WUE Schools [WA resident, 3.7 GPA; English/writing or medieval history major]

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I loved this statement, by the way.

Some WUE schools you may want to consider include:

  • Fort Lewis was the first school that came to mind, before you started mentioning Montana as far away. It has about 3300 undergrads, fabulous outdoors opportunities, a similar number of English majors as Whitworth, and would only be a couple thousand more than Central Washington.

  • U. of Montana Western: Its history offerings may not be as robust as desired, but as a WUE school, I think it’s definitely worth investigating. This school would probably be less expensive than any in-state option you have (tuition, room & board would probably run about $18k/year) and it actually allows students to receive WUE-tuition for up to 12 semesters (6 years), so if there are some detours in the educational path, the discount is still there. This school only has about 1400 undergrads, so if your son is looking for a more intimate environment, this could be worth a look. It’s also one of a very small number of classes where the focus is on one class at a time (like Colorado College and Cornell College…I think UMW is the only public school with this format).

  • Cal Poly-Humboldt: You might be thinking…Poly…as in polytechnic? But the English & history programs here are surprisingly robust and with only about 5500 undergrads, a more intimate environment. I don’t know how long it takes to get to skiing, and the campus may be more liberal than desired, but I defer to those who’ve been on campus and/or have more familiarity with the school.

  • UC-Merced: About 8800 undergrads at this newest UC. The English classes appear to be capped at 24 students (source). Additionally, there’s an entirely separate Writing Studies major, too. And its history department seems to have several courses on medieval history, though it seems to have a more global approach to the subject. Again, unsure as to how long it takes to get to skiing, but I thought I should mention this one, too.

If you let us know the budget, there may be some private schools that would fall within the desired parameters.

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