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My favorite thing about this school is the sense of community you get when you step onto any of the campuses. They feel inviting and friendly. Whenever I attend a game the people around me are always happy and cheering together and of course very prideful. On the weekends taking the bus is one of my favorite things to do. These bus are not the average bus ride you're thinking of we sing in unison and shout out our school motto with smiles on our faces and our arms wrapped around each other. Its truly a once in a lifetime college experience like how colleges are portrayed on tv but its real. And if you ask any student they will say they are proud to be a student at our school.

The thing I like most about Penn State is that there is so much to be proud of. The amount of charity and student run philanthropy project is staggering. We are the number one school in the country among recruiters from leading companies, according to the Wall Street Journal. We are a leading research institution accredited by the National Science Foundation. We are over 94,000 students across campuses, with alumni in every state and 87 foreign countries. We are the creators of the number one student-run philanthropy in the world, raising over $78 million for the Four Diamonds Fund since THON's creation in 1977. This is an incredible university. For the Glory. WE ARE PENN STATE!

Penn State is a very large university with over 40,000 students. Being a huge school, Penn State offers many different academic and extracurricular programs. Penn State is diverse, but not as diverse as I feel it could be. There is definitely an obvious majority of white students, and personally, I would like to see Penn State branch out to include a broader range of races and ethnicities. I feel the minority groups on campus are the ones that keep campus alive. One of the best events hosted at Penn State this past year was PRIDE week hosted by the LGBTA Resource Center. I feel that the lesser known groups are the ones that keep Penn State interesting and they always have amazing events in which everyone can participate. The great thing about Penn State though is that almost every student can find an organization to which they can fit and belong because there are so many. Personally, I spend a lot of my own time outside of school working with the Blue & White Society and bridging connections between students and the Alumni Association. Penn State thrives off its ability to network with students. I think this is where a lot of the student pride comes from. Even though it is so large a school, many students feel that they are and will forever be a part of the Penn State community. As the saying goes, We Are Penn State. No matter where you are on campus, you can feel the vibe that is Penn State. It is a community of students and faculty fully committed to keeping the school alive and vibrant. Everyone takes pride in knowing that they go to a school filled with many opportunities both inside and outside the classroom, and I feel that is what makes Penn State unique.

I have yet to meet as many alumni from any other university that have as much school pride as those who graduate from Penn State. When you are accepted to Penn State, you immediately join a join one of the largest university families in the country. Penn State is a large university made up of many different types of students and faculty, but instead of creating a sense of division among the differing groups, Penn States joins them together. By the time each student graduates, they have acquired countless traditions unique to Penn State.

If I were to change anything it's the location, being in the middle of the state is really inconvenient if you want to get away from the school for awhile. In fact University Park pretty much breathes Penn State.

People take notice when you say you go to Penn State. Unless you're taking to someone who went Ivy, they will be impressed if you say you go to main campus. The size of PSU can seem a little scary at first, but once you get used to it and start to meet people, it gets much smaller. Anytime I'm walking on campus, I see at least one person I know. The surrounding town makes basically anything you really need in walking distance and anything that would be beyond walking distance has a bus.

THE College Town. State college is by far the coolest little city in the world. The city is absolutely geared toward the university with eateries, bars, little shops, and all kinds of stuff. Of all schools I've ever visited the downtown is within the shortest walking distance, has the most diverse store fronts, is the cleanest, and all the employees downtown are students, giving a very relaxed atmosphere. Football weekends are wild, with the entire city in pretty much another mode of life.

Penn State is all about school pride. I spend most of my time outside in the nice weather. I love walking to class and there are so many little places to relax or study on campus. The library is great when you really need to focus or the HUB lawn when you feel like laying out in your bikkini. Anytime I tell people I go to Penn State I get a really positive response. I have been really successful in finding internships and jobs. I'm a B average student but motivated and I think that Penn State has helped me learn HOW to get a job and the social skills I need to interact in the business world. The bus system is great if you don't like walking a lot. The winters are cold but the spring and fall are great. I don't think I know anyone personally who regrets comming to PSU. Great place! Thats why we call it "happy valley". Definitely not the "city" life but 35,000 students sometimes make it seem that way. Not hard to find your way around either. Everyone is really friendly

Penn state is fun, but don't get involved in the greek system if you don't feel like you belong there. You won't find that many friends and you'll only hang out with sorority girls who mostly only like guys who dress in expensive clothes and are rich. I have met some of my best friends through my fraternity but for the most part I don't feel like I belong there. Its not that bad though.

PSU is a big party school. If you're not into that, its still a great school, but it may be hard to find your niche. Freshmen generally go to frats on the weekends but as you get to know more people you grow out of that. South Halls are the best to live in. Best location by far. Our buses run til 2 am so if you're out later than that you've gotta walk home or call a cab. We have sooo much pride and football is amazing. I can't wait to go back (being summer now), its the best time of my life.