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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Electrical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Looking to attend a school that offers nothing for its students after hours? Looking to risk having your stuff stolen in your on campus apartment? Maybe have your car broken into in the unprotected lot? What about attend a college in the middle of an industrial town that hasn't updated anything in 15 years? Then attend Penn State Harrisburg. The problem is the social experience at Penn state harrisburg. The school is placed in the middle of a dying industrial area. There is literally nothing to do off campus after 9pm. Do you know why? Everyone that lives in the town hates the fact that a college is there. The township does nothing to increase what it offers and the police force will do everything possible to make your life a living hell. Considering they offer nothing else, you may want to attend a party. What if its just to network and have one drink? Nope. Don't do it. They WILL find something to get you in trouble for, even if you are of age. The police don't want you in their town to begin with (and they'll even tell you this) so if they can find charges to press they will. Let's go back to the theft. I knew about 8 people that had expensive electronics stolen out of their apartment on campus. I even knew multiple people that had the windows of their car broken to steal car stereos. You would think that campus security would have cameras that could catch this type of thing. No, at least not as of 2008. Let's just hope you have insurance that covers theft and you enjoy filing claims. Let's go a different route entirely - what if you like to stay up late to study? Let's hope that you have roommates that aren't obnoxious, because if they are and you want to go somewhere else to study - you can't! The library closes at 11 (except for a tiny section with five computers) and there is NOWHERE else to go. Not on campus and not off of campus - no coffee shop, no bookstore. I'll give you this, the professors are great, in fact - the whole academic side of the school is great. The campus looks nice, the food is fine, the apartments are impressive, and the classes and labs really are informative. The rest of it is awful. At least it was when I attended - maybe they made some changes. But I know that looking back at when I was there, I wish I had chosen to spend that part of my life elsewhere. Faculty Accessibility: A, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 05 2010 2nd Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=72568&uid=3216'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save English  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Save your money - go to a community college, then transfer to University park. Campus Aesthetics: B+, University Resource Use: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 20 2010 2nd Year Male -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=66166&uid=3216'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am truly shocked at some of the comments I have read here. No, Penn State Harrisburg is not "perfect." Yes, it is located in the middle of nowhere and there isn't much to do in Middletown. However, the university is within driving distance of shopping malls, movie theaters, an amusement park, a zoo, ice skating and roller skating rinks, and of course downtown Harrisburg which is complete with bars and clubs. As for the educational quality, I am grateful that I attended PSH. While I was very disappointed by the lack of clubs and activities to participate in, there have been improvements to that area since I graduated. Also, the academic advising was pretty terrible. However, my classes were wonderful, and I feel that I graduated with a thorough understanding of how to do my job today, and I made lifelong friends in the process. My cohort at PSH became like family, including the professors. To this day, professors regularly keep in touch with the students and welcome them back to campus to visit and share their insight into the field of education. I have run into former PSH professors before at restaurants and even Walmart, and had them stop to give me a hug and ask how I'm doing. I don't think you're going to find much better teachers than that. Finally, while PSH is a very small campus, I feel that's part of its draw and its charm. I never experienced any part of the campus looking bad or unattractive. Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Surrounding City: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 30 2009 2nd Year Female -- Class 2007    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=58946&uid=3216'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save  Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4    Next

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