Packaging Technology is definitely an unusual major! I will have him check it out. Thank you.
I actually hope the UC application makes him choose not to apply :). But in the unlikely event if he does it without any prodding from me - so be it 
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How often do you plan to visit? Iām asking sincerelyā¦once a year? Our kid went to college across the country. She is terrific at navigating air travelā¦which I think is a life skill.
Eugene might have one connection from the east coast which is easy travel in my mind.
Sounds like flagships are on your sonās radar. If I havenāt already suggested university of Delaware, Iām doing it now.
If he is considering Penn State, why isnāt Pitt on his listā¦or is that too urban. If soā¦add UConn.
If he does go through with the UC application, Iād urge him to at least add UC Riverside too. Itās in the same geographic area as CPP, but has a more residential feel, and itās vastly better than Santa Cruz for undergrad business options. Plus D1 athletics, albeit not as high-profile as some. Thereās an Undeclared program for undecided students in Humanities & Social Sciences, and also a pre-business major that funnels into the various undergrad programs in the business school. Odds of acceptance are incrementally better than at Santa Cruz. Could be worth a look, although honestly in your position I wouldnāt full-pay OOS for any UC when the NV/OR/AZ/UT schools are a better financial value and arguably a better fit.
Lastlyā¦ I forget whether youāve considered CU-Boulder? I feel as if he might like the vibe there, too.
CU Boulder not diverse enough.
On this list U of A and Oregon are admits. Penn State potentially.
PSU will be a long drive for you. Both U of A and U of O are flight convenient - just not non stops. Easy one stops.
Iām an ASU alum but agree with U, U of A is more a traditional campus. UNR would be nice - not big time sports but division 1 sports.
Your list as is - is enough. It will have rejections but who cares. As long as you can afford them, it will have acceptances heāll love !!
If you wanted a Colorado school, Colorado State is an easier admit than CU and a bit more diverse. It will have a similar sport level to SDSU, but not as well performing (at least historically).
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Fair enough! Well, Utah wouldnāt work either, then - the racial demographics are about the same - both around 66-67% white. U of Oregon is 60% white; UNR 55%, and Arizona 51%. Anyhoo, you have a good list and he will have multiple acceptances to choose from; I hope you update us on his decision process!
Will do! Appreciate all the input!
If heās willing to tolerate being on the āwrong sideā of a river with respect to the Mason-Dixon line, has he thought about U. of Louisville? There are about 16k undergrads, itās more than halfway across the country closer to home, itās got lots of school spirit, I think heād have all the major options that heād want without the difficulty of switching majors, and itās 64% white, 15% black, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Asian, so more racially diverse than some of the contenders that were nixed. And even though budgetās not really a concern, I believe that residents in the NYC metro area get a very nice scholarship discount here (source).
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Any details on what is considered desirable or not in this respect?
Relative to the US, California has high Latino and Asian populations, but low White and Black populations, and that is somewhat reflected in the college populations. Less visibly, SES demographics in California public universities tends to be less skewed to the top than in many other states.
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