<p>University post-grad school, please. Can anyone with experience there, or in the area please tell me about how they are thought of as it applies to post-grad degrees?
I'm not seeking the purely fact based info- such as cost, mascot, % of in-state, etc. that I can get at collegedata or USNews.
I am inviting comment from those who took post grad courses there, or live in the area, or know people that took post grad.</p>
<p>Seeking more of the "feeling about the school" rather than the hard data.</p>
<p>It is one of those schools in the middle of a town, with no real campus, though that is changing as the school has grown tremendously lately. Student population has traditionally been a lot of adults going back to school, high school students who couldn’t afford to live away from home, or didn’t get in to UO, and for some reason lots of middle eastern students.
Again, this year is a bit different, as Oregon requires them to accept any qualified resident who applies, the economy has led to a big increase in enrollment.</p>
<p>It really is in downtown Portland – so there’s not the big U feel of a sprawling campus where everyone is college related. Portland is a cool city – with a fair share of crime and homeless folks. So you would not be sequestered in a college bubble, for sure. </p>
<p>This is not a big name school (not like getting a grad degree from, say, MIT) but there are hidden gems all over the place. You have to look at the department that you’re interested in and see how their game is. Is there a particular staff member doing something exciting that is up your alley? To me, an exciting prof doing cool stuff and with some grad stipend money would outweigh location, fame or flavor of campus. </p>
<p>My liberal, alternative DH went to a giant football mad school for his PhD simply because of one outstanding professor in a particular specialty. It worked (got lots of lab time in on those game afternoons).</p>