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I've just read some of the negative comments posted about Penn State. A majority of them related to the parties and drinking scene found here. I will be honest with you. I think drinking is stupid and unnecessary. In fact, I highly fear drunk people. I do not drink at all and avoid the parties and I have never had a dull weekend here. There is so much to do! Late Night at the hub is always great. My friends and I are always downtown grabbing calzones or some warm cookies. Sometimes I'm busy with club activities. Concerts come in ALL the time, as well as broadway plays, all at discounted prices. The drinking seen just seems so large here because we are such a large university. You will find the same type of behavior anywhere you go, even more so at many Ivy Leagues (as told to me by friends who attend them. It just seems so excessive due to the amount of students we have. Personally, I feel like if you are partying you are kind of wasting your time here. There is so much you are missing out on if you spend your weekends wasted.
As for being looked down on for not drinking. That has NEVER happened to me. I'm sure people may think that, but they have never said it to my face. Everyone is really chill. If you respect their decision to drink, they will respect your decision not to. It's that simple. Sometimes they don't get it and you just have to smile and nod. It's really easy not to get sucked up in the drinking social aspect here. There are also A LOT more people here that don't drink than you'd think.
My main feel is that you will get out of Penn State what you want to get out of it. This is true for almost anything in life so you better get started now. If all you want to see is drunk people, then you will see that. If you get invloved in the right clubs, surround yourself with people who feel the same as you, and respect everyone's decisions, you will have a great time =] | Individual Value: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B |  | | |
| | Nov 09 2009 | 1st Year Female --
Class 2013 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Bright | Penn state is honestly the best college in the country! Go to one penn state football game and you will see that penn state has more school spirit than any other school (can you say #1 student section?)Yes, it's easy to feel like a number, but if you feel like a number, that's your fault. There are HUNDREDS of clubs to chose from! Get involved in greek life, or thon, or IM sports, the possibilities are endless. Yes, it's true if you don't drink there isn't a whole lot to do on the weekends, but 1. you can still go out and not drink and have fun and 2. my roommate was in a group called CRU (christian crusaders for christ) and she always had stuff going on from capture the flag to powdeerpuff football. If you do drink and still don't think we have anything to do, you are clearly living under a rock. Yes, the city is small, if you wanted a big city, why would you come to state college, pa? I LOVE the small town feel and couldn't imagine going to college in a huge city. I feel so safe in state college, I wouldn't even feel scared walking home alone at night. One of the best parts of penn state is their huge alumni network, almost every job interveiw my sister got was through a penn state alum who wanted to help another penn stater out. This is truly the best school ever and if you don't like it here, you're not putting in the effort! WE ARE! | Social Life: A+, Useful Schoolwork: F | | | |
| | Oct 01 2009 | 2nd Year Female --
Class 2011 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Quite Bright | I absolutely loved my time at Penn State. I cried on graduation day because I was so sad to leave! While you do need to have some initiative and self-discipline (there are LOTS of distractions given the number of students/opportunities for fun)...I don't know one PSU grad that regrets going to school here. We Are! | Starting Job: Event Coordinator, Preparedness: B+, Reputation: A+ | | |
| | May 25 2009 | Alumna Female --
Class 2000 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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