Review of Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College
from Fairview, PA
Describe your college in three sentences.
Behrend is a small campus that allows you to get to classes quickly. There are multitudes of activities to do around here ranging from hiking to gaming. It's an awesome school to attend if you want pretty good one on one attention with teachers.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Bring warm clothes for winter along with dress clothes for different classes and interviews you might have. Come if you're a STEM major.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The classes can be a little tricky to handle especially once you get into your major required courses but it's worth it in the end. The only issue is that behrend is for STEM majors. All others feel like their education isn't worth it.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
I don't live in a dorm but they appear nice, especially in the common rooms. The only down side for freshmen is that there isn't AC.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
Behrend has the second best college food in Erie but don't get me wrong too much of a good thing makes it not so good.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
There is Wintergreen Gorge right next to the campus so hiking is very popular. There is also a game room where you can borrow different gaming gear but still recommend you bring your own games. There's also a night life where you can do random things like glow dance after 11pm.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
It's overall a good school. Everything is in pretty close proximity and you get awesome attention to detail here.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
STEM majors
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There are a lot of clubs that you can do especially for a given major. You even have individual honors societies for psychology majors, engineering majors, etc.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
We have greek life but it's not great.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
We have very good campus safety where the safety center is close to major areas students would be.
Behrend is a small campus that allows you to get to classes quickly. There are multitudes of activities to do around here ranging from hiking to gaming. It's an awesome school to attend if you want pretty good one on one attention with teachers.
Bring warm clothes for winter along with dress clothes for different classes and interviews you might have. Come if you're a STEM major.
The classes can be a little tricky to handle especially once you get into your major required courses but it's worth it in the end. The only issue is that behrend is for STEM majors. All others feel like their education isn't worth it.
I don't live in a dorm but they appear nice, especially in the common rooms. The only down side for freshmen is that there isn't AC.
Behrend has the second best college food in Erie but don't get me wrong too much of a good thing makes it not so good.
There is Wintergreen Gorge right next to the campus so hiking is very popular. There is also a game room where you can borrow different gaming gear but still recommend you bring your own games. There's also a night life where you can do random things like glow dance after 11pm.
It's overall a good school. Everything is in pretty close proximity and you get awesome attention to detail here.
STEM majors
There are a lot of clubs that you can do especially for a given major. You even have individual honors societies for psychology majors, engineering majors, etc.
We have greek life but it's not great.
We have very good campus safety where the safety center is close to major areas students would be.