Perelman School of Medicine is part of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and the…read moreoldest medical school in the country. Located at the edge of the campus close by the Schuylkill River, it has greatly expanded in the past two decades to dominate Civic Center Boulevard, even replacing the historic Civic Center for which the street is named. With over 750 students and 2,600 faculty, it is ranked as the best medical center in Pennsylvania, #6 for research (tied with Duke University), and tied for 20th in patient care with University of Wisconsin. What this all means in short is that there are few places where medicine is taken more seriously to the benefit of its patients and the entire community. Graduation from Perelman is an honor that sets you up for a lifetime of excellence in care and a great career. While the school is in the same building as the main entrance to the medical center, they are not the same thing. Both are owned by the University of Pennsylvania, but have separate administrative offices befitting the enormous size of the overall institution. More eyes and expertise overseeing all aspects of the health system established in 1765. All in all, not a bad place to be cared for if fortunate enough to have its services within reach.

Penn has built a new med school facility for its students and it has such a stunning view of the…read morecity. Located at the top of the Perelman Clinical Building, it has tall vaulted glass windows that get an incredible view of the city. There's modern nice tables and chairs for students to sit and a nice balcony to stand and take in U Penn, HUP, and city. Def worth walking through if you're walking around UPenn. It's one of the nicest buildings around the campus and it's nice to know that schools are giving their students nice facilities to become great doctors!

Class sizes are small, teachers are wonderful and the parents are kept informed on what is going on…read moretheir children's lives while at school. Several scholarships are available to those that qualify. As a parochial school, tuition is reasonable. Septa bus 64 stops 1 block from the school and trolleys are too, since the school is at the corner of 48th street and Lancaster Ave.

I am kind of partial to this place so I can not lie. What the school lacks in physical appeal it…read moremore than makes up for the quality of education it provides to the students. They are supported by local Universities like Penn and Villanova. The school has various programs for the children who attend and the administration really works to support the kids and family.

I love this place. Granted I may be a little biased because I did go to this school for a semester…read morebut it was pretty awesome. It's nothing like main campus and isn't too commuter friendly if you don't have a car... also they have animals running around like it's a freaking zoo... but I can overlook all that for it's awesomeness. Need a nap. Bright hall. those dirty old chairs are surprisingly comfortable. Everybody here is so nice it takes you by surprise at first. If you like nice people and a beautiful campus you will love this place.

This school is one of the finer schools I've been. There are some specific teachers that I do hate…read moreand I do like. I am not going to mention which one, but let's say she's a sleepy one. The school's clean I suppose. The classes are also clean. The teacher is well organized besides one of the history teachers. You see Palumbo is a journey that I will never forget about and I truly love this school for what they are and what they do. Nothing less than success!

Everyone hates on going to community college coming out of high school, but honestly going to Bucks…read morewas one of the smartest choices I've ever made. Here's why: AFFORDABLE - I paid off each semester easily. If you live in the county, a year of college at Bucks is only going to cost you more or less 4,000 dollars. SAME PREREQS- As long as you do the research to make sure every class you take is transferable, taking your prerequisites here is the same as taking your prerequisites elsewhere. The only difference is about 10-12,000 dollars. Saving that much moolah sounds pretty damn good to me. STUDENT TO TEACHER RATIO - The student to teacher ratio is pretty small. It usually looks something like 19:1, though I'm not exactly sure what the ratio truly is. Individualized attention is not hard to come across. The classes are not insanely large, especially at the Perkasie campus. GREAT PROFESSORS - I've had some of the most awesome and involved professors at Bucks. Randolph Quinby was my favorite...he teaches Humanities courses. Take one of his classes; you won't be disappointed. CLASSES FOR FULL TIME WORKERS - There are tons of options for night classes, online classes, and hybrid classes (half online, half in school) that are designed specifically for hard working people with a busy schedule. Of these three options, I prefer night classes. They are from 6 to 9:30 at night with a break at around 7:30/8. The professors understand a busy schedule and, as long as you put genuine effort into the class, they will understand if something comes up (late night shift at work; kids sick; etc). CUTE CAMPUS - Yes, the Perkasie campus is wimpy wimpy wimpy. But it's just so...CUTE!!! The two buildings are located in a Giant shopping plaza. And I don't mean giant as in the size; I mean it's literally located right next to the supermarket Giant. I like it though; big campuses always intimidated me. There's a cafe called Down to Earth Cafe in the plaza where a lot of students will go before or after class. TRANSFER AGREEMENT PROGRAMS - Many of Pennsylvania's state schools have a transfer agreement program with Bucks. I know from personal experience that Penn State Abington will grant you a 1000 dollar scholarship if you graduate with your associates from Bucks and transfer to their campus. There are a ton more options too. ADVISORS - Let's be honest: advisors want you in and out of the program just as much as you want to be in and out of the program. The advisors will do their job to get you into the classes you need and help you graduate as soon as possible, and advising slots are always open. So I obviously have a slight obsession with this school, but it's only because I'm sick of hearing everyone bash it! Bucks County is an amazing area in the state to live in, and the community school is a good one! (And much better than Montco, I've heard ;]). Definitely don't rule out a community college for the sole reason that it is a community college. It's a great choice in the long run and I promise you won't regret going here!! :) Cheers to Bucks Perkasie. WARNING: The fact that Bucks is a community college does not take away from the difficulty of its astronomy class. IT'S A TRAP! It's not all about pretty stars...it's actually really difficult, and the professor was hardcore!!! There were 11 people in my astronomy class initially, and we ended up with 4 left. I was one of the last ones standing, but I barely passed with a "C." There was another girl who was a straight-A senior at Kutztown University who had been putting off her science credit. She took the same class I did and she barely made it out alive as well. Don't underestimate a community college's courses.

This is an horribly outdated school. The LPN program has the most unprofessional instructors I have…read moreever seen! Not to mention The program is short on proper supplies to teach and a the worst unorganized UNACCREDITED program, that means they dont give credits for classes cause they make them up! Pass this program and school by and go to one that does NOT steal you money and also ranks 32nd out of 50 schools!!!

Despite all the "I don't know how to _______, I went to North Penn" jokes, and the ESPN 2000…read moreFootball documentary debacle, North Penn is a top class school, ranked among the best in an area that honestly has quite a few great high schools. I graduated in 99, so I was in the era of our sports teams dominating at everything, but as far as I know, the teams are still good, even if they aren't #1. And there is an abundance of non-athletic extracurricular activities. From art, to activism, to music, to politics, and beyond. The student government actually has a big hand in running the school, rather than essentially being elected in name only. And I had very few of those stereotypical "getting through to retirement" bitter teachers. GO KNIGHTS! Uh, duh. Edited to add the best thing of all (and I swear if they don't exist anymore, I'll burn my yearbooks and break ties with NPHS forever). CREAMIES! You have to love a school that offers, almost at the price of a a full lunch, two giant chocolate chip cookies filled with a frosting made simply of shortening and sugar. And I wonder why I'm chubby.

Food is mediocre at best, my friend got food poisoning, also bathrooms are atrocious. Suspicious…read moreodors are extremely common. Also I didn't like my 10th grade English class. The other people are annoying at there is too much yelling at 7 in the morning.

So I came here because I found myself humming a song tonight that I sang in 5th grade chorus back…read morein 1994 with Dr. Goode. I only stayed for a couple of years (I suppose if I had it to do over I would have stayed through 12th grade but that's a different story...) but the experiences and the teachers I encountered here have stuck with me for a life time. Also, I am in the 3rd year of my PhD program in American Studies at William and Mary and I am planning on going into academia as a professor, so perhaps I can be one more "success" story lol.

You'd think that 8 years of school with all the same people would be way to much. You'd be right…read more Mostly. One great thing about Masterman is that you are with your fellow students day in and day out. So much that these people become your best friends and some of the friendships you make here will last longer than your can imagine. As a moderately intelligent kid with overambitious parents, I had to take and pass a test in the fourth grade to get into this premier magnet school. While I have no basis of comparison as to the quality of education at Masterman, I do know that attending this school exponentially increases your changes of going to a great IVY league college. About the top 1/3 of students here get accepted into several IVY League colleges. About half of those students go to UPenn (the IVY in your backyard). Masterman prides itself in stating that 100% of its students go to a 4 year college. The reality is that Masterman will force all its students to go to accredited 4 year colleges, whether they wish to or not (a friend who wanted to go abroad was strongly discouraged from this option). I've always thought that a preparation school would be responsible for two things: 1) getting it's kids to good colleges, which Masterman excels at; and 2) preparing the kids for college, which, sadly, Masterman did not do as good of a job at. I'm not sure if it's exactly the classes, the depth of materials taught, or the lack of emphasis on retaining what is learned, but most of my friends and acquaintances felt as I did that Masterman did not prepare them well for college. Then again, it could have been me (how many kids do you know take school seriously?) Part of the problem was the lack of funding. The only things I've dissected before going to college was an amoeba and a worm. When I got to Penn, I found that most of my fellow classmates had already done many of the labs in my basic science classes, while everything was all new to me. I've never seen most of the lab equipment, computers/programs they used at college (we had old microscopes - so I at least knew what that was), and it was mildly embarrassing for me to ask questions that most of my classmates considered to be standard knowledge. Part of it is that the school is so focused on getting everyone into the advanced courses that they sometimes forget to focus enough on the basics. This holds true for the trig through Calc 3 classes but not for algebra and geometry. Mr. Goldman (who taught algebra and geometry in 7th and 8th grade) would test us on both the advanced and basic problems - best math teacher ever. That being said, students who go to Masterman are generally very successful and pursue stable, steady, successful careers. Many have gone into law, medicine, PhD programs doing really interesting things with obscure titles. The only reason I seem critical is due to the fact that I am not sure what a preparatory school is suppose to do. Going to Masterman made it not difficult to get into a great college. However, in terms of basic skills/knowledge, I still get teased by my husband who went to a much lower ranked public school (same area) that had a LOT of funding from property tax dollars and he was able to somehow retain/learn a lot more basic knowledge than I did. He also tutored me in chemistry, back in college (although if anyone's ever had chemistry with Dr. Ranjini, they'd understand my willingness to block that part of my memories).