Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Top Questions

Penn State offers many unique majors that many other schools do not. The myriad of accelerated programs and honors courses here at Penn State amazes me. Also, Penn State sponsors and hosts the largest student-run philanthopy organization in the world. This event is called Dance Marathon (THON). Last year, Penn State raised over seven million dollars for the Four Diamonds Fund; it is a fund dedicated to curing childhood cancer and supporting childhood cancer victims. The department of Kinesiology is also leaps and bounds beyond others., one example of this being a brand new Biometrics lab.

Even though Penn State Main has a very large campus, your individual colleges make it seem a lot smaller. Therefore, it's like you're getting the benefits of a big school in some small school settings. There's also SO many ways to get involved, from intramural sports to school clubs to THON. There's something for everyone at Penn State.

I believe what is unique about our school is its isolation from the outside world being in the center of Pennsylvania. Here behavior is much different on weekends and during the week than what I would expect in a city or smaller college environment.

The possibilities from networking are endless, but you have to be somewhat social to take advantage of them.

school pride and spirit alumni network

The community. It's alive, fun, and I wouldn't change it for anything.

School spirit is very high.

The pride.

The school spirit here is unparelleled; either from an alumni standpoint or undergraduate standpoint. Also, the school is large enough to be its own city, but is still in a rural environment. Even though most students are from in-state, there is a growing number of international and out-of-state students so you get a little mix of people.

We are the biggest philanthrophers in the world. Raised over 7 million dollars for cancer research in one weekend.