Pacific Northwest schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Univ. of Washington is an excellent school with a beautiful campus, strong programs in CS, business and engineering, and is right near everything that's great about Seattle (Lake Washington, biking/walking trails, etc.). The weather is milder than most places in the country, especially in the winter. I think of it as the west coast version of Northwestern. Better air and traffic than L.A. or S.F.

Agree. UW is the full package and my DS (engineering) loved it!

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities in towns across Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York have more cloudy days than the PNW. State College and Pittsburgh, PA; Ithaca and Syracuse, NY; Cleveland and Columbus, OH. I lived in Seattle for a few years and was blown away by the gorgeous weather - sure, cloudier than the sunbelt where I grew up, but not nearly as dreary as people think and definitely better weather than PA, OH and NY. So many college towns in those states have waaaay more cloudy days than the famously "gloomy" PNW!

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Anonymous wrote:Colleges and universities in towns across Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York have more cloudy days than the PNW. State College and Pittsburgh, PA; Ithaca and Syracuse, NY; Cleveland and Columbus, OH. I lived in Seattle for a few years and was blown away by the gorgeous weather - sure, cloudier than the sunbelt where I grew up, but not nearly as dreary as people think and definitely better weather than PA, OH and NY. So many college towns in those states have waaaay more cloudy days than the famously "gloomy" PNW!

I grew up in Columbus and lived in Seattle after college for a bit. If you want a socked-in, gray winter, that’s the place to be. In Cleveland the lake helps some of that. I joked to people that I moved to Seattle for the weather and they really didn’t understand, but it was true. The lack of mosquitos was also a huge plus but I don’t think college kids care about that.

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I really think this thread needs to distinguish between the weather in puget sound, Portland/corvallis/Eugene, and eastern Washington/ore. I’ve lived in both puget sound and Portland for over 10 years and spent a ton of time in Spokane and bend. You can make an argument for great year round weather in Portland/eugene and Spokane/bend, but you just can’t in Seattle. In fact it’s a badge of honor for people in Seattle. Uw is a great school, but know what you’re signing up for.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL PNW native here. People visit in July or August for our one week of summer and fall in love… it’s a different story the rest of the year when people need full spectrum light treatment to ward off seasonal depression!

LOL. Born and raised in Bend, OR. We get more daylight than DC.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not the weather that is the major problem with the PNW, it’s the insufferable people.

The irony of this statement originating from, presumably, someone in Washington, DC is just.... incredible.

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Anonymous wrote:Go, Ducks!

It rains here and is gray for a long stretch from fall through early spring. Not much snow. Last winter wasn’t so bad but the magic of summertime is not matched weather-wise by the rest of the year!

Fellow Duck here ('97) and living in Old Town since 2005. The rain doesn't even start until November and is mostly gone by May. Dec- Feb produced a lot of snow the years I was there and Eugene is magical in a blanket of white. I get it isn't for everyone but the whole "PNW will make you eat a bullet" is total BS.

I'd kill someone for a Tempeh sandwich with carrot relish from New Day Bakery right now.

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Anonymous wrote:We are doing a tour of Pacific Northwest schools and I keep thinking I missed out! Schools are beautiful, weather is great, food is delicious, and generally friendly campus visits. I wish I had left the East Coast for college.

weather isn't "great".

I'd take "grey and a bit dreary in the 40-50s" over 10-20, grey and snowy/icy

This is how most of us out here see it. Plus, we have beautiful changing views of water and mountains and lakes at every turn so it's not just flat land and gray skies. I scrape my car windshield maybe 1x/year at most. And if I drive an hour, I'm skiing in the mountains and get all the snow I want. Then I return to weather in the 40s-50s, no winter boots ever, and a light puffy coat and get on with my work week.

I get it. Been here for a decade + and love it! The east side is drearier (go east of 405---Issaquah/Snoqualmie) but beautiful! I used to watch the weather change every 15 mins during the winter months (as in: I can see everything to I can't see the trees in my backyard and then back to clear). But in seattle itself, it's much more sun. And 30-40 min drive to snow/skiing if that is your thing.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s not the weather that is the major problem with the PNW, it’s the insufferable people.

The irony of this statement originating from, presumably, someone in Washington, DC is just.... incredible.

Yes, I lived in DCUM for 15 years then relocated to PNW. Much more drama in DCUMland. MS/HS was so different in PNW, kids were nicer, parents were nicer, etc. The lack of drama was immediately real.

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U Washington’s engineering admission is messed up.

U can only apply to Engineering school - but not a specific major.

Freshman grades determine who gets their choice of major. For in demand fields like electrical engineering - the competition is fierce

Know of 2 kids who dropped out since they could only
get Civil or Environmental Engineering

quite sad. would never apply here.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Univ. of Washington is an excellent school with a beautiful campus, strong programs in CS, business and engineering, and is right near everything that's great about Seattle (Lake Washington, biking/walking trails, etc.). The weather is milder than most places in the country, especially in the winter. I think of it as the west coast version of Northwestern. Better air and traffic than L.A. or S.F.

Agree. UW is the full package and my DS (engineering) loved it!

Lived out there. UW is a pretty good school. Personally, I am not crazy about Seattle. But, I can see the appeal for some.

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Anonymous wrote:U Washington’s engineering admission is messed up.

U can only apply to Engineering school - but not a specific major.

Freshman grades determine who gets their choice of major. For in demand fields like electrical engineering - the competition is fierce

Know of 2 kids who dropped out since they could only
get Civil or Environmental Engineering

quite sad. would never apply here.

So, like Purdue then.

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really? didnt know Purdue has the same system for engineering majors?

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Anonymous wrote:We are doing a tour of Pacific Northwest schools and I keep thinking I missed out! Schools are beautiful, weather is great, food is delicious, and generally friendly campus visits. I wish I had left the East Coast for college.

weather isn't "great".

The weather in the Pacific Northwest is awesome. What are you bugging about?

Great summers. Rainy October through mid-spring.

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Anonymous wrote:really? didnt know Purdue has the same system for engineering majors?

Yes, first year is called FYE for all engineering majors. Then based on GPA after first year, you can apply for you specific major within the engineering school.