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It has had the same impact that the Reggie Bush scandal had on the USC ortho program. What an idiotic question.

This was mad funny -- I'm dying over here. good one TKEP

Personally, If I was going to refer to someones question as “idiotic”, I would make sure I didn’t write an idiotic response.

The fact that you feel that the Reggie bush issue is analagous to Child Molestation/cover up charges is quite disturbing.

If you read my entire question, I acknowledge that it is not likely to affect the ortho program. But if you don’t think it affects the Penn St. institution as a whole your out of your mind. Since this story leaked, I personally have talked to 10-15 ppl who said that they would never let their kids go to Penn St. I’m sure many ppl out there have heard similar things. The reality is, these allegations do damage the reputation of the school. The effects can be widespread (getting grants, attracting new faculty). Quite frankly, it is not too much of a stretch to think that parents might urge their kids to go to a different medical school if given the option between Penn St. and a comparable med school or a medical student might rank a comparable ortho program ahead of Penn St. because of the damage done to the reputation of the school. However, it is not something that would change where I ranked the program.

In my opinion, this is a pretty serious issue that goes beyond the relm of football. Definitely not something that we should be joking around about.

Way to take an isolated incident and broadly apply it to an entire institution. I mean, they obviously promote child touching there since one guy did it and a couple others didn't take the proper recourse. If people don't want their kids to go to Penn State for moral reasons that's their right. But you can't tell me this will change the education. Just like American society, sensationalism.

I don't believe it will change the education at all. Its a great school and I hope it will remain that way.
But come on man, sodomy is a lot more than "touching". This is definitely not an isolated incident. Idk if you have been watching the news but there are quite a few kids who were victims over a long period of time. Also when there is the possibility of a cover up that goes all the way up to the President of the University, it does apply to the entire institution. I got a feeling this situation is gonna get really messy. So whether you are applying to Penn state for their undergrad, or for there Residency program, it would be irresponsible not to consider what is currently going on at the institution before you decided to attend there.

Then don't go there.

Sorry dude, I work too much to follow the news. Which is a shame because I trust everything I hear on the news. Bottom line, you aren't comfortable going there so don't. Let others have your spot.

If the guy who asked this question gets an interview from Penn State after I just got a rejection, I'm gonna be pissed.

good luck to all applying this year

I am close with the penn state program and wanted to give a couple of thoughts

My condolences and sincere regret goes out to the victims of this tragedy. It is a sad event that has taken place.

While the ramifications it has on the reputation of the institution are in question, the quality of education and training is not perturbed in the least. Since the hospital/medical center are a part of Penn State, naturally there has been a somber ambience in reaction to the news this past week

The medical center is physically removed from the undergraduate campus (located in State College) by ~ 100 miles (Hershey, PA). As such, the hospital has not witnessed the student demonstrations that have been discussed on the news.

The training program is an excellent one, and the quality will not be affected in the least by this event. It hopes to continue to attract quality applicants for residency and will continue to develop highly talented young surgeons.

thanks for your time and good luck to all candidates this year

--OG2008