<p>I don't think there's any preference given to PA residents for admittance to PSU, except that the adcoms may know the school districts better in-state. It would be nice if there was an advantage like NC residents have for in state publics.</p>
<p>State residents have an advantage to all public universities they reside in...its a fact</p>
<p>CP itself has some serious crime issues particularly around the Metro station and Route 1.</p>
<p>^^^ That's not really true. Rutgers doesn't care about in-state status. </p>
<p>And it's something like 1 in 750 PA residents is a PSU grad.</p>
<p>Rutgers still can't get many OOS to go there.</p>
<p>Eh, it's not like they try, with all of their gloating. OMGZ we're like 200+ years old, just like Princeton, but we're not as cool!</p>
<p>Sorry, I hate that. I also understand that a Rutgers degree isn't cool anywhere, even in-state. Sad, sad. My aunt went there and New Yorkers just laugh. Even sadder.</p>
<p>"Today, more than 445,000 Penn State alumni live in every state and more than eighty countries. One out of every 127 college graduates in America is a Penn Stater. In Pennsylvania, its one in every ten."</p>
<p>It's among all college grads...not people without college degrees.</p>
<p>Okay, my mistake. However, from where I read it, my tidbit might be right among every resident. Might be wrong, too. <em>shrugs</em></p>
<p>I love your sn...that was my nickname all throughout childhood.</p>
<p>^^^^^^ lol</p>
<p>how can you say PSU has a better location? it's in the middle of nowhere, while UMD-CP is 30 mins from Baltimore and DC and in a nice area</p>
<p>Yea UMD-CP location is great the metro station will take you directly to DC in 15 minutes (even less)
BUT what about academics?
The reason SO many people go to penn state is because its HUGE they've got like 20 campuses...
Besides why go where everyone has gone? Would'nt you want something on your resume that distinguished you from the rest?</p>
<p>The thing is that PSU has all these TEENY campuses....like bite-sized. I'd be all interested until I found out how small they were!</p>
<p>UP would kinda suck...it's like college town and then NOTHING outside of it each way...it's kinda like an island?</p>
<p>Yes, you could say UMD has a better location because it is near 2 cities. But it's not like you are going to be driving into those cities every weekend. UMD is located in a really ugly area and PSU has an amazing college town. Of course I go to PSU, so I am going to say it is a better school but it all depends on what you are looking for. If you really really want to be near DC and live in MD then its not worth paying for PSU. Each University is virtually ranked the same in most categories. It's all about you.</p>
<p>For most kids a college town with the usual breaks is just fine. A big city sucks the life out of the campus. You might as well just move to NYC and hangout.</p>
<p>To each his/her own. I just prefer Penn State's attributes over Maryland's. </p>
<p>I would hesitate to call College Park's proximity to Baltimore/DC an advantage when it's still atleast 25 mins away. What is so tempting about those cities that one would choose it over PSU for that reason alone? If you say job opportunities, again PSU has a large alumni network, so you'll have plenty of connections across the country. </p>
<p>Penn State also has the prestigious Schreyer (I hope I spelled it correctly) Honors College that is regarded as one of the top Honors programs in the country.</p>
<p>PSU also has the money to continue to improve on facilities. University Park is still the most beautiful campus (and clean, I swear if I droped a piece of paper on the street, a student would have told me to pick it up, lol). The school pride at University Park is unbelievable. Let's not forget the Smeal School of Business.</p>
<p>Why be unique when it comes to the college degree you have. I'm sure the several UCLA and NYU grads are not complaining about the ununique college degrees they have.</p>
<p>For someone who lives in MD there's no sens in applying to Penn if you can get the same for less...also I would like to add that i live 6 miles away from UMD-CP its in the DC suburbs and there is a metro station that will take you about 15m...therefore "location-wise" UMD-CP is infinitely superior...</p>
<p>You make a good point about the alumni networks, although I'm not quite sure how that works...Are you referring to the contacts you acquire throughout your studies or can you contact any alumni ever to have gone to Penn for job/internship opportunities?</p>
<p>I agree that if you live in Maryland or Pennsylvania, the in-state school is a much better deal. For the other 48 states, it's all about preference.</p>