Purdue University-West Lafayette

Pros: Read the list!
Cons: A big school may not be right for everyone.

I graduated from Purdue University in West Lafayette almost a year ago, after spending four years there. While I was there, I started out as an elementary education major but ended up with degrees in political science and history instead. I am ...

Pros: Great programs, faculty, and student population.
Cons: Out-of-state tuition is not cheap

When I return home on breaks from college, I am often asked where I go to school. Since I go to Purdue, and I don't make lying a habit, I tell people that I attend Purdue University. The next question I am often asked is, "Oh, Purdue. Where is that...

Pros: Nationally Well-known, Diverse
Cons: There is a lack of concern for students, easy to get lost in shuffle.

Purdue University in West Lafayette is a nationally recognized Big 10 University. It has good programs in Engineering, Agriculture, and Pharmacy. It also has lots of ethnic diversity on campus, and many activities for students to participate in....

Pros: University lifestyle with something for everyone!
Cons: Cold, cold,cold!

While I was looking for a college during my Junior year of High School, I toured the midwest looking at all the schools over 20,000 students. Being from a small, Northeastern High School, I knew I wanted a big college and had an idea for what I...

Pros: developing tomorrows leaders, today
Cons: not always a positive reputation - let's change that!

As an active alumna of Purdue University and it's greek system I am here to tell you that things are not the same as they were when I attended the university in the '80s. Purdue is a very large campus with 35,000-ish students on it's West Lafayette...

Pros: Convenient; Clean; Positive Social Atmosphere; Great Food Service
Cons: No A/C; Communal Bathrooms; No Exercise Room; Long walk to Classes

dsmeyer's Note: This review is several years out of date. Some parts may be accurate, however lots has changed... i.e. Shreve now has air conditioning and fire sprinklers, and no longer has food service. Everything you wanted to know about ...

Pros: Dale Miller, the administrative staff including Brenda, Rosie, and Lori
Cons: The rest of them

I was starry-eyed and excited about being accepted into grad school through a lengthy audition process. I wanted my Master of Fine Arts in acting to not only better my acting, but enable me to garner the teaching experience I wanted. I was courted by the...

Pros: brass-plated name recognition, smaller-than-it-really-is campus feel
Cons: wind chill, too bricky, perpetually under construction

Let's get cruelest reality out of the way first. Purdue is not America's, nor even the Big Ten's, prettiest campus. Purdue is not a place to admire unspoiled nature, flee snow and ice, grow as an actor, or seek your intellectual equal or soulmate in...

Pros: Great school, good teachers/professors, nice campus
Cons: Wasn't for a never-been-away-from-home 18 year old girl

Imagine going away to a college thousands of miles from home, not knowing a soul, and expected to attend school on a regular basis. That was me, 12 years ago, attending Purdue, taking pre-Pharmacy. My initial intentions were great: I would ace...

Pros: Easy to find the office
Cons: Everything

When I decided to transfer universities, I applied to a handful of them. I was accepted to all those I applied to. Thus, I was faced with which university I wanted to go to. All had their good things about them. I was accepted into the pharmacy...

Pros: The whole experience.
Cons: Monthly dues.

Before I came to Purdue, I didn't know anything about rowing. I heard about a call out for the Crew team and I thought that it sounded interesting. So I went, it was a great decision on my part. It has been a lot of work and a lot of time, but it has...

Pros: Coop Housing: Great Social Life, People to study with, Affordable Living
Cons: The Dorms

Coop Housing is not housing for Coop students. Not to say that Coop students can not live there(I am a Coop student), but some people associate the two because they have the same name. They are however two separate entities.

Coop Housing is...

Pros: Great Academics, Social Clubs and Groups, Middle America Values, Location - Chicago - Indianapolis
Cons: Winter

WOW! I was shocked after reading some of the reviews of Purdue University on this site. After reading these reviews I had to check my diploma and make sure that I went to the same school being described. Then I called my closest friends to make sure...

Pros: Name
Cons: Extension of high school, can not take classes out of your major.

I transferred from a small Michigan university to Purdue with high expectations and a letter stating that I had a full scholarship. I was probably the most excited new Purdue student ever, boy was I let down.

I moved to this area and signed...

Pros: A LARGE set of clubs, organizations and events to get involved in.
Cons: If you're a guy, the ratio isn't that good. If you're a freshman, it's difficult to get into the more "interesting" parties.

In my three years at Purdue, I have sampled every kind of social situation imaginable. I've been at small parties, block parties and massive riots. I've been in clubs, involved with my residence halls, pledged a fraternity and been a bar fly. I've...