College Tour — Results

A short time ago our “college choice” post got a ton of helpful comments and interesting takes. Our son has absorbed all that, so thanks everyone! He and my wife got back recently from visiting more schools. I thought you guys might like to know where they went and something about how the schools felt to Louie, so here goes:

Montana State University, Bozeman MT
(Great skiing and mountain culture, but doesn’t offer the industrial design degree he’s after, though good engineering. Beautiful campus “fleece crowd.” Bragged they have big screen TVs in dorms.)

University of Montana, Missoula MT
(You can ski down the school letter hill, and the slack line looked good. No industrial design degree, might be a little more of a party school.)

Whitman College, Walla Walla WA
(Felt special, but might be too far from skiing and mountains. The do have a ski team and a good outdoor club, so not all is lost. Best cafeteria! Bragged they don’t have TVs in dorms.)

Walla Walla University, College Place WA
(Also looked good, but he wants more of a mountain vibe. Has industrial design though it’s a new program. Still in the top 10.)

Seattle University, Seattle WA
(Too city-ish.)

Seattle Pacific University, Seattle WA
(Still in the city, but in nice part of town with river running through campus. More of a neighborhood feel. Beautiful campus. Huge and nice dorm rooms. No industrial design degree.)

Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
(Awesome industrial design program, and Mt. Baker just out the door. Very interested in this one.)

Albertson College of Idaho, Caldwell ID
(Small private college, very nice but not exciting.)

Idaho State University, Boise ID
(Off the list, no industrial design degree.)

More, the Utah colleges are still under consideration, especially Logan.