Western Schools for the 3.0-3.3 kid

<p>No, not very many. I am going on to graduate school, but not at Evergreen. They have graduate programs (Master’s only) in education, teaching, public administration (policy, non-profit, or tribal governance), and environmental science.</p>

<p>Here it is again with recent additions. Again see page 6 for the hyperlinks for most of the schools. For later additions the link will be on the page wherein the school was originally added and will be found on pages 7-11</p>

<p>Western Washington University Western Washington University
Washington State University Washington State University - Pullman, Washington
Pacific Lutheran University: Tacoma PLU - Pacific Lutheran University, academically rigorous liberal arts combined with professional programs, located in Tacoma, Washington, USA.
The Evergreen State College The Evergreen State College - a public, liberal arts & sciences college in the Pacific Northwest
Central Washington University Central Washington University
St. Martins: Lacey, WA Saint Martin’s University
Seattle Pacific University Seattle Pacific University</p>

<p>Portland State Portland State University | Home
Linfield College- McMinnville OR Linfield Home | Linfield College
Oregon State Home page for Oregon State University
Southern Oregon University: Ashland SOU : Southern Oregon University
Pacific University: Forest Grove Pacific University - Forest Grove, Oregon
George Fox Uniersity Newberg Oregon’s Christian University, Christian College | George Fox University
Oregon Institute of Technology, Klamath Falls, Oregon Oregon Institute of Technology | OIT, Bachelor’s, Master’s Degree Programs, Distance Education, Portland, Klamath Falls, La Grande, Medford, Seattle
University of Oregon University of Oregon</p>

<p>Chapman University Chapman University - Site Home
Dominican University, San Rafael Dominican University of California
University of San Francisco University of San Francisco (USF)
Saint Mary’s College of CA: Moraga Welcome to Saint Mary’s College of California
Notre Dame de Namur, Belmont Notre Dame de Namur University - NDNU
Menlo College, Atherton Menlo College - Silicon Valley’s Business School
California Lutheran University: Thousand Oaks California Lutheran University - Welcome
Humboldt State U Humboldt State University
Sonoma State U Sonoma State University
CSU Monterey Bay CSUMB ~ Homepage
Cal State Channel Islands California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) - Camarillo, CA, USA
University of Redlands University of Redlands
University of the Pacific University of the Pacific - Stockton, San Francisco, Sacramento
Whittier College Whittier College
University of California Merced UC Merced</p>

<p>University of Nevada: Reno University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada: Las Vegas University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sierra Nevada College: Incline Village, Nevada <a href=“http://www.sierranevada,edu%5B/url%5D”>www.sierranevada,edu</a></p>

<p>University of Arizona The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Northern Arizona University: Flagstaff Northern Arizona University - Home Page
Arizona State: Tempe Arizona State University
Prescott College: Prescott AZ [Prescott</a> College | For the Liberal Arts, the Environment, and Social Justice](<a href=“http://www.prescott.edu%5DPrescott”>http://www.prescott.edu)</p>

<p>University of New Mexico: Abq The University of New Mexico
New Mexico State: Las Cruces New Mexico State University</p>

<p>University of Montana: Missoula Future Students - The University Of Montana
Carroll College: Helena Montana Carroll College - A private, Catholic, liberal arts & professional college
Montana State: Bozeman Montana State University</p>

<p>College of Idaho The College of Idaho
University of Idaho <a href=“http://www.udiaho.edu%5B/url%5D”>www.udiaho.edu</a></p>

<p>Western State College of Colorado Live. Learn. Here. — Western State College of Colorado
Colorado State University Colorado State University - Fort Collins
University of Denver University of Denver
Mesa State University: Grand Junction Mesa State College of Colorado</p>

<p>University of Wyoming University of Wyoming</p>

<p>Univerity of Hawaii, Manoa University of Hawaii at Manoa</p>

<p>University of Utah The University of Utah
Westminster College: Salt Lake City Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. A Private Comprehensive Liberal Arts College
Southern Utah University Southern Utah University - Cedar City, Utah
Utah State [Welcome</a> to Utah State University](<a href=“http://www.usu.edu%5DWelcome”>http://www.usu.edu)</p>

<p>University of Victoria: British Colombia University of Victoria - University of Victoria
Quest University Canada Quest University Canada</p>

<p>Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston Idaho would be a safe add to the list.</p>

<p>University of La Verne, in La Verne, California. Small class sizes, personal attention. They offer over 70 majors and have a really nice campus.</p>

<p>1098 and missemily thanks! Can you elaborate on these schools; special programs, merit money, location etc. It is so helpful to hear why ppl like a specific school.</p>

<p>RSBuletz:</p>

<p>In doing research for my kid I came across So Utah University listed in this book [Amazon.com:</a> COLLEGES OF DISTINCTION (9780980013207): STUDENT HORIZONS INC: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/dp/0980013208/ref=pe_606_15403030_pe_ar_t8]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/dp/0980013208/ref=pe_606_15403030_pe_ar_t8)</p>

<p>It includes many of the institutions on this list</p>

<p>No need to shell out $26 for the book. you can browse the website for free [A</a> College Search Tool | Colleges of Distinction](<a href=“http://www.collegesofdistinction.com/home]A”>Home – Colleges of Distinction)</p>

<p>why thanks csleslie! Perfect!</p>

<p>Please forgive my ignorance, but what is WUE and how does it work?
Many thanks.</p>

<p>[WICHE</a> - Student Exchange Programs](<a href=“http://wue.wiche.edu/]WICHE”>http://wue.wiche.edu/)</p>

<p>Try this website for WUE info</p>

<p>Thanks RS!</p>

<p>Tulare, (my first post - yay)! My daughter has set her sights on University of Oregon, but will be applying in Fall 2011 for admission in 2012 - I think I have those dates right. Will the automatic admission be 3.5 at that time? I’ve been crawling all over the internet and can’t find anything except the recent change to 3.4. Please let me know! Thanks!</p>

<p>loopyloo best of luck to your D. I don’t know much about your question but I always suggest a call to the admissions office for those sorts of queries. Congrats on your first post BTW!</p>

<p>For the right type of adventurous, outdoorsy kid, you can’t beat the University of Alaska in Fairbanks.</p>

<p>Thanks so much, historymom! Your suggestion makes perfect sense (which is probably why I didn’t think of it)! Will be calling UO next week.
I want y’all to know how much I appreciate this thread - it’s like a warm bath. My D straddles 3.3-3.4 and is an exceptionally bad test taker (anxiety issues - yes, she’s been worked with, but to no avail). I predict the ACT/SAT’s to be disasters. PLAN to ACT this year (sophomore year) was 21. This is one of the reasons UO looks very attractive.</p>

<p>Hi loopyloo. Welcome to the forum. It will keep you sane! Regarding UO and auto admission, I heard a few months ago that they were going to raise the GPA needed for auto admit to a 3.5 starting with the class entering in 2011. However, I know they’ve struggled with the policy overall because some students and even high school advisers mistakenly think it is the MINIMUM needed to get in, and that scares students with lower GPAs away. So I wouldn’t be surprised if they do away with the policy in the next year or two. Regardless, it demonstrates that if you have anywhere close to a 3.4 you are quite likely to get in. So it sounds like your daughter might be just fine, even with lower ACT scores. The admissions office at UO is very friendly and available, so definitely either call or do a live online chat with them from their admissions website. [Freshmen</a> | Office of Admissions](<a href=“http://admissions.uoregon.edu/freshmen/freshmen]Freshmen”>http://admissions.uoregon.edu/freshmen/freshmen)</p>

<p>loopyloo, UO will look at a student’s weighted or unweighted average. They’re perfectly happy to take the higher number, as long as it’s printed on the transcript. They won’t, however, calculate it. So if that 3.3-3.4 is unweighted, your D might be in good shape.</p>

<p>Tulare and SlitheyTove, thanks so much for your words of encouragement - y’all are like Christmas in June! UO offers a major in Medieval studies - that was all my D needed to know so now she’s off-like-a-rocket excited to go there. No where else. Period. Full stop. It seems like a good fit for her too - she’s more of a easy going natural/earth girl than SoCal (where we live) competitive so there we go. Thanks again for all your input - you all are awesome (or as my D would say: full of win+!111!!).</p>

<p>Thank you so much for this thread. I have been reading all the posts for students in the 3.0 GPA range and I am really glad to see a focus for western schools. I am in the Los Angeles area and many students are defaulting to the community colleges without applying elsewhere. I would like my son to at least think about leaving home for college, so I am happy to get some new ideas.</p>

<p>PS Not putting down community college, I teach nursing at Pasadena City College, if anyone needs any information, but the classes are full and hard to get.</p>

<p>This thread is great, isn’t it Fionia? I agree with you about community colleges - they are truly great places (I tutor math at one) for a kid to mature a bit and then go on to a top university! I know a bunch of kids who just finished their 60 units and are going on to UCLA.</p>