<p>echo....echo....echo....</p>
<p>Idk about the rest of you but I think this forum needs a little Coug love too.</p>
<p><em>brings out balloons</em></p>
<p>What.</p>
<p>I just found this forum today! It's a shame that there aren't more posts.. it might help coax some OOS students (like me!) to WSU.</p>
<p>well, I'm an out of state student, and I was accepted here a week ago. If I get the fin. aid I want, I might be a Coug myself. I visited WSU in October 2007 and loved it - never felt so welcome anywhere.</p>
<p>Anyone want to wake up this particular forum with me?</p>
<p>I was accepted last week, as well. It was a good feeling! I haven't had the chance to visit.</p>
<p>Financial aid is a serious question for me, too. I got the highest level for OOS with my application, and I guess I have to see if I can get Lighty Leadership or other awards.</p>
<p>ooo I applied for those too! Did you get into the honors college?</p>
<p>Edit: woah weird it let me post above you...</p>
<p>One of the things I remember distinctly about our visit was the Honors college - the dorms were BEAUTIFUL. Everyone warned us that it was above the norm - but there were wide, spacious, carpeted halls and private quad bathrooms and well-lit study rooms. Plus the girl who let us into her room was this quirky redhead that I'd talked to for half an hour after the student panel... and then it turned out she owned every season of House, too. It was like we were already friends.</p>
<p>Is the Honors hard to get into?</p>
<p>I didn't think so....</p>
<p>I would like to hear from any of you Coug's (or Cougar wannabes) that have knowledge of the math department or intend to study math at WSU?
This college was not on our list, but a student recruiter called and talke to my son for about an hour and left a good impression.</p>
<p>I'm a Coug right now and I have taken a fair share of math classes here. It's a great department and the faculty are really helpful. The classes are very manageable and if you major in math I think you can earn a minor or a double major in MIS or an engineering degree with some extra courses.</p>
<p>If you have any other questions about Pullman or WSU, let me know!</p>
<p>Hope to see you on campus!</p>
<p>Does it still live up to the party school stereotype?</p>
<p>All schools are party schools, but WSU has definitely changed. It really depends on who you decide to hang out with and where you live on campus. You are guaranteed to hear about alcohol, but it is also a great academic institution and many, many people fail to recognize that.</p>
<p>Keep the questions coming!</p>
<p>how large are the math classes once you are beyond the requisite classes of the liberal arts core and into the requirements of your major? Also any input on the comp sci program would be appreciated as well
And Spartan, are you a current student or a graduate? (if so where in Seattle did you end up?- graduate school, industry?) curious about where your WSU education got you.</p>
<p>I'm actually currently a student a WSU. Sorry, I haven't updated my location in a while. I actually went to high school in Seattle. If your son wants to be a math major, chances are that he will start off either in Math 171 (Calculus 1) or Math 172 (Calculus II). These are both intro classes, but the format of the classes are very similar. There is a lecture period which is designed for about 140 students, but in reality only 30-40 students show up. These are every MWF. Then there are tutorials with the TAs (all of whom speak english, there are no language barrier problems; this seems to be a common problem at other institutions). These tutorials are every T, Th and it only has about 20 students, and again only about 13-15 show up. Beyond these classes, there are no more tutorials because the professor can handle the small amount of students. The average is about 30 students.</p>
<p>I have two friends who are CS majors and they are in specific Computer Science classes where the class sizes are always small, usually around 25-30. </p>
<p>My sister actually graduated from WSU in 2007 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering and Math, and she works for Lockheed Martin near Dallas, Texas.</p>
<p>I'm a MIS major and I hope to go to business school.</p>
<p>I would recommend looking at: Schedules</a> of Classes to get a better idea of class sizes and what courses are offered.</p>
<p>Hope I helped and feel free to ask more questions, I might be the only WSU representative on this website :(</p>
<p>Have you heard about how good the engineering program is? Seeing as how WSU and UW are the only schools in the state that offer engineering, but my stats aren't quite enough good to enter UW as a freshman, my options are down to doing a couple years at a CC and then [hopefully] transferring to UW, or just going straight to WSU.</p>
<p>As a freshman you will take Engr 120 where you explore every aspect of engineering. WSU is ABET accredited and the classes are pretty small. It's a lot of work, but we have great programs.</p>
<p>That's good to hear :)</p>
<p>So did you enter as a freshman? How hard was it to make friends?</p>
<p>Also, what about the political science department?</p>
<p>Yes, I entered as a freshman and it's ridiculously easy to make friends. It also depends on where you live in the dorms. The hardest places to make friends are the hill halls (W-D, DD, McCroskey, Community, Stevens) because the rooms are so independent.</p>
<p>One of my friends is a political science major and he says it's pretty easy. He's pre-law and I'm not sure if that plays an effect or not. You take a lot of logic and history courses, but overall I think the department is solid.</p>