<p>Hello</p>
<p>I am looking at the University of the Pacific and the University of Hawai'i @ Manoa to study Geosciences.</p>
<p>I'm kind of caught up between the smaller class sizes and reputability of Pacific vs. the research and experiences at Hawai'i.</p>
<p>I plan to go to graduate school, so something that concerns me about each is that Pacific isn't research-oriented and their geology program is not well-known. On the other hand, it seems like UH-Manoa is not viewed in the same light as other (mainland) state schools.</p>
<p>I'd be OOS for both. I'm not sure what financial aid for either is going to be yet, because I applied late, so for the purposes of this thread, let's say it'll cost the same at both.</p>