<p>Oregon State * isn't* part of WUE
and sadly the schools that sound good in CA aren't either. ( except for Humboldt)
the schools that * are* part of WUE
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FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
California Maritime Academy
California State University, Chico
Humboldt State University
California State University, Stanislaus </p>
<p>and in Oregon
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
Oregon Institute of Technology
Portland State University
Southern Oregon University
University of Oregon
Western Oregon University</p>
<p>and just for info- these are the school that participate in Washington</p>
<p>WASHINGTON
FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTIONS
Central Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Washington State University, Pullman
Western Washington University
<p>EK -- My son has a couple of friends going to UP, and they love it there (don't know anything about specific departments though). The school was much more generous with merit aid than some other were, so it never hurts to check it out. They treated my son well in the application process, but ended up going elsewhere.</p>
<p>tuition dad,
That is something I have heard about UP, my H, has a few friends whose kids are attending ( non Catholic) with nice merit aid.</p>
<p>We mostly are looking at Portland schools this next week, because it is close and her sister is there-because I think younger D really wants to get out of the PacNorthwest. But Portland has a lot going for it- yes it is still in our region-, but it has good public transportation for someone who doesn't want the hassle of a car, it still has proximity to outdoor recreation & it also looks like her sister is planning on staying in Portland awhile even if she is having trouble finding a job ( which will be another thread)</p>
<p>As soon as we get an idea of how much needed repairs on our cars and medical care for our aging dog will be, I am also going to plan a trip to CA to look at schools- she is really interested in Occidental, even though the high acheivement, and non ranking structure of her school means she doesn't look very competitive, but it may inspire her to stay focused and perhaps even kick it up a notch- The diversity of Oxy though is a plus- as her high school is very diverse & I think she might feel odd at a school that isn't- and she wants an urban location-
But as I haven't been there for 36 years,( our family drove from Seattle to san Diego stopping with friends and relatives along the way), I may be in for a little shock :eek: I just looked at the mass of freeways</p>
<p>"Oregon state is part of the WUE so it would only cost a WA student 150%"</p>
<p>As emerald said no they aren't. Unless of course you kid averages 7 yards a carry and runs a 4.3 forty. :) Funny, when we were going through this with admissions there, they didn't find that funny. </p>
<p>However, we still think it's a great school and has many great programs and people. It's just with their costs for out of staters, they made the private schools a better finanical deal. All the northwest private schools along the I-5 corridor in OR and WA are fairly generous with merit aid. That is why I would suggest a couple days to look around. Pretty much you can visit two schools a day.</p>
<p>My youngest S once mentioned he might like to look at the Univ. of Hawaii. I must admit I began to have visions of parents' weekends, frequent trips, you know, to check up on him (he would require many more of those than brother in the midwest), and perhaps stays at school during breaks, with us joining him there. Heck, college should be about "fit," right? Honolulu fits (well me) just fine...</p>
<p>I have friends who teach at UH–Manoa (I hate them), and though there is a large spread in student ability, there are some exceptional programs there.</p>
<p>We may look at Hawaii schools too- but I worry that they are more commuter schools-plus it seems very expensive to live there-</p>
<p>h6wever- Hawaii? :) good marine bio programs- the cost of airfare is balanced out by the inexpensive tuition. ( but airfare isn't just expensive- the length of the plane ride means you don't just decide to go there for a weekend- at least I wouldn't)
but ya- its a thought too.
She also is keeping in mind, that she could go to a pac northwest school, but study someplace else- like Australia, for a semester or two, or even take a year off in the middle.
Her sister wasn't so interested in studying elsewhere, because it takes a lot of planning- however I think if you know going in, that you are looking for that sort of program-then we can allow for it.</p>
<p>Boy, the wind just kicked up outside- Hawaii sounds * pretty nice* & I have been looking forward to trying surfing ( off Ocean Shores in Wa, just isn't as appealing)</p>
<p>I am such a huge fan of Portland State, it's hardly funny. I know nothing about their Marine Biology program at all, but everything about that school and that city is a thumbs up (way up) for me.</p>
<p>Just a mom - can you give us some more details about why you love PS? We will be in Portland in a few weeks to look at schools and I was afraid that PS was too much of a commuter school for my OOS daughter. They did seem to have some nice merit aid though, so it may be worth a look for us.
From what I have read it does sound like UO is a nice college town and pretty good school. Any comments on UO would be appreciated as well. Thanks! (glad you started this thread EK as I am learning a lot! )</p>
<p>PA Mom: You're right to believe that PSU is more of a commuter school, and I'm not certain that it would be a good fit coming from across the country. However for more independently oriented students from the west coast, I think it offers much (and Emeraldkity4 hails from Washington). A metropolis without it being Boston, Chicago or NYC, amazing public transportation, a fine honors program which lowers tuition for OOS to 1.5x the in state tuition, great academic resources, no sales tax (hooray), decent on and off campus housing that wouldn't break the bank, a mighty fine array of professors, departments and classes, and more.</p>
<p>I like the feel of the city itself, quite forward thinking, clean, and safe with a sense of history. </p>
<p>For us it would have been a plus that D would have been a 3 hour plane ride home, rather than a full days travel, as she is now (she's in Mass.), which kept her from coming home for Thanksgiving (for example). </p>
<p>As for a feeling of "connection" the thought for us was that D would get an off campus job at Starbucks or wherever, a few days a week, and begin to grow her social circle from there, rather than relying on the traditional campus friends. Although I believe those begin to grow too, as you get deeper into your major subject. But that comes later.</p>
<p>There are a few wonderful schools in/around Portland. I'm smitten with the place.</p>
<p>A bit late to the party here, but I have a good friend who goes to Lewis and Clark. She's a bit quirky/artsy (writer), but straight edge in that she doesn;t (that I know of at least) drink/party. L&C was one of her top choices, but to my surprise she was really unhappy with it last semester. Didn't care much for her professors, said there wasn't much to do on campus, and that the only thing people seemed to be interested in was talking about how drunk they got (which surprised me, as I didn't think of L&C as much of drinking school at all). Last I heard, though at least her profs.seemed better this semester.</p>
<p>well I have been to Portland twice-;) recently
however- D2 didn't look at * any* schools during either visit.
By the time I got down there- she was enconsed at her sisters, and every time I would call- they would be * busy*.</p>
<p>This weekend we also went down to Portland, very quick trip, went down Friday night, Sat- H & D2 went to Mt Hood skibowl for the Luge competition, Sunday came back so D2 could play a rugby game.
She likes Portland, loves Mt Hood, so I am hoping that, that , will give some motivation to find out more about some of the schools.</p>
<p>I did talk quite a bit to a girl who will be attending U of Portland, at the rugby game, she loved the campus so much she only applied to that school, and received a merit award of $9,000 ( her GPA was upper 3.70+)</p>
<p>No one has mentioned Oregon State University's undergraduate Marine Biology program (although be aware that Marine Bio or Biological Oceanography is generally a graduate filed of study). And OSU is closer to Seattle than U of Oregon. Biology program at George Fox University has a solid reputation and provides research opportunities for undergrads.</p>
<p>We did consider Oregon State
However- for us- too expensive
U of O participates in WUE- Oregon State does not :(
We are also going to look at Humboldt- Calif State-
She wasn't planning in majoring in Marine Bio- she has accepted that it is better to have broader based courses- but she wants to be able to take at least one or three Marine Bio courses</p>