<p>Alright so I'm really thinking I want to go out West for school.</p>
<p>My uncle lives in Seattle, and told me great things about the school and Eugene.</p>
<p>What do you guys think of the school? I like how it's public yet still only has 15k students, anyone know much about Eugene?</p>
<p>Also I see the drive to the beach is an hour and a half so I could surf amazing pacific waves as well!</p>
<p>Please help me out, and let me know any other school you would consider comparable. I live in FL and go to a top 10 nationally ranked HS. I have a 3.76 Weighted GPA, and a 2100 SAT with Varsity Lacrosse and other good ECs.</p>
<p>Though the area seems very appealing to me too, I’d be concerned that four in five students commute and that students surveyed by Princeton Review only gave the campus quality of life a 79 on the 60-99 scale. You’d be way above the 75th %ile on admissions there - unless you were participating in some kind of an honors program, you might be frustrated to not find many peers with your level of educational preparation.</p>
<p>UO has a very good Honors program. They don’t really commute–they live off campus in nearby houese and pats. Very different than commuting from home. I give PR surveys all the respect they deserve…near zero. Most kids I know that went to UO loved it and we have lots of them working in Seattle.
Now surfing–not so much.</p>
<p>oregon probably has the best athletic facilities for students in the country which is a major plus.
and just to clarify something about oregon beaches: there are no waves.</p>
<p>A couple friends have children who attend and are generally happy there. One is an architecture student, whose main complaint is that students are very much lockstep in their liberalness. This is a kid who comes from a very politically liberal family; her objections are more about the lack of variety of thought among her peer group. Both kids mention the frequent rain. </p>
<p>The parents are pleased about the cost, even OOS, but are not as happy about the cost of airfare. One parent bought their child a car to make trips home (to SoCal!) cheaper. </p>
<p>Eugene has a nice funky vibe and there is D1 football. Be aware that the honors college has specific numbers-based admissions standards, and they don’t seem to be flexible about them. </p>
<p>Not what I would consider a surfing school.</p>
<p>like many others have mentioned, Oregon is no surfing mecca. though the coast is beautiful, and a worthwhile destination for college students, the water is frigid and most choose to enjoy the rugged coastline and natural beauty unique to Oregon.</p>
<p>eugene is a great college town and u of oregon has some fantastic programs. as the above poster mentioned, architecture is one of them, but they are strong in many. as for the number of students living off campus it’s as barrons says, they live adjacent to campus in the many apartment buildings and houses which does not diminish in any way the vibrant feel of the campus - day or night. plus, eugene is such bike friendly town many students prefer to live in some of the great neighborhoods and commute via bike.</p>
<p>Some of the best college environments are where most of the kids move off campus–it adds to the experience rather than subtracts. See Madison, Ann Arbor, Boulder, Berkeley, UT Austin, etc etc. Dorms are really for very young students. After a year or two most would like to move on and have their own place with their own rules and pick their friends.</p>
<p>so much for you guys saying there’s no surf… </p>
<p>i have buddies who surf British Columbia… there are thick wetsuits with booties and gloves for the cold water.</p>
<p>It’s an hour an a half to the coast, and I really don’t see why you don’t think there would be surf in Oregon if some of the best surf in the world is in Northern California.</p>
<p>And!</p>
<p>I didn’t get in my UC app in on time, so I want a school out west, I’m pretty sure I could get some sort of scholarship there, and really enjoy my time in a beautiful part of the country.</p>
<p>There is surf when there’s a big storm approaching. Sounds great–not</p>
<p>""Surfwise, Oregon’s got it all. If the state was relocated to a warmer part of the world, it would rival Southern California in its variety of beaches and surf. Alas, (and thankfully), it’s no California; although its waves and beaches are the most accessible of any state in the country, the fact ins, it’s Oregon. The water’s cold, there are lots of snappy white sharks, the wind and rain are intense (especially during surf seasons), and swells are often generated by storms so near to shore that it’s hard to make it out through the short-period waves.</p>
<p>*I’m banging my head because I didn’t apply to the UCs, I would have loved to go to UCSC, but I guess that’s life… *</p>
<p>I’m confused…haven’t you said on other threads that you need financial aid? (or am I mixing you up with another student? ) If so, then no UC would have likely worked, because UC’s don’t give aid to OOS students. The annual COA for an OOS student at UCSC is $40k (for current year before increases).</p>
. They do to those who qualify. Priority tends to go to in-state students, but I know of several OOS students at top UCs who are on significant financial aid.</p>
<p>OP, I applied to Oregon a few years ago with a similar SAT, but 4.0+ GPA, and was offered more honors programs and scholarships than I knew what to do with. I would imagine that you would qualify for something similar (maybe not quite as many with the lower GPA, but I’d imagine you’d get some $$). I have friends there and they love it. Apply, visit, and see for yourself!</p>