I went to Portland State, but only for a couple years around the turn of the millennium, so I don't know how much my experience is worth. I do still work everyday less than a mile from 'campus' tho & I have lived a couple of miles away for roughly 45 of my years on the planet.
As a potential transfer student I would really make sure that she does her due diligence on the
'University Studies' PSU's version of core curriculum, which does not necessarily transfer well (in or out)....this was one of the principal complaints about PSU when I was there, particularly for transfer students and it looks like it still exists. If she doesn't have classes that transfer well it could potentially make her earlier schooling worthless and add another year of schooling on there.I think environmental sciences/studies was a strength back in the day? That's about the extent of my 'insight'.
Also, make no mistake...there is no campus. PSU is a collection of buildings, scattered smack in the middle of downtown Portland's other buildings. The great majority of students commute in and out, and when I went there there was only a single residence hall for the rare students living on campus, and it was also a high-rise commercial building, so she would be living a relatively urban life compared to a more traditional university. There is a little bit of a college district around there, and even some (adorably nontraditional) frats/sorority houses for anybody who wants to seek that kind of life out, but she could also walk a block in the other direction be in the middle of downtown Portland.
Portland is a liberal city, extremely LGBQ friendly and she will not be legitimately discriminated against by the cities residents.
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Originally Posted by Lathum
Portland is a shit hole of a city and I wouldn't be comfortable with my kid going to school there unless she never left campus.
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....however as much as I would like to deny Lathum's characterization here, she will
absolutely face daily challenges from Portland's non-resident class, and/or the residents of Portland's neighboring cities. Current day downtown Portland is not far removed from 70s NYC, for better or worse. Literally all drugs have been decriminalized, as has camping on the streets. The violently mentally ill & drug addicted, wander downtown Portland like zombies, screaming vague obscenities at nobody, pants around their ankles, and absolutely nothing is being done to address things. I have about a half-dozen micro incidents every single day. The only thing worse would be living anywhere else. Shrug.
Let me know if you have any other particular questions.