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Originally Posted by Joseph_Conrad
Welcome to the pacific northwest, you're in my neck of the woods. Hope your trip is going well. I don't know much about UBC, but yes, Vancouver is a fantastic city. You'll have fun in Victoria too, I'm sure, it's very pretty and seems quite British. You'll get some great scenery from Victoria to Portland. This the the most beautiful part of the country as far as I'm concerned.
As colleges go, I dunno if your daughter is considering UW, or if you're just going to look for fun, but if she is considering, I recommend against it. As a UW graduate and current employee, I think the UW is not a good school for undergrads; too big. It's a research institution, many teachers are more interested in their own research than teaching and a lot of courses are taught by TAs. Additionally, it's crazy to think about paying out of state tuition to attend the UW. In the future, if your daughter is considering grad schools the UW is very competitive in a number of fields. Also, you do happen to be visiting at the perfect time to see the yoshino cherry trees in the quad in bloom. I think the trees' beauty have swayed more than a few high school seniors in their college decision...watch out!
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I attended the U Dub 84/85. One of my professors, an Ivy Leaguer, said that the U was the only west coast school, in his opinion, that gave the storied east coast universities a run for their money in terms of architectural grandeur. Of course there are a few modern monstrosities, but it is pretty cool, the quads and Suzzallo library especially.
Crowds of Japanese tourists come to campus during cherry blossom time. They love that stuff. There's a word in japanese that translates roughly to "watching cherry blossoms."