College List - Marine Bio or Environmental Science

aquapt
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:18:43 +0000

Seconding Oregon State, and noting that they have a highly-regarded Honors College https://honors.oregonstate.edu/ , which was mentioned as a criterion for considering larger schools. Also, with high stats, your daughter could qualify for the discounted WUE tuition rate, which is competitive here. The resources here for Marine Bio are top-tier, https://marinestudies.oregonstate.edu/ and the natural beauty you’re looking for is certainly available. I would strongly consider OSU over UofO for her interests. (And my impression, supported by various admittedly-subjective ranking lists, is that UO is more of a party school than OSU, as well.)

Lots of great LAC options also, if she prefers that environment. You’re just more reliant on outside programs for marine-lab type research, but that can definitely be done. (My friend’s daughter, for example, attended Scripps, studied abroad in Australia, spent a post-grad year at Woods Hole, and then had her pick of tippy-top marine bio PhD programs.)