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

[kittyhox]

@AustenNut

• 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).

Thank you for this info! I am not at all familiar with Montana schools, so am checking out Fort Lewis and U of Montana Western.