I research for hours and hours each and every day and still can’t decide between two colleges. Those colleges are Purdue and Penn state. I would be glad if you could help me out. I have made my own pros/cons list for each school and I would like to know if I had missed out something. So could you please add your pros/cons in the thread. I would like to study Industrial Engineering (IE) I am an outgoing person who mainly focusses on academics. I would like to have a balanced University Life, but would definetely want to find a job right after graduation.

Penn State: Pros: close to northeast/ midatlantic region (great job opportunities), located in a better surrounding place, great campus, around g 4 year graduation rate, closer to me (I'm an international student), great alumni network around the east side, many fairs for engineering, easier to form/join clubs, better dorms,

Cons: a bit more expensive, 2 year of general engineering as opposed to 1 year general engineering at Purdue (1 year loss for internship), ranked 8# in IE, ranked worse in engineering, gives credits but not much for my ib lessons,

===== equal salaries after graduation ======= Purdue: Pros: little bit cheaper, 1 year of general engineering as opposed to 2 year general engineering at Penn State, ranked 3# in IE, ranked better in engineering, more credits per my ib lessons, great recruitment

Cons:located midwest (not somewhere where I would like to spend the rest of my life with), slightly worse campus, sub P 4 year graduation (yikes), far to my home country (turkey)

Thanks a lot for checking this out.