<p>mdelanoy12, i am not making an assumption because it is true for a lot of the students. i have visited penn state many times and my ex just graduated from there. i’m not saying this is the case for everyone, but most of the people i met put partying, drinking, and drugs, ahead of studying and educational development. and in consideration of financial reasons, all i meant was that pa residents attend penn state because it is definitely a great value, and the high achievers in high school basically go for free.</p>
<p>i definitely do not think i am a big shot at all, but i have been through the transfer process many times and have accumulated experience from all types of schools: community college, a state school, a top public school, and an ivy league institution. it is obvious that the student bodies of each school are going to be different. and to mightynick, i’m not trying to say that psu is any worse than lehigh, but the student body population of lehigh as a whole is obviously going to have better scores and grades compared to a state university such as penn state.</p>