Just found out that WSU and UI has a coop program: WSU students can take a class at UI and transfer back to WSU, and vice versa. Just wondering if anyone has experience on this and is it an easy process?
Academically, which school has a better reputation? I think WSU has a better US News ranking but I think UI is being viewed as a flagship state university(although there are not a lot of choices in Idaho State)?
I have applied for WSU already, and am thinking of should I apply to UI as well?
Anyone got any insight?
I cannot help you with information about the coop thing, but WSU probably does have a stronger reputation. It’s larger, has three times the endowment, and offers big time PAC-12 sports (the Cougars had a terrific season in college football, so if you’re into sports, WSU provides more team/school spirit vibes probably).
But both schools are right next to each other practically, and though others might disagree, I really don’t see that much difference (for undergrad) between one public flagship and another. Yes, U-Dub gets more love, but I like the fact that WSU is smaller, is located in a college town, has nearby U of Idaho across the state line, and has PAC-12 sports. But, hey, if Idaho is the stronger pull for you, that’s fine too. After all, you’ll have Pullman and WSU sports in your backyard.
Final opinion: WSU unless Idaho is such a powerful draw.
That’s what I think too. Apply UI just as a back up plan on WSU. But with the school population more than double at WSU, will there be greater chances of having a bigger class size?
Large classes will exist at both schools, but this will be during the first two years, mostly in high demand intro courses (exceptions will be in English, where classes are usually capped at 20 or 25). WSU is modest in size, about 18,000 undergrads on the main campus. ID is half that size, so it probably will feel smaller.
I’ve always thought of Pullman and WSU as an attractive spot to go to school (though, again, I do not have first-hand experience). WSU is away from the coast (a negative for some, a positive for others), meaning that the school and surrounding town(s) will intensify the sense that you are away at school. I also like that Pullman and Moscow form a kind of twin cities thing, even though they are across state lines. Again, for undergrad, I don’t think there’s that big a difference between one flagship-type school and another, but perception-wise, WSU is known as part of the PAC-12: UC Berkeley, UW, Oregon, Oregon St., Arizona, Arizona St., UCLA, and so on. Anyone who is a college football fan (I am) knows WSU.