there are days when it will be raining and you will have piles of homework and a to-do list the length of shopping receipt, and you will ask yourself how you got tricked into attending this school, but then, there will be moments when you will have a completely unique experience that will make-up for all the dreary days put together. you may find yourself on orcas island with the sailing team or shaking your hips during the school-wide luau or snow shoeing on mt. ranier or watching street performers at pike place or volunteering at project homeless connect. you may find yourself talking to a local entrepreneur or handpicking blueberries or riding the ferry to the tipi camp on vashon island and that is when you will know that you made the right choice.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
your education is what you make it. the university will certainly lead you in the right direction, but ultimately, it is up to you to join a club, immerse yourself in tacoman culture, explore the surroundings and integrate into the community. looking back my only regret is not exploring tacoma more often and more intimately.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
university of puget sound, being a liberal arts college, places great emphasis on its cross-disciplinary structure and intimate campus setting, making for an interactive learning environment.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
the dorms themselves are quite nice in the brick-laid tudor gothic style buildings. there have also been many new renovations and buildings include common areas, a kitchen, and all of the essentials. they are within a short stride to the sub or student union building where the cafeteria is located.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
i remember my campus tour when my guide was talking about dining services. she said something about the standard deviation regarding students getting sick is about two weeks longer than other school. to put plainly, the food is pretty hard to get sick of.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
take a ferry to vashon island, go sailing, rent snow shoes, bike the five mile loop in point defiance, drink coffee at an artsy cafe, participate in the repertory dance group, join puget sound outdoors or cooking club, watch a local band, watch a famous band, watch a street performer, go to the farmer's market, walk along the water front, eat fresh fish, pick blueberries, bring a t-shirt to the wayzgoose printmaking event, camp at vantage, sell something at the student market, watch a $1 campus movie, watch the banff film festival, taste chocolate at the theo chocolate factory, take an seattle ghost tour, explore!
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
university of puget sound is expensive unless you get scholarships, which the school works hard to give. it worth every penny.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus
some sayings are tacoma aroma when the manufacturing mills give off a weird smell, tacoma goggles when students lower their standards for potential mates, t-loc aka tacoma local, and hipsters
Which types of students will excel at your college?
student who love to learn, who love the outdoors, who are willing to work hard, who like seeing familiar faces, who are adventurous, who don't complain about the weather, and who are creative.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
personally, i've participated in varsity volleyball, repertory dance group (never danced before), luau, s.a.a.c (student athletics and academics committee), sailing team, cooking club, and have been published in crosscurrents (student literary magazine).
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
there are 4 fraternities and 4 sororities. the process is different than other schools in that students can only join after their second semester of freshman year. until then, freshman are not allowed in either the frats or sororities.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
i feel completely safe walking around campus at night, however there have been countless robberies in dorms and off-campus houses and tacoma has somewhat of a bad rep once you get a few blocks away.
there are days when it will be raining and you will have piles of homework and a to-do list the length of shopping receipt, and you will ask yourself how you got tricked into attending this school, but then, there will be moments when you will have a completely unique experience that will make-up for all the dreary days put together. you may find yourself on orcas island with the sailing team or shaking your hips during the school-wide luau or snow shoeing on mt. ranier or watching street performers at pike place or volunteering at project homeless connect. you may find yourself talking to a local entrepreneur or handpicking blueberries or riding the ferry to the tipi camp on vashon island and that is when you will know that you made the right choice.
your education is what you make it. the university will certainly lead you in the right direction, but ultimately, it is up to you to join a club, immerse yourself in tacoman culture, explore the surroundings and integrate into the community. looking back my only regret is not exploring tacoma more often and more intimately.
university of puget sound, being a liberal arts college, places great emphasis on its cross-disciplinary structure and intimate campus setting, making for an interactive learning environment.
the dorms themselves are quite nice in the brick-laid tudor gothic style buildings. there have also been many new renovations and buildings include common areas, a kitchen, and all of the essentials. they are within a short stride to the sub or student union building where the cafeteria is located.
i remember my campus tour when my guide was talking about dining services. she said something about the standard deviation regarding students getting sick is about two weeks longer than other school. to put plainly, the food is pretty hard to get sick of.
take a ferry to vashon island, go sailing, rent snow shoes, bike the five mile loop in point defiance, drink coffee at an artsy cafe, participate in the repertory dance group, join puget sound outdoors or cooking club, watch a local band, watch a famous band, watch a street performer, go to the farmer's market, walk along the water front, eat fresh fish, pick blueberries, bring a t-shirt to the wayzgoose printmaking event, camp at vantage, sell something at the student market, watch a $1 campus movie, watch the banff film festival, taste chocolate at the theo chocolate factory, take an seattle ghost tour, explore!
university of puget sound is expensive unless you get scholarships, which the school works hard to give. it worth every penny.
some sayings are tacoma aroma when the manufacturing mills give off a weird smell, tacoma goggles when students lower their standards for potential mates, t-loc aka tacoma local, and hipsters
student who love to learn, who love the outdoors, who are willing to work hard, who like seeing familiar faces, who are adventurous, who don't complain about the weather, and who are creative.
personally, i've participated in varsity volleyball, repertory dance group (never danced before), luau, s.a.a.c (student athletics and academics committee), sailing team, cooking club, and have been published in crosscurrents (student literary magazine).
there are 4 fraternities and 4 sororities. the process is different than other schools in that students can only join after their second semester of freshman year. until then, freshman are not allowed in either the frats or sororities.
i feel completely safe walking around campus at night, however there have been countless robberies in dorms and off-campus houses and tacoma has somewhat of a bad rep once you get a few blocks away.