<p>I don't know which campus to apply to. I've never been to Pennslyvannia and I'm utterly confused. </p>
<p>Anyone care to help?</p>
<p>University Park is the main campus</p>
<p>Penn State's Abington Campus is an absolute jewel. It is a beautiful wooded park like campus, with a pond, located in a relatively crime free wooded upscale residential neighborhood in Abington PA. Abington is a community about 12 miles north of center city Philadelphia and offers all the amenities of a well developed suburban community. Malls, boutique shopping, movies, restaurants, cafes, bars music, you name it, you can find it within minutes of the campus by foot, car or public transportation. And Philadelphia offers tremendous cultural and social opportunities just 25 - 30 minutes away by car or public transportation. Compared to so many of Penn State's satelite campuses which are located in isolated rural areas or towns, the Abington campus offers all the advantages of several well established and developed surrounding suburban communities with easy access to a major city. </p>
<p>The Abington Campus also offers a full 4 years in many of Penn State's majors so students who want to can spend all 4 years there without tranfering to main campus in State College. I know many students who attend the Abington Campus and absolutely love it. Small classes, easy to develop relationships with professors, an idyllic enviroment. Students frequently attend the Abington campus intending to move up to main campus but change their minds and stay in Abington for all 4 years.</p>
<p>The only potential downside is that I don't think there is on campus housing. There are, however, tons of apartments in the area, many of which cater to students who go to Penn State, nearby Arcadia University, and Temple's Ambler campus. Also, while there is plenty of nearby public transportation, a car is a real convenience for going places in Philadephia and other surrounding communities that are outside of walking distance.</p>
<p>Caution, though. There is only a limited number of courses of study and majors at Abington and most satellites. One has to transfer from Abington to State College to complete about 145 of Penn State's majors (Abington only offers fewer than 15 four year majors, including education and criminal administration), and many people at Abington and other outlying campuses are there for two year associate degrees. In addition, of course, the other aspects of campus life in State College--athletics, fraternity and sorority life, etc.--are missing. The better known professors and the best academic resources are also unavailable. In addition, your degree will always be, to some extent, asterisked.</p>
<p>Could someone describe the University Park campus? :)</p>
<p>p.s i can't find a website for university park...could someone give me a link?</p>
<p>That's all well and good, Mike, but the University Park Campus is the only one that's really nationally recognized and prestigious.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.psu.edu%5B/url%5D">www.psu.edu</a></p>
<p>It's the main campus, so, unless you go to a specific branch's site, all descriptions should apply.</p>
<p>You see, I go to that website and I am filling out that applicationand it asks which campus I want to apply to and I can't find University Park as an option :(</p>
<p>I applied to University Park and Erie.</p>
<p>Maybe it is closed. It is rolling admission but they recommend you apply by Nov 30 and maybe University Park is full (or they are going through the thousands of apps they already have to fill it) and now you can only choose from the others.
Just a theory.
Why are you applying now to Penn State?</p>