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I'm from outside Chicago and originally thought I wanted to go to an urban school. But I loved going to Purdue. Something clicked when I went to visit. No regrets.

A lot of the professors are a bit eccentric and can be really tough. The focus is definitely on STEM majors here. And it's pretty obvious. I do know some of the language/linguistic profs also and they are high quality, there just aren't always the strongest programs. There's a decent mix of professors who can be very understanding of different situations and those who are very by the book and enjoy their rules. This happens at most colleges. Because it's a big school, there are lots of professors to talk to about doing research with them. Look at reaching out early on if that's something you want to do. The advisors you get will be hit and miss. My first one was bad but my second one was amazing and we're now friends on FB and LinkedIn and have emailed back and forth.

This is a BIG school. It can be overwhelming at finding a group of friends at first. Go to the callouts for different clubs. It's fine to go alone. That's what I did and found a group of people I was similar to and we've stayed friends ever since. You don't need to be in the Greek system to make friends (I wasn't) but need to still put in some effort (sitting in your room won't work). There's a ton of school spirit that rally's around football, basketball, volleyball, and many other sports. There is always something going on at the school or in town. And the bus system works really well if you need to get anywhere.

As an alumni, there is networking everywhere. I'm involved with my local alumni chapter and they are constantly posting things to do and ways to stay connected with other Boilermakers and even Big 10 alumni. In the FB group, people will post jobs looking specifically for Purdue grads. I loved my time here and hold pride for going here much more than the graduate school I attended.