Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus Top Questions

Everyone drinks and finding something fun to do outside of alcohol is dificult but not impossible

Finance for middle to low class students.

There is too much focus on group work. I know that is important to include others in your work, but you should be able to be acclaimated for your work.

Honors students take all of the good classes before others can schedule them

The most frustrating thing about Penn State University- main campus the fact that thier is just too many students on campus. It seems like everytime I get out of class, there are 500 students in bunches that also make me late for certain classes. I thought I would be use to it now being a sophomore, but that thought was so incorrect.

I think that the most fruastrating thing about my school can be the size. There are almost 40,000 students who attend Penn State University, which raises the level of dedication you must have for the classes which you attend. Though the competition due to the high number of students can be frustrating, it also in beneficial due to the fact that it pushes you harder to succeed.

The most frustrating thing about Penn State is that many students feel like their grades and courses don't matter as much because it's such a big school. You need to work hard to make sure that your professors and your academic advisors know YOU and know your name. I've been successful because I'm pretty vocal about what I need in terms of academic counseling, but I know I would be feeling pretty lost if I didn't speak up when I need help scheduling courses, etc.