<p>It really is quite wonderful that so many people can have the choice of so many good colleges in this country and that states that it is in their interest to see that most of their citizens have a chance to get a college education. Wouldn’t it be even more wonderful if that state education were tuition-free? …I’m not the only one.</p>
<p>Univ of washington is highly reputable univ, that’s right, But it’s not so competitive to be accepted as CA univ such as UCSB,UCD or Cal Poly because the number of wa graduate high school smallerize than last year. it will be accepted by OOS. </p>
<p>OP. This is a no-brainer. Your son should attend Washington. It is YOUR flagship…similar to Berkeley being California’s flagship. If you son is considering going to Dental/Medicine in the future or working in math/statistics/technology firm which are very popular routes to go…Washington will provide outstanding education…and he could save money for graduate school (dental school is very expensive) or go directly working for Microsoft/Amazon etc…</p>
<p>Gravitas2, you’re right… I have to save money for my son if he’s going to dental school in the future…</p>
<p>Yes, go to University of Washington. Save money for dental school and it’s not bad at all. He will have no trouble getting into dental school in any state if he gets a good GPA and research, internships etc.</p>
<p>In USA, to send his kids to other state Univs, just like international students expense…I think very careful…and for the person who’s not so affordable, it’s very risky economically. </p>
<p>and I live near Seattle, so my son can go to Univ of washington with his parent living together. then the total cost is smaller than the student who lives away from Home. I decided my mind ,Univ of Washington is best</p>
<p>what does your son think of this decision?</p>
<p>@taehunchoi: it’s actually good for students to live on campus. First, research shows that they’re more succcessful academically and more involved on campus, which leads to better opportunities (for instance, many study groups may meet in the dorms from 10 to 12pm and your son would not be able to participate. Or through a club your son may network and find out about an internship.) Second, college is the time young people become more and more autonomous, making their own choices, living on their own, but still within a “controlled” environment. It’s intermediate between living with a parent and living totally on their own. It allows students to grow and mature differently than if they still live at home. Since it sounds like you can afford room&board, it’d be a more educational and rewarding experience for your son if you could let him live on campus.</p>
<p>TO : MYOS1634 ~ Thank you very much for your kind words. I’ll think about it.
To :jkei911 ~ I didn’t talk with my son yet. But I’ll talk about it later. My son now want to go to ROTC and he tells me don’t worry about Tuition. But if he want it, he has to stay in Army for 5 years. </p>
<p>UW. </p>
<p>ROTC is highly competitive, particularly in a higher population state like WA. As a current senior, it’s too late for your son to get the scholarship unless he takes a gap year and reapplied to college next year. Given how many students want the scholarship and the non academic criteria considered, I’m not sure that deferring college wily be a good idea. </p>
<p>Did he already apply for the ROTC scholarship? If he has one for one of the California schools, and then can attend dental school with a military scholarship, he would be able to graduate debt-free. There is that 5 year commitment, but most dentists are well away from danger zones. It could be a very good option for him.</p>
<p>whenhen…oh Really ? thank you for good information. I didn’t know about it. you think that(ROTC) is not a good idea. thank you very much</p>
<p>roughly I calculate the sum of tuition for my son for the different cases when he go to cal poly, UC and univ of washington… I can help him $10,000 a year that additional amount for him may be $27,000 for Cal poly and $43,000 for UC and only $10,000 for Univ of washington per year. the ANSWER is UW.</p>
<p>taehunchoi: what MYOS says about the advantages to the student of being able to study and prepare with other students has been verified. Most students learn better in groups than they do alone. Many students unfortunately don’t want to learn with others, and these aren’t as well prepared in general as those students who did prepare at least partially in groups. The ROTC can be a big help to the appropriate student, but it may also make it possible for your son to attend a school other than University of Washington. </p>
<p>jkeil911 ~ But after he graduate Univ, he has to work for the Army for 5 years . then he lost time for Dental School. that’s the problem.</p>
<p>taehunchoi: your son could ask the army to send him to dental school after a couple years of service. He would still owe them additional service in exchange for the dental school education. He would get great experience as a dentist in the army and see a whole range of dental/oral problems he might not get in a suburban dental office. I’m not proposing your son do this, sir, just pointing out that there might be advantages to doing so.</p>