<p>I’m planning a trip to Portland to visit collages and would like a few suggestions as to what campuses to hit. As of now I have:</p>
<p>Oregon</p>
<p>Oregon State University
The University of Oregon?</p>
<p>Washington</p>
<p>Evergreen State College
Western Washington University</p>
<p>I’m looking to study in an agriculture related field but as of yet have not narrowed it down further than that. I’m leaning toward sustainable ag. and the organic deal…
Of the 4 I have so far picked out Evergreen is the one I’m most exited about. I suppose that pretty much says it all…smallish campus+hippies=what I’m looking for.</p>
<p>Anyway if any one has any thoughts or suggestions, please chime in.</p>
<p>If Evergreen is your ideal school, all the others on your list make little sense. All of those public schools will be expensive, large, and impersonal. Consider Reed College and Lewis & Clark College, both private liberal arts colleges in Portland. Reed meets full need and L&C offers decent merit aid.</p>
<p>Keilexandra: indeed, however I was basing the choice on programs offered, the state collages tend to have decent ag. majors, etc. thanks for the heads up about L&C and Reed, I’ll have to give them a look!</p>
<p>So far that has been the main problem, so far only (relatively) few places have jumped on the sustainable resources/organic farming bandwagon. I dream of on day having my own organic farm/small business, and would like a collage that will give me some hands on. However I also think my “hands on” could be supplemented by doing a work program between semesters if I end up going to a larger place like Oregon State University. So really I’m trying to broaden my search. If all goes as I wish I’ll end up at Evergreen anyway.</p>
<p>P.S. please check your pot farmer jokes at the door, not interested in Humboldt State, thank you…(-; (reply to several PMs)</p>
<p>If you want to major in Ag in Oregon, then Oregon State is the school for you, hands down. Like any college town, Corvallis will have its crunchy granola vibe, but it’s not really a hippie school. Back in the day, Univ. of Oregon was called Berkeley North and Oregon State was called Oregon Straight.</p>
<p>So which is more important to you, hippies or a decent Ag program? Univ. of Oregon does not offer an Ag major. Oregon State has an excellent one.</p>
<p>It’s not in Oregon, but how about UC Davis? It has hippies <em>and</em> Agriculture.</p>
<p>Reed and L& C won’t have much to offer ag wise. Willamette does have several sustainabiliy programs outside the academics (extra curricular wise - they work with the organic farms in the Willamette valley) and Seattle University has some awesome internships.</p>
<p>HI! I live like… 2 streets away from Evergreen. haha. Have you visited yet? If you’ve visited and liked the feel of the campus and the hippies, thats good. I used to go there in the summer just to lay in the grass and hang out with my friends, the library is quite useful, too. I went to a high school right down the street and I’d go to the Evergreen library to check out primary resources for my research papers. I’ve heard Evergreen is actually a well respected liberal arts college. Also, it’s not difficult to get into the school.</p>
<p>Are you from Olympia? It depends on the person, but there are a limited amount of things to do in the town, however Seattle is only 1 hour away. If you like the laid back, hippie feeling you’ll fit right in.</p>