeah

[tidal vale]

yea

u can req someone

[dapper arrow]

Like im pretty chill but watch me make a bad first impression lmao

[tidal vale]

js stalk the psu29

insta page

[dapper arrow]

idk anyone going from TX lol, i need to go on the insta page

[tidal vale]

and find ppl u like

[dapper arrow]

once i know the decisions in final, ima add myself on there too

[tidal vale]

lmaoo

yeah

[dapper arrow]

I didnt want to be one of those ppl going im 90 percent committed T_T

bc i want to be sure lol

[tidal vale]

ya

[glossy beacon]

I’m a guy and I haven’t really noticed people to be extremely outgoing, but if you start a conversation people won’t be closed off if that makes sense. Idk how it is for girls though

[tidal vale]

im a guy too

[tidal vale]

do u hv a friendgriup and akk

?

[topaz solar]

me too i emailed them about it and they said no minors for neuroscience so i just switched my major to biology neuroscience and biochemistry minor

[glossy beacon]

Ok I wasn’t too sure but I think it’s different depending on gender. I can’t really say what it’s like for girls

[tidal vale]

maybe

[glossy beacon]

What is akk?

[tidal vale]

all**

[tidal vale]

i meab it lets ppl know ur a possible student and all

[dapper arrow]

ohhh theres a neuro major???

[glossy beacon]

Oh yeah for sure. All my close friends are on my floor and we always hang out in someone’s dorm and go to dinner here and there. We went to football games together in the fall and hockey games in the winter and spring

[tidal vale]

oh bettt

[topaz solar]

noo minor i mean

[tidal vale]

r they;re good shopping areas

[dapper arrow]

true true but i feel like decisions are so variable that i cant be sure T_T

[tidal vale]

yea

[topaz solar]

but the bio major has a neuroscience option and track

[tidal vale]

fair

[glossy beacon]

We have a target downtown but it is kinda small. Most other major stores will be a short drive away

[topaz solar]

i looked at the curriculum and it’s pretty close to other schools

[tidal vale]

oo bet

shoppingmalls?

eng building looks modern ash

[dapper arrow]

oooh lol, i might switch later on

[dapper arrow]

im doing biobehavioral health fs but i pretty much like my major rn so we shall see

[dapper arrow]

Did you hear back abt internships or research btw :)))

[dapper arrow]

i saw there was a nittany mall nearby but its not huge but nice enough lol

[tidal vale]

oh

rly

do they got those luxury typa stores

[dapper arrow]

yeah its not comparable to the malls nearby but it is what it is

[tidal vale]

dang

[glossy beacon]

I think there’s one but i haven’t been

[tidal vale]

o

[glossy beacon]

I know they have buses that might not be free but you can go using that if you don’t have a car. I think they are cheap tho

[dapper arrow]

you can see the store directory i believe

[topaz solar]

have you committed already?

[dapper arrow]

noppe, ill be sure if i will next week!

[topaz solar]

i went down town from campus very nice

i’m from a big city to the change is very good for me

[dapper arrow]

ooh im from like a suburb area and state college for me seems slightly rural-esque loll

[topaz solar]

omg me too!! but rn psu is one of my top which’s so ironic since i wasn’t intrested as much when i applied and then i visited and loved it

[topaz solar]

oohh

if you end up committing lmk!!

[dapper arrow]

no same originally i was gonna pick tamu but i ended up researching PSU and i ended up liking it a lot too 🙂

plus i really liked my major at the end

[dapper arrow]

ofc ofc i shall!!

[topaz solar]

sameee they have a really good marketing strategy 😭

do you have insta?

[dapper arrow]

yeppp

[topaz solar]

add mee @marianna_3rd

[dapper arrow]

ooh lemme do that rnnn

ok so i think i added you rn, lemme know if that was you lol

[topaz solar]

okayy i added back

[dapper arrow]

lolol youre super aesthetic frfr

[dapper arrow]

no literally, i was hooked after a while!

[topaz solar]

thank youu!!! and i requested to follow back

[topaz solar]

LOL samee

[dapper arrow]

whoops mb, i just saww T_T (i accepted now!)

[tidal vale]

what major r u

WHAT WAS GENERAL GRANT DOING ON THE THEROMSTAT

[dapper arrow]

wait since yall visited, was the campus like super huge that buses were needed to get to classes or decently sized lol

[glossy beacon]

Penn State has buses but they aren't necessary to get to classes at all. I use buses maybe once per week and it is free for the around campus loops

[dapper arrow]

Nice to know!!

[glossy beacon]

The format of campus is pretty nice with the dorms on the outer part and then all our classes will be towards the middle part of campus

[dapper arrow]

I heard walking there takes a bit but i imagine people get dorms closer to their college buildings

[glossy beacon]

Depends on the classes. I will say that some engineering buildings are in a weird corner of campus but still walkable

this semester though my furthest walk from my dorm is like 10-15 mins depending on how fast I want to walk

[dapper arrow]

ooh im at the HHD building(s), idk where that is but i shall checkkk

[dapper arrow]

not bad actually, 15 is manageable

[glossy beacon]

All your classes wont be in that one building but your major specific ones are likely to be there if you are in a BBH related major

[dapper arrow]

yeah im assuming the premed courses are in the sciences one and BBH is more there then

[glossy beacon]

I actually had a chem class in the BBH building. It's super nice and seems very very new

It's also in a great part of campus cause it's close to HUB and downtown

[dapper arrow]

glad to hear!! i didnt even know they offered chem classes in that building

[glossy beacon]

It was chem108 which is just a small group class where we go over material from chem110. Assuming you would have to take that (unless you have AP credit) I recommend it cause 108 is just 1 hr each week and it was a great chance to get TA help. It was like getting credit for going to office hours and it is an easy A if you show up

GPA booster 😄

all the actual chem classes lectures will be in forum building

[dapper arrow]

ooh yeah im taking ap chem this year but what are your thoughts on retaking these courses for higher level exams, would you say worth it or go ahead and skip (sorry if these are too many questions lol, im just trying to gauge a good understanding XD)

[glossy beacon]

all good! The only classes I skipped with AP credits was a gen ed for like US history or something (AP Gov credit). I took AP Bio and got a 4 which wasnt enough to get me out of bio110 but I was going to take bio110 anyways at PSU no matter how I did just because I wanted to make sure I learned the same stuff as everyone else

[dapper arrow]

yeahhh i was doing premed so i ended up wanting to use other AP credits like history, language but wanted to retake premed related courses fs

[glossy beacon]

Gen eds obviously I wouldnt retake if you get the AP credit but science classes I think it doesnt hurt to retake cause if you know the material you will be fine

[dapper arrow]

yeah def better understanding too if you retake

i dont trust my high school brain to remember anything i do now lol

[glossy beacon]

For sure. I'm in bio this semester and it's basically all repeated stuff from AP

[dapper arrow]

validdd, its prob easier to get a good gpa in that regard too!

is there any classes at PSU that were overlly challenging for you or is everything pretty manageable

[glossy beacon]

Yeah... idk if classes replaced by AP scores count as A's towards the GPA...

[dapper arrow]

ik physics kills me but i was curious

[glossy beacon]

So far everything has been manageable for me but I am a freshman so thats a small sample size of classes

[dapper arrow]

ohh lol i was talking abt retaking classes that you already know content for lolol

[glossy beacon]

Yeah ik i was saying i wasnt sure if the ap scores counted towards gpa here

i doubt it

[dapper arrow]

manageable is a good sign for me fs

[dapper arrow]

oooh mb mb thank you!

i think i heard dual credit courses and grades count but i need to ask on those fs

[glossy beacon]

I will say gen eds can really catch you off guard. Decided to take art history last semester and it ended up being more work than my other classes

[dapper arrow]

oooh i took art appreciation for an associates and let me say that class was uhh super bad T_T

[glossy beacon]

yeah idk about those. im sure if you reached out to admissions or an advisor if/once you commit they could give an answer

it was a 9am class too and 1 hr and 20 mins so i was sleeping through a good portion of the class

[dapper arrow]

so real 9 ams are a nightmare lol

i had an 8 am for a local cc and im too sleepy for that fs

[glossy beacon]

i have a 8am 4/5 days

[dapper arrow]

how are you surviving T_T

[glossy beacon]

My thursdays are 8-11am bio lab and 6:30-10:30pm chem lab lmao

[dapper arrow]

theres classes till 10:30?

[glossy beacon]

chem lab is the only one ive heard of

[dapper arrow]

ohh well i guess ill take that so mentally preparing myself

[glossy beacon]

and i was only stuck with it cause i had a hold on my account that prevented me from scheduling classes at my designated time

[dapper arrow]

valid

[glossy beacon]

what is your major? I can send you a link of your class plan and tell you what ive taken and my experience

[dapper arrow]

Biobehavioral health but i believe its a preadmit thing

i saw in my acceptance letter that we get admitted to the college of HHD but we declare our major after a bit i think?

its a bit vague

[glossy beacon]

Yeah there’s required classes you have to take and then a required GPA to declare your major but its not too difficult

Idk why they do it that way

[dapper arrow]

yeah its a wierd system bc they allowed me to apply with that major lol

[glossy beacon]

Yeah I think you are recognized as being in that major “unofficially”

[dapper arrow]

true true

[glossy beacon]

Cause my academic advisors are only for my major

I don’t know what changes when you officially declare your major

[dapper arrow]

yeah I think i could have a premed advisor like usual from the start but idk how this sytem works

ill email them and ask though

[topaz solar]

for most schools i applied too i did as a neuroscience major

[glossy beacon]

https://bulletins.psu.edu/undergraduate/colleges/health-human-development/biobehavioral-health-bs/#suggestedacademicplantext

here is your academic plan 🙂 Only class I have already taken that you will have to is Bio110 and it's identical to AP Bio and isnt bad at all

[dapper arrow]

oooh i love AP bio, im excited to take that one :)))

[rigid nebula]

allow me to introduce myself

[oblique flicker]

brown monkey.

[rigid nebula]

what the fuck

i just noticed that name

[tidal vale]

hello

u indian?

[rigid nebula]

yessir

[rigid nebula]

im guessing you're indian too

[tidal vale]

yes

my username shud give it away

☠️

[rigid nebula]

lmao

[tidal vale]

what major r u?

[rigid nebula]

physics, u?

[tidal vale]

r u intl according to ur roles

[tidal vale]

aeor

aerospace eng

[rigid nebula]

I got it relax bro

[tidal vale]

oh

[rigid nebula]

american citizen but studies in india

[tidal vale]

oh

wait

[rigid nebula]

u?

[tidal vale]

im in usa

im not a citizen ☠️

[rigid nebula]

yoooo

polar opposites

[tidal vale]

i js have permanet resident

[tidal vale]

yea

[rigid nebula]

DM

[tidal vale]

i can get citizenship in like a year or two i think

yeah bet

[dapper arrow]

ok so im now basically committed to penn state! Ik its late but am i screwed for housing

[rigid nebula]

lol no, ur not screwed relax

most people commit after rd decisions drop, just like you

[dapper arrow]

Ok cool! Usually schools similar to Penn state have slots fill up fast so I was curious

[near apex]

does Penn State accept way more oos/intls

seriously wondering because I see decent instates getting sent to satellites but I do not know a single intl that has not gotten into main, even those with very poor stats for competitive majors

Like 1200-1300 low grades for engineering and CS

[frank tiger]

no

penn state is majority in-state

pennsylvania is a massive state with a lot of very rural areas. many students from rural areas and small towns end up doing the 2+2 program

[glossy beacon]

Sorry I’m just seeing this but if housing is the same as last year; you sign the housing contract and it is completely random. You can request a certain dorm but it’s completely randomized for what dorm you get

Doesn’t matter when you commit

East are the newest dorms so they are the most popular, not in the best location but not in a bad location. Pollock are then the second most popular freshmen dorms but they are older

Pollock does have a better dining hall tho but imo East is better and that’s where I am rn

[dapper arrow]

oooh thank you! Am i allowed to request a renovated one as i have a bit of health issues and that would be helpful

I dont mind what dorm, just a renovated one would be preferred lolol

[glossy beacon]

Yes for sure

There are two renovated dorms, east and south renovated (only part of south is renovated) I’m not sure the renovated ones are available for freshman so I think your best bet is East which is completely renovated. I think when you fill out the housing contract there should be a part where you can list any health issues

[dapper arrow]

Thank you, I will get that done today as well 🙂

[honest olive]

That's me

Not 1200 but like 29 act

[spice oriole]

Penn state scholarship application deadline is over right?

Did they send out the scholarships yet?

[dapper arrow]

ok so i lowk been stalking this school but what are some fun things to do! Ive been curious

like any fun clubs?!

[glossy beacon]

I just saw this- we have a ton of clubs here! Depends on what you are interested!

I can send a link to a list of all of our clubs!

Earlier this month I went on a club trip to Pittsburgh for the day which was a lot of fun. I know a ton of clubs that are super active so I think that no matter what you are interested in you will find something

[glossy beacon]

https://orgcentral.psu.edu/organizations

[dapper arrow]

Wait this sounds so fun actually

[rigid nebula]

chat is there a discord server/whatsapp group/instagram gc for penn state committed students

[dapper arrow]

omg yeah i was looking for the same thing lmao but i think theres one server where you have to verify yourself

[glossy beacon]

I know it’s not a gc but there are those instagram pages where kids introduce themselves. Maybe if you reached out to some of the kids on there they would know or you could start a gc with them

[open sun]

im prolly committing here

lfg

[glossy beacon]

Awesome! We are!

[hollow egret]

lol

would've committed to penn state if they were even 10k cheaper

[tidal vale]

i mean

purdue cs tops penn state cs

regardless

i feel you tho like ion think the 65k tuition is worth it imo

[steep chasm]

penn state busniess

[hollow egret]

fr

[hollow egret]

it had come down to 45k for me

[tidal vale]

rly

[hollow egret]

they had even given 5k scholarship

[tidal vale]

thats lowk reasonable

id choose purdue over hto

purdue cs is top

[hollow egret]

but even after all that purdue was cheaper

[hollow egret]

yeah...where did you commit?

[tidal vale]

ucsc

[hollow egret]

that's great!

cs rt?

[tidal vale]

ce

[fervent grail]

Should I go here to Penn state or Rutgers for Electrical Engineering

[frank tiger]

are either of them in-state for you

[fervent grail]

Rutgers is in state

[fair frost]

Easy choice

[fervent grail]

Whys that

[fair frost]

Both r on the same level prestige/ranking wise. Both r big public unis. But rutgers would be alot cheaper cuz of in-state tuition so imo that’s the obvious choice

Unless cost is not a factor at all

[fervent grail]

No factor for me (parents are paying)

Also considering Maryland, I’m doing Electrical Engineering

[frank tiger]

unless you’re super into college sports i would go with rutgers

all three have a great campus environment but there’s a lot you could do with the difference in price, not to mention it’s easy to get to nyc from rutgers whilst penn state is about 3hrs from the nearest major city

[fervent grail]

If their saying Rutgers in both chats think that might be the move, thanks

[tidal vale]

id do penn state gng

but yea

[weak heron]

which rutgers campus

if its nb, easily rutgers

[fervent grail]

New Brunswick

But idk Penn state has a lot more funding and better reputation for engineering

[dapper arrow]

i think bc rutgers is in state, id go rutgers ngl

if psu was in-state, id do the other but the money saved is better

[fervent grail]

My parents are paying for it so that doesn’t affect me

[weak heron]

Pretty sure penn state is a good bit better in engineering

But seeing you're in state for nj, just go rutgers

[weak heron]

Penn state #31 for engineering, Rutgers NB #72 for engineering