<p>haaay12:</p>
<p>Maybe at this point you’re pretty much committed to going where you’re going… but still, why would you sign up to spend two years of your life in a place you haven’t even visited? Especially given that it’s not like you’re on the west coast or anything. You should visit Altoona!</p>
<p>My personal axe to grind would be cautioning prospective branch campus students. Yes, the advantage of a branch campus vs. another (non-PSU) school is that you’re essentially guaranteed to get into UP after 2 years and get a PSU degree that doesn’t list the campus on it. In that respect, it’s a pretty good deal. But the downside is spending two years in a marginal location, on a marginal campus, with subpar opportunities. If you’re planning on the 2+2 you should visit both the branch campus you are planning to attend and UP, and carefully evaluate your non-PSU options as well.</p>