Graduate Student - Anonymous employee Penn State Employee Review

4.0
Sep 27, 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Lots of possibilities for collaboration with other faculty and department. Good industry connections for companies in the east coast. Good location of you like outdoor activities.

Cons

State college is a small college town. Because it is a college town it is relatively expensive. Stipends for graduate students is dependent on department. Tuition is high and it keeps on increasing every year.

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Cons

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