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My Favorite Place in the World

This category was a major factor influencing my decision to come to Penn State. Aside from their amazing reputation for academics, Penn State in general has an awesome atmosphere and is such a great place to be. It presents me with a challenging classroom atmosphere but offers me so much outside of the classroom. In only my first semester, I met so many people that I consider to be best friends and really got involved as much as I could. Football games were probably the highlight of my year so far, with a 9-3 team as Co-Big Ten Leaders Division Champions, despite the wake of the recent Jerry Sandusky scandal. And even though it has rocked this school as a whole, we as students have rallied and united as a whole: 44,000 strong that couldn't be more proud to call themselves Nittany Lions. This school is more than Sandusky, its THON, academics, fun night life, lifelong friendships, and pride for the university we call home.

So Many Options

Being at the 10th largest school in the United States, we must have some sort of variety. Having 5 dining halls on campus is perfect because you have the freedom to go wherever you want. Even the food isn't always top notch, overall it's amazing especially at the newly renovated Pollock Dining Commons. Also, if you don't feel like getting dining hall food, you can get anything from salads, subs, pizza, Chinese food, etc at pretty much any of the dining commons.