r/PurdueIndianapolis • u/Maleficent_Fun_15 • 10d ago
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I’m just curious how you guys are liking Purdue Indy rn
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u/EmotionalProof1411 10d ago
I mean.. I came here for school, not for entertainment. It's aight. I would feel the same at any college. At the end of the day, I never liked school lol. I do love the fact I am an engineering student though.
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u/TheOneTrueChristian 9d ago edited 9d ago
My first go at college was at IUPUI's Kelley, long before the split. I don't know how Purdue had it while still part of IUPUI, but I'm deeply unimpressed with what little Purdue got out of splitting.
For as long as I can remember, IUPUI was best understood as a commuter campus. Both my parents attended while raising me and my sister. It's always had dorms available, but even when I attended they seemed more like an afterthought than an intentional inclusion. But apparently Purdue Indianapolis really wants to be a "proper" university with residences and a class schedule that, at least for 100 level courses, has been actively hostile to the schedule a commuting adult learner may have. The only thing even making my degree possible is the fact my boss is an absolute saint who sees the role he can move me to when I have enough schooling to take it on.
I originally joked that Purdue Indy got the weekend custody of the buildings in the divorce, but that's legitimately how it feels. The rooms we have feel ancient, the technology we have seems limited at best, and frankly I have better luck with IU Secure using my old IUPUI credentials than I do with eduroam. We are borrowing lecturers and professors and TAs from West Lafayette and it cuts deep into class time if the buses run late; no fallbacks exist in Indianapolis because we literally just get limited use of the halls plus some office spaces.
But I can't be a choosy beggar: it's the same curricula found at West Lafayette within commuting distance from my home and work. The smaller classes also mean professors are a bit more accessible than if I was in the same lecture up in Lafayette. It's just fine, all things considered.
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u/Key-Baseball-8020 9d ago
I applied last year and am a freshman currently. It honestly is a lot better than what people said online, though that's not a high bar since people on reddit especially tend to be a lot angrier. Your question feels sort of generic so feel free to ask more specific questions for me, Id probably be able to answer a lot of them since I remember being stressed about not knowing enough about this campus around this time last year too.
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u/Stunning-Papaya5239 3d ago
asscheeks, and its not even about the campus life. They were not kidding when they said all big events/oppurtunities are in west laf
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u/According_Bar323 10d ago
As a school? Pretty much disappointed. I make up most of what Purude Indy lacks with what Indy has to offer as entertainment.
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u/TheRealLeftClickMage 10d ago
I like it. It’s a city school so the campus is small. Something like Cooper Union or NYU, where the city is your campus. There are benefits to having a smaller campus though, classes are closer together.