<p>ducks are cute :P</p>
<p>Let the person goes wherever he wants. Someone with those brains will be successful whether he attends Berkeley or Oregon, regardless of what some prestige-oriented people on here tell you. </p>
<p>I applied to Oregon and think it's a great school. I was also admitted to UVA, Michigan, Cal, UCLA, UW honors, etc., but never disregarded UO. They have several honors programs which I was admitted to (and, by the look of your stats, you'd also be admitted to them). One is the Clark Honors College, and another is called Society Honors or something of that sort (it's a newer program I believe). There are also many scholarships available; with a 31 ACT and 3.97 uw GPA, I was offered about 25k, even though I didn't qualify for financial aid (so it was strictly merit-based). This actually made it cheaper than UCs. With honors and scholarships come other incentives as well, so it's a pretty good deal. In the end, I chose not to attend UO and other universities because I received a great offer at another school, but I do think you'll get a fine education there, if you are willing to seek it out. Good luck!</p>
<p>Mickjag -</p>
<p>The key is choosing a school where you are going to be comfortable/happy enough to make the most of your education. If you have already narrowed your choices down to big publics then choose the big public that feels the best to you.</p>
<p>More importantly, when you arrive on campus remember to push yourself to interact with professors whenever possible, ask for help when you need it, & just generally get outside of your comfort zone. These are the things that will determine the quality of your education & overall experience in college much more so that the university it self.</p>
<p>Good luck - Alan</p>
<p>Before the Californians get too excited about reduced tuition at UofO, please note that Oregon does not extend the WICHE invitation to CA residents. UO eligibility requirements state:
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You must be a permanent resident of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Washington or Wyoming.
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Western</a> Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)</p>
<p>My CA nephew is excited about attending Oregon this fall.</p>
<p>I am going to visit the campus in a week. Also visiting Udub in Seattle.</p>
<p>I doubt anyone here is dissuading you from going to UO, but don't listen to them. Most people on this site are completely irrational, and care about prestige, and how much money they'll make down the line. </p>
<p>There's no such thing as 'wasting' one's SAT score. That's an absolutely ridiculous statement. </p>
<p>Also, for what it's worth, if I did it all over again, I would've gone to UO (I just wish I didn't live so damn far away :/ )</p>
<p>These people on this board are such elitists. Go where you want to go.
U of Oregon is a great school, and an honors degree with the grades to match will get you into any grad school you want to go to. Combine that with a great college experience in a great college town.... your college experience will be something you will remember forever.
I bet if you looked most of these people from this board up in person there would be a lot of dorks who spent too much time in their dorm room.</p>
<p>Not to dissuade you, but my dad, who is a former UO professor, and a person who disregards prestige entirely (i.e. when I told him I was interested in Princeton, his initial reaction was thinking I liked it solely for the name, and implying that was bad), thinks you are wasting your SAT score by going there.</p>
<p>"Not to dissuade you, but my dad, who is a former UO professor, and a person who disregards prestige entirely (i.e. when I told him I was interested in Princeton, his initial reaction was thinking I liked it solely for the name, and implying that was bad), thinks you are wasting your SAT score by going there."</p>
<p>Gee thanks. Nice to know that it's such a mediocre school /sarcasm</p>
<p>If your dad really did say that I'm "wasting my SAT score", that would imply that he doesn't "disregard prestige entirely". You completely contradicted yourself.</p>
<p>Hope you love it when you visit. We were there just last week for orientation and were very pleased with the whole trip. The campus was more beautiful than we remembered, the people were so nice and the orientation was run very well. My daughter is very excited to start in the fall.</p>
<p>IMO you won't be "wasting your SAT's " by choosing a school you want to attend because it is the right fit for you. Especially since your SAT scores will likely help earn merit scholarships : ) My daughter's scores were probably at the higher end as well, but she felt the fit was right and really doesn't care about going to a perceived "better" school.
Good luck with your decision.</p>
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Gee thanks. Nice to know that it's such a mediocre school /sarcasm
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<p>If your dad really did say that I'm "wasting my SAT score", that would imply that he doesn't "disregard prestige entirely". You completely contradicted yourself.
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<p>Or possibly, he could know that it is a mediocre school, and that someone with your SAT score could get a better education in a different place, even if it isn't an Ivy.</p>
<p>I think you were confusing prestige with quality.</p>
<p>hey man, props to you for not being another prestige-driven drone. seriously.</p>
<p>I have a kid who's looking at its law school...drawn by an interest in establishing a career in Oregon. It makes more sense for someone who may want to work in Oregon to go to school there, instead of going to a school in Michigan or Virginia. You're definitely not "wasting" your scores by choosing a school that appeals to you on many levels, instead of going to one of the allegedly "prestige" schools. </p>
<p>To argue the other side, though, the "prestige" schools might offer you a slight edge if you were planning on an Ivy graduate school leading to a teaching career, or a career in Chicago or on Wall Street. You haven't indicated that those are your goals. Likewise, the top tier CA schools might have connections with prestige employers in CA. It's hard to predict whether your goals or interests might change over the next 4 years, and I think some of the posters really mean to say that you might regret losing those possible connections someday. </p>
<p>But maybe not....IMO, go where you want, take advantage of every opportunity offered to you, and have fun while continuing to excel.</p>
<p>With the head on the OP's shoulders, he can do whatever he wants, wherever he wants, whether at UCLA, Berkeley, Harvard or the University of Oregon...</p>
<p>"Or possibly, he could know that it is a mediocre school, and that someone with your SAT score could get a better education in a different place, even if it isn't an Ivy."</p>
<p>Hilarious....I should go to Berkeley even though I hate hate the school and the area because it's more prestigious than Oregon.</p>
<p>I'm at UCLA right now, with about 350 other people. Know how many people asked my SAT, ACT, GPA, etc? 0</p>
<p>No one cares. If you go to UCB, people will know you're smart. If you go to UO honors/scholarship, people will know you're smart. Go where you want, and make the most of it.</p>
<p>First off.....Ducks are pretty freaking sweet.
It is a MUCH MUCH MUCH better mascot than half the the other schools in the country. I mean MIT are the engineers...come on...haha
I am applying to UO Honors as my safety school. I would be just as happy going there as other schools on my list.
Second off....it isnt a bad school. There are thousands and thousands of universities in the US....oregon is around the 100th best.
prestige means nothing more than job placement.
And UO is known by employers in the west as a good school...the honros college also implies someone is smart.
As for merit aid...I think that going to college for free would beat paying 150,00+ for another moree "prestigious" degree</p>