Muhlenberg College, Pennsylvania (Off the Record) Book

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Muhlenberg College Students

Tell It Like It Is

Want to go to school in Allentown, truck capital of the world?

Well, maybe that doesn't sound enticing - unless, of course, you love trucks. (Who doesn't?) But going to school at Muhlenberg doesn't have to be all about Allentown.

"One of the reasons that I was finally sold on coming here was how beautiful the campus is. On a nice day, I just look around and think how pretty everything is. Everything is always clean, and they are constantly repainting. It's a very picturesque campus."

Did you know that some people actually call Muhlenberg "Muhley World" because of its tendency to seem almost too ideal at times?

But don't stay on campus all of the time. Allentown's got plenty to offer a hungry coed.

"If I had more money, I'd eat out every weekend. There are so many good places to eat around campus."

Of course, not everything at Muhlenberg is ideal.

"Varsity sports aren't that big on our campus. I worked at a lot of the games to earn some extra money, and attendance isn't all that great."

"In terms of ethnicity and race, the campus is not very diverse. The campus is diverse, however, when looking at the types of people. I mean, when you realize that our top two majors are probably theater and pre-med, you can imagine how different the students are. There are also a lot of religious differences. We may be a Lutheran college, but that doesn't seem to deter people from other religions."

Can you imagine being a Muhlenberg turtle? The Muhlenberg mascot was almost a turtlebecause of the species of bog turtle named after naturalist Gotthilf Henry Ernest Muhlenberg. Good thing they stuck with the more name-worthy mule.

So, do you think you want to be a mule?

"Overall, I really like it here. The people I've met have been amazing, and I was able to make friends really fast. The campus is so small that you never feel like just one of the crowd. I really believe that everyone has a chance to shine here. Even though Muhlenberg may not be the biggest party school, I have had some of the most fun in my life just doing random things with friends. The college experience here is what you make of it. So far, it has been something I will always remember as being one of the best experiences of my life."

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