Evergreen State College Visit Report by angeleno

Visit Activities:

Information Session: Yes - Really important if you want to understand evergreen’s unique academic curriculum, lasted about an hour.

Campus Tour: Yes - Our tour guide seemed to genuinely enjoy his time at evergreen and was informative.

Classroom Visit: Yes - THIS IS WHERE I FELL IN LOVE WITH EVERGREEN. Less than 20 students and everyone seemed excited about the class. It lasts 3 hours but the last hour is for review and planning so I left early.

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Campus:

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When I was purchasing a sweatshirt at the student store the cashier(a freshman) said "I love evergreen, you should come here". Everyone I met was really nice.

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Based on who I met (a couple of professors and admissions counselor).

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A large lush forest surrounds the campus. There is an on campus beach. How cool is that? A little dated but it's a public college. I’ve seen way uglier public schools in California.

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They maintained it as well as they can. The new student activities building is nice and another building (that I forgot the name of) is being remodeled and reopening a year from now.

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Yes they're old. The freshman dorms might seem a little scary but once you get inside they're rather nice and spacious. Only doubles and singles available (but mostly singles!).

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Olympia isn't scary. They have their own on campus security which can escort you back to your car or dorm. They even help students if they've locked themselves out of their cars.

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Off-Campus:

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it might seem like it's in the middle but it only takes a few minutes by bus or car to get to the downtown area of Olympia.

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Olympia is really cute and has everything you would need. When I was visiting their was a lot of music related things downtown and an Art Walk was being set up downtown as we were leaving.

Campus Visit Notes for Evergreen State College

Visit Description:

The information session really helped me understand the programs at Evergreen and registration for next year. If you're interested in how the credits work, this is helpful. Our campus tour guide... I forgot his name but he was really funny. We toured A dorm( the biggest freshman dorm), the longhouse, the CAB, the library, Photoland(really cool!) and a few classroom buildings. The facilities are kind of old but are being updated but it's what you would expect from a public college. If you've viewed the college from Google maps it seems huge but its not as overwhelming as it seems. The freshman dorms consist of singles and doubles which is really nice if you've ever seen the ridiculous housing at other state schools. If you're not into dorming there are a lot of inexpensive and nice options for living off campus, a lot of students rent houses with groups of people. The class visit I took was awesome it focused on cultural studies and marketing. I really recommend class visits if you're seriously considering Evergreen. my program host was eager to answer any questions I had. The class I visited was small and students seemed genuinely excited for it to start. Based on the students I met, students seemed really academically curious. The professor treated the students with respect and was very friendly.

Hotel/Lodging Recommendations or Comments:

I had never been to Seattle, so I stayed there and drove into Olympia which takes a little over an hour.

Other Comments (Transportation, local attractions, parking, etc.):

Print your parking voucher!