<p>i am admited to both purdue as well as penn state.i classify as out of state in both the states. i want to pursue engineering. which college do i go??
also i heard that the purdue engineering programe is tougher than penn states progrme..is that right?</p>
<p>I’ve heard the opposite…</p>
<p>Ive heard the same.</p>
<p>They’re both very good.</p>
<p>Have you visited either school? If so, what did you like about them?</p>
<p>Are both equally affordable? Will your parents pay the high OOS costs? If so, then great, pick the one you like. If they won’t pay, then neither will work out.</p>
<p>In another thread, you asked about Gates Millenium Scholarship. Did you qualify for that?</p>
<p>i havent applied for it yet…im plannin to do it…but is the program harder at purdue than at penn state?? </p>
<p>i m a permanent resident but live outside usa currently…so i cannot visit the campuses.</p>
<p>I’ve worked with several people from both schools. </p>
<p>What I’ve heard from a former engineering professor at Penn State is that there are a lot of students who transfer in from the satellite campuses after two years. These students tend not to be as strong as the ones who did the first two years at State College. This has two effects:</p>
<p>1) It’s difficult to get a jump on the engineering classes because they sort of give you a few sophomore year, then pile it on junior and senior year because they only offer a few courses at the satellite campuses and want to maintain the parity. They also recommend an option of taking 5 years with a smaller load. I actually think this is a great idea and wish more colleges encouraged it and it became more common. </p>
<p>2) The students who start at State College dominate the upper end of the curve because of their more rigorous preparation. This could be beneficial. </p>
<p>What I’ve heard from people at Purdue, is that the class tends to bifurcate into two groups with about half the class “getting it” and ending up with a 3.5ish GPA, and the other half not “getting it” and ending up with about a 2.5 GPA. I don’t think it’s as hard to graduate in 4 years.</p>
<p>im plannin to do industrial engineering. which 1 will u suggest? rankings differ from site to site</p>
<p>Purdue engineering is by far one of the top engineering programs in the country. If you’re OOS at Penn State and these are going to cost around the same, then why would you even consider Penn State?</p>
<p>Both are fine schools but Purdue is particularly well known for engineering. I know a number of engineers who went to Purdue and they are all excellent. All things being equal, I’d recommend Purdue. But you can’t make a bad choice.</p>
<p>The quality and recruiting difference between the two is tiny. PSU has a much nicer town and campus. Both have ugly weather. PSU by a nose.</p>
<p>Re: #6</p>
<p>Don’t most state universities accept a lot of junior transfers from community colleges? Or do you mean to say that the Penn State branch campuses that fill the role of community colleges in other states are weaker academically than the community colleges in other states, resulting in the transfers to Penn State struggling more than transfers to other state universities?</p>
<p>Good question</p>
<p>Penn State specifically designs their engineering programs so that you can start at any of the campuses via the 2+2 plan. It’s not really a transfer, it’s a “transition”. It probably has lower requirements than a transfer. Unfortunately, it encourages too many people to start at their local campus and then switch to the main campus junior year. However, my colleague who was a professor said that those kids tend not to be as well prepared. </p>
<p>Community college is different because you actually have to transfer and get admitted. </p>
<p>The description is here
[Penn</a> State’s 2+2 Plan: Penn State University Undergraduate Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.psu.edu/pennstate/campuses/2plus2/index.cfm]Penn”>2+2 Plan - Undergraduate Admissions)</p>
<p>Purdue is better than Penn State in that area so I recommend Purdue. I’ve visited Penn State…I didnt care for the campus so I’m not a fan.</p>
<p>i have been admitted to university park(main campus) directly. so im not a part of the 2+2 program.
im confused which rankings to consider. penn state ranks higher in overall rankings while purdue ranks higher in engineering. the industrial engineering ranking is variable.</p>
<p>wats so special about penn state campus? as far as i have read many people say that penn statevcampus is better than purdue’s. anything specific?</p>
<p>Theres only so much difference you can have in the campuses. These are both big 10 state schools which in my opinion are generally about the same. Granted I have not been on Penn States campus but I have visited Purdue, Indiana, UWM, Nebraska and grew up in Iowa city.</p>
<p>Opinions on Purdue vs. University of Pitt for civil engineering. S got full tuition to U of Pitt, still waiting to hear about any scholarship money for Purdue. We are OOS for both. He got a small amount for Penn State and a small amount for Rutgers. Waiting on the others.</p>
<p>^ Go where the money is. Unless purdue gives a very large scholarship</p>
<p>Using rankings in anyway to choose between these two schools would be a mistake. It means you didn’t think for yourself. Use other factors.</p>