Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) Reviews and Ratings

• There was a housing fair where estate agents came to show their housing accommodations during the first year. That is where I found my accommodation
• My the monthly rent is 820 dollars, including water, gas and other utilities. There was a TV, fridge, microwave, washing machine and dryer included in my house when I rented it.
• I did not find it hard to secure accommodation. However, some people could find it hard to get roommates to move in with.
• I would suggest the State College Collective, The Pointe, and The Valley. It is a 12-minute bus ride from my college campus. Most Indians stay at the Pointe

• First years are required to use On-campus housing. The rent comes to $4000 per semester as I live in East Halls, which is renovated with a kitchenette, AC, and multiple study spaces.
• There is wifi in each room with private bathrooms on each floor. The commons is less than a minute walk away with a computer lab, gaming room, market, and several dining options.

• You can go with university accommodation but it is a bit expensive, around 900–1100 dollars per month but off-campus is a bit cheap, 450–1200 dollars.
• One can easily get off-campus accommodation by searching online. Too much paper work is required for leasing. One of the cheapest options can be Alight State College and the expensive ones can be The Point.

• You can look for apartments via Google or university living; the rent here is not high. You will find that mostly all Indians prefer to stay at Alight State College, so here you can build a strong community.
• The rent here is 549$ per month plus you have to pay for utilities, which would range from 40$ in the summers to 100$ in the winters. I would recommend booking apartments as soon as you finalize the college as the rent goes up later.

• I found the accommodation online with the help of my seniors. My monthly rent is 600 dollars. The included facilities are wifi, bus pass, electricity. Recommendations for future students is to start finding places as soon as you get the admit.
• The good places tend to run out. So be proactive, connect with people and get your living situation sorted out with the help of current/ existing students.

• I live on campus and there is a website where you need to apply for living on campus. You don't have a monthly rent for on campus, you pay it semester wise and i have already listed that before.
• The challenges were not getting the roommate I wanted and also not getting the building I wanted but later I could exchange for the room in a different building so it wasn't a problem.
• Make sure to know which side of the campus you wanna live on this is the only advice i'll give because some dorms might be further for engineering students and closer for different majors so. I live on campus so all of my classes are a max of 10 minutes walk from my dorm and the indian students are split equally between on campus and off campus.

• Got in touch with my current flatmates just a week after getting the admit. They introduced me to our current place.
• Monthly rent is 610. The flat is fully furnished and contains washer, drier, oven, microwave, fridge, dishwasher. Facilities include gym, clubhouse, swimming pool, free bus pass.
• My application got stuck as I had to get my guarantors changed. The rent charged is a lot less if you guarantor lives in the states. So make sure to give a US residing contact's name for guarantor.
• Its a 5 minute drive away from the campus. Lots of Indian. students in this housing.

• I am staying in campus accommodation, hence finding it wasn't a problem. I am paying for accommodation on a semester-wise basis, hence $4,512 per semester. The only challenge was the small room size, as already mentioned.
• I would recommend all students live on campus for at least a year, as it's a really nice experience and you'll make good connections. Indian students are scattered all over the campus so there is no particular place with a lot of them. However, since East Halls are the biggest, my bet would be that's where most Indians stay. My dorm is fairly close to all my classes. 

• First year its compulsory to stay on campus as a freshmen year, then from second year most of the people select or prefer to stay off campus to get private rooms through real agents or local people or online platforms. Monthly rent varies from $700-$1900 per month.
• Currently for next 2 years, I am staying on-campus because of convenience and service they provide and easy to go and travel to the class and be on time. Mostly Indian stays on campus for first 2 years then prefer to stay off campus to focus on their goals and careers.

The major reason for choosing this college was the cost of program - cheaper in comparison with other schools offering similar program. Secondary factors include - brand value, alumni network, geographic advantage. And the reason I chose Engineering Management is because of my interest in tech and skill in management. Also wanted to break into product management. Overall experience was just about satisfactory. Studying at this university and particularly this course had a lot of cons for a few pros. Would recommend to consider only after thorough research.