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4.14 / 5 based on 71 reviews

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khorrocks
Overall
I wish I had known...
No, I was pretty informed before leaving.
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
Personal recommendation
I loved my stay at PSU. There were many activities planned by the University and plenty of non-University events also going on. State College is a really fun town and the University offers a wide variety of interesting courses. If you want to be near a big city, PSU wouldn't be the place to go, since it's nestled in a small rural community. The closest big city (Philadpelphia) is about a 3 hour drive. I really enjoyed the University-town life though.
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During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
I would recommend PSU as a great university to go to as part of a study abroad program. It's great to go there for football season - the town goes crazy around this time and for Thon. Philadelphia, Washington DC and NYC aren't too far away for weekend trips. PSU is a really pretty campus, especially in fall.
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“An experience for lift”
Corrine D
Portugal, Undergraduate
, 1995
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State College was an amazing experience that you will remember for the rest of your life. It can be a bit overwhelming if you enter here as a freshman, which I did. It is a large campus that offers you a variety of opportunities which may take an individual some time to determine his or her path. My first two years I spent changing majors twice, however by my junior year I figured out my career path. Although there were a few exceptions, most of the offered courses were amazing especially in my junior and senior years where the class sizes for your major were smaller and more appropriate. The social life was incredible- we certainly refer to it as "Happy Valley" for reasons!
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Pros
great social life and academics
Cons
some classes can be quite large!

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Felix D
Overall
I wish I had known...
Better to take a lot of classes (even to drop them afterwards), too much spare time
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In my opinion:
Most people loved it.
Important factors in my choice
(1) Unimportant – (4) Very important
During my experience abroad, I ...
(1) Never – (4) A lot
Became familiar with another culture
Met people from other countries
Experienced a change in life
Advanced my studies & career
Final comments
Save much money before
Meet local and exchange students through ISC
Register to anything you can (sports, culture, etc.)
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“Excellent University and great learning curve”
Abhishek T
India, Undergraduate
Business Studies, 2017
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A large variety of courses were offered with excellent staff to cover all of them. There were so many things to on campus as well. Plenty of clubs, activities, sports etc to choose from. The people and staff were very warm and friendly. Huge international student presence and great international support to go along with it. Classes were engaging and insightful. My time here flew by !
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Pros
Small classroom strength which means more individual attention, Highly qualified teachers, Beautiful campus

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“Master of Systems Engineering on-line program”
Konstantin S
Armenia, Graduate
Engineering, 2019
Overall
I attended the 2-year program in Graduate school in 2018-2019.
The program is 100% on-line.
The studies are very intensive with home assignments submitted every week (and strict rules against delays). It takes 20 hours per week AT LEAST.
I highly recommend the program to people who already have a Masters degree in some kind of engineering, practical experience in their field and an ambition to lead engineering projects.
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Pros
All of 12 courses are great
Cons
Can't think of any...

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Rodrigo G
Languages
Language of instruction: English
Was learning English a key decision factor?
Yes, I wanted to improve my English
How much did you improve your English?
My level before: Everyday knowledge (shopping, directions, etc.)
My level after: At ease in most situations
Language difficulties
Administrative / Institutional
Personal comments
as in most cases, ti helps a lot to be in an environment in which everything is in the language we're learning. only most of the people I've interacted with are also international students, and I wish I had a chance to speak more with natives.
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