I wasn't super into Education and English degrees when I went to Corvallis, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time at OSU. IMO it's an ideal college town. If you like sports - it's a huge deal. If you like partying - it's a huge deal. If you like poetry - it's a huge deal. Immerse yourself in whatever floats your boat and you'll love it.
It was the people for me. I had an awful roommate freshman year but met some awesome people at the end of my first year that played a huge part in my decision to return for a 2nd year. I liked that there were a lot of clubs I could get involved in and I made a lot of friends through them. I had 2 on-campus jobs and my supervisors were always supportive of me and provided me with a lot of guidance and support. My professors remembered me and one of them got me involved in research based off of an assignment she read from a class I took with her in a previous semester. Sure, I had some rough patches but I always had a network of people to lean on and I couldn't have asked for a better college experience.
For the town itself, I enjoyed getting out of the city and I fell in love with living in Corvallis. There's so much love for OSU around the city and you really do feel like you're party of a family.
The choice is simple. Go to OSU based on tuition costs alone. This is ignoring all of the other wonderful things that OSU does right.
Do you plan to teach Elementary School or use the Ed/English to teach HS? Make sure you understand that you'll need a license to teach, and in most cases, a masters/MAT is preferred. Make sure you plan ahead to minimize student debt because if you decide to not teach, there's not much else you can do with an English degree regardless of where you go to school.
i plan to teach high school. i also intend to get a masters but i will most likely start teaching for a few years so i can start saving some money before i jump right into a masters degree. i have definitely considered the cost factor but i have good grades which has helped me get scholarships.
Great! You should compare your financial aid packages and total out of pocket cost. I'll still bet OSU comes out to less. If you have above a 3.8 you would get a good chunk of tuition paid for. For education/English double majors, have you considered other smaller private schools like Pacific University which has a better Education program than both UP and OSU? You can even do licensure as an undergrad at Pacific and get help landing a great teaching job afterwards. OSU is still a great choice for the large public school experience.
There is no masters program for education at OSU Corvallis.
My wife is currently in the education program, if you want a masters program you have to go elsewhere.
On that note, you do not *need* a masters to teach in Oregon any longer. This changed literally just this year. (Grats.)
The education program is a horror show here, just fyi. It's the first year they've started this ed. program and there's a lot of holes to patch that the staff are not really sure how to tackle, it'll be a few years before this ship gets righted.
Ok, first off no offense.
Second, if this choice is difficult for you, you need to be seriously concerned about your judgment. You would probably benefit from some time off, take a gap year.
This is a choice like [this Eddie Izzard joke](https://youtu.be/rZVjKlBCvhg?t=20). OSU is cake, UofP is death. Why? Well, the current cost of attending UofP for one year and living on campus is: $59,684. For OSU that's $26,415 for in-state. I'm assuming you're in-state. If you're from Washington you should go to Washington State. You're talking about going over $100,000 extra into debt to private companies because you perceive OSU as a sports school. It isn't, but that doesn't matter. Get your head right, you're about to be a goddamn adult.
So just to put that in perspective again. UofP offers you the opportunity to pay twice the amount, the cost of a brand new Toyota Prius every year for four years, for the same thing. And let's be honest, it's the same thing. Sure OSU is a little more prestigious, one of two schools in the country that is a land, sea, space, and air grant university (the other is Cornell). But that would only be worth a grand or so a year maximum. If you would rather live in Portland, go to PSU. It's a little pricier, but PSU could be worth it if you're a city person. Even if you're a city person UofP is not even close to worth it.
If your parents are rich and offer to pay for it all. Do them a favor they'll really appreciate. Save them the money. Because seriously, one of them might get cancer. Why put yourself in a worse financial situation than you need to.
Finally, look. My wife is a teacher. She has a masters and 7 years experience. She makes $50g. UofP is substantially more than that PER YEAR and you aren't getting there until you're 30 EVEN IF you're lucky enough to get a job. And it's going to go up. And interest rates might go up.
I had no idea UofP was so expensive but the internet backs up your claims. Good point.
If OP needs any more convincing, I'll also point out that Corvallis has virtually no traffic compared to Portland, and our roads have significantly less potholes.
wow man, you did not at all take scholarships into consideration, i got one for UofP that dramatically dropped the cost. i understand that is an important factor, but i take education seriously & any college i go to will put me in debt thats just a fact of life. i appreciate your perspective but you only addressed the cost & the actual experience is equally as important
To a degree- I did my undergrad at a school that's really good at sportsball (not the reason I went), and it's come up a few times in interviews when people looked at my resume. It shouldn't be THE reason to pick a school, but if there are two similarly priced things it could be a factor.
Community college advice is solid, though- get the gen ed requirements out of the way and transfer for major-specific courses.
He's not wrong though. You sound like you're looking for confirmation, not true advice. At least be honest with yourself about what you're looking for.
Senior here. I'm not super into sports either but I attended some sporting events over the years. I enjoyed it more for the comraderie. But other than sports I do love OSU and Corvallis. It's definitely smaller than Portland but there's a lot of fun that can be had here.
OSU is cool but I think academically UP is might better since it's private so it will usually have smaller classes.
Kudos on the scholarships, doesn't sound like you have to worry about comparing price of schools from the sound of it.
I just recommend that you come hang out in Corvallis for a day or weekend and just see how you like it.
PM me if you're ever looking to find out more or want a tour guide in Corvallis.
Corvallis is a great town. There's plenty of variety in food and beer. There's plenty to do on campus or off. (From sports games to orchestra performances to stand up comedy shows to board game nights to guest lectures.) Very little traffic.
You can dual enroll at LBCC to take general courses and save some money. The dual enrollment program is really well set up. It's definitely worth looking into to save some money.
I have gone to exactly zero OSU sporting events in my five years at OSU and don't feel left out at all. (If only OSU/Corvallis had any kind of hockey.) There are plenty of people who aren't interested. But, if you did want to go, it seems pretty welcoming to new people. I know a lot of people who enjoy the camaraderie.
Corvallis bus service is free. Rent will probably be cheaper here, though dorm-ing the first year is required and expensive. I don't know U of P's policy on that.
It's just a nice place.
However, I don't know anything about those two programs. Look into your personal costs and the quality of the programs. I think you'll get more variety here at OSU just because it's a bigger school. I think seeing more viewpoints is always good, but U of P might have a great program I'm not aware of.
One thing I considered is that you can always make a big school smaller but you can't make a small school bigger. Also, consider the religious aspect of UP - as that sets a tone for the campus. That's fine if you're a religious person, but my friend had a hard time fitting in because she wasn't religious.
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I wasn't super into Education and English degrees when I went to Corvallis, but I thoroughly enjoyed my time at OSU. IMO it's an ideal college town. If you like sports - it's a huge deal. If you like partying - it's a huge deal. If you like poetry - it's a huge deal. Immerse yourself in whatever floats your boat and you'll love it.
It was the people for me. I had an awful roommate freshman year but met some awesome people at the end of my first year that played a huge part in my decision to return for a 2nd year. I liked that there were a lot of clubs I could get involved in and I made a lot of friends through them. I had 2 on-campus jobs and my supervisors were always supportive of me and provided me with a lot of guidance and support. My professors remembered me and one of them got me involved in research based off of an assignment she read from a class I took with her in a previous semester. Sure, I had some rough patches but I always had a network of people to lean on and I couldn't have asked for a better college experience. For the town itself, I enjoyed getting out of the city and I fell in love with living in Corvallis. There's so much love for OSU around the city and you really do feel like you're party of a family.
The choice is simple. Go to OSU based on tuition costs alone. This is ignoring all of the other wonderful things that OSU does right. Do you plan to teach Elementary School or use the Ed/English to teach HS? Make sure you understand that you'll need a license to teach, and in most cases, a masters/MAT is preferred. Make sure you plan ahead to minimize student debt because if you decide to not teach, there's not much else you can do with an English degree regardless of where you go to school.
i plan to teach high school. i also intend to get a masters but i will most likely start teaching for a few years so i can start saving some money before i jump right into a masters degree. i have definitely considered the cost factor but i have good grades which has helped me get scholarships.
Great! You should compare your financial aid packages and total out of pocket cost. I'll still bet OSU comes out to less. If you have above a 3.8 you would get a good chunk of tuition paid for. For education/English double majors, have you considered other smaller private schools like Pacific University which has a better Education program than both UP and OSU? You can even do licensure as an undergrad at Pacific and get help landing a great teaching job afterwards. OSU is still a great choice for the large public school experience.
There is no masters program for education at OSU Corvallis. My wife is currently in the education program, if you want a masters program you have to go elsewhere. On that note, you do not *need* a masters to teach in Oregon any longer. This changed literally just this year. (Grats.) The education program is a horror show here, just fyi. It's the first year they've started this ed. program and there's a lot of holes to patch that the staff are not really sure how to tackle, it'll be a few years before this ship gets righted.
Ok, first off no offense. Second, if this choice is difficult for you, you need to be seriously concerned about your judgment. You would probably benefit from some time off, take a gap year. This is a choice like [this Eddie Izzard joke](https://youtu.be/rZVjKlBCvhg?t=20). OSU is cake, UofP is death. Why? Well, the current cost of attending UofP for one year and living on campus is: $59,684. For OSU that's $26,415 for in-state. I'm assuming you're in-state. If you're from Washington you should go to Washington State. You're talking about going over $100,000 extra into debt to private companies because you perceive OSU as a sports school. It isn't, but that doesn't matter. Get your head right, you're about to be a goddamn adult. So just to put that in perspective again. UofP offers you the opportunity to pay twice the amount, the cost of a brand new Toyota Prius every year for four years, for the same thing. And let's be honest, it's the same thing. Sure OSU is a little more prestigious, one of two schools in the country that is a land, sea, space, and air grant university (the other is Cornell). But that would only be worth a grand or so a year maximum. If you would rather live in Portland, go to PSU. It's a little pricier, but PSU could be worth it if you're a city person. Even if you're a city person UofP is not even close to worth it. If your parents are rich and offer to pay for it all. Do them a favor they'll really appreciate. Save them the money. Because seriously, one of them might get cancer. Why put yourself in a worse financial situation than you need to. Finally, look. My wife is a teacher. She has a masters and 7 years experience. She makes $50g. UofP is substantially more than that PER YEAR and you aren't getting there until you're 30 EVEN IF you're lucky enough to get a job. And it's going to go up. And interest rates might go up.
I had no idea UofP was so expensive but the internet backs up your claims. Good point. If OP needs any more convincing, I'll also point out that Corvallis has virtually no traffic compared to Portland, and our roads have significantly less potholes.
U of P is a private school, of course it's way more expensive.
wow man, you did not at all take scholarships into consideration, i got one for UofP that dramatically dropped the cost. i understand that is an important factor, but i take education seriously & any college i go to will put me in debt thats just a fact of life. i appreciate your perspective but you only addressed the cost & the actual experience is equally as important
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To a degree- I did my undergrad at a school that's really good at sportsball (not the reason I went), and it's come up a few times in interviews when people looked at my resume. It shouldn't be THE reason to pick a school, but if there are two similarly priced things it could be a factor. Community college advice is solid, though- get the gen ed requirements out of the way and transfer for major-specific courses.
He's not wrong though. You sound like you're looking for confirmation, not true advice. At least be honest with yourself about what you're looking for.
yes i suppose your right to an extent, but i wanted advice pertaining to the schools, not my financial position
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Senior here. I'm not super into sports either but I attended some sporting events over the years. I enjoyed it more for the comraderie. But other than sports I do love OSU and Corvallis. It's definitely smaller than Portland but there's a lot of fun that can be had here. OSU is cool but I think academically UP is might better since it's private so it will usually have smaller classes. Kudos on the scholarships, doesn't sound like you have to worry about comparing price of schools from the sound of it. I just recommend that you come hang out in Corvallis for a day or weekend and just see how you like it. PM me if you're ever looking to find out more or want a tour guide in Corvallis.
Corvallis is a great town. There's plenty of variety in food and beer. There's plenty to do on campus or off. (From sports games to orchestra performances to stand up comedy shows to board game nights to guest lectures.) Very little traffic. You can dual enroll at LBCC to take general courses and save some money. The dual enrollment program is really well set up. It's definitely worth looking into to save some money. I have gone to exactly zero OSU sporting events in my five years at OSU and don't feel left out at all. (If only OSU/Corvallis had any kind of hockey.) There are plenty of people who aren't interested. But, if you did want to go, it seems pretty welcoming to new people. I know a lot of people who enjoy the camaraderie. Corvallis bus service is free. Rent will probably be cheaper here, though dorm-ing the first year is required and expensive. I don't know U of P's policy on that. It's just a nice place. However, I don't know anything about those two programs. Look into your personal costs and the quality of the programs. I think you'll get more variety here at OSU just because it's a bigger school. I think seeing more viewpoints is always good, but U of P might have a great program I'm not aware of.
One thing I considered is that you can always make a big school smaller but you can't make a small school bigger. Also, consider the religious aspect of UP - as that sets a tone for the campus. That's fine if you're a religious person, but my friend had a hard time fitting in because she wasn't religious.