Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Top Questions

Not understanding something and not knowing where to find answers.

The most frustating this about Penn State is probably not being able to stay here forever! That, and it's quite an expensive state school.

So large! So many people. There are so many people here, you would expect diversity, but most students are caucasian from Pittsburgh or Philadelphia and all look and act the same.

Although the campus is generally lively on the weekend, it seems as though housing shuts down a lot of the food options. It's not easy to find food on campus on the weekends, and practically nothing it open before 11 AM where I live.

Lack of scholarships and grants for students who aren't minority or extremely poor.

Paying for everything outside of tuition

The school is surrounded by nothingness, and beause of this nothing is available -- if you need medication in the middle of the night, you'll have to wait because there are no pharmacies open after midnight close to campus. If you need to buy a coat, you'll have to take a 15 minute bus ride off campus -- and even then, all you're getting is a Wal-Mart. The most frustrating thing is that it is just campus, plopped down in the middle of fields and fields of grass. It's rather difficult to easily access anyting.

Sometimes it can be hard to get into frat parties, especially with the same amount of guys as girls.

Everybody drinks all the time

Its too big its hard to stay in touch with a lot of people you meet. Winter time here sucks because its too cold.