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4 stars

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May 08, 2007

Portland State University is at heart an excellent value. For residents of Oregon, the educated provided for the tuition is very good. It also is seated in an urban setting, providing lots of opportunities for business experience and culture. My favorite part of Portland State was that no matter what you wore - from a three piece suit to a chicken suit - you could not stand out. The student body was so diverse that everyone seemed normal.

I think the biggest challenge to Portland State is that its rapid growth has made it over-crowded. Challenging classes that ought to have around 20 students have over 40 and if you do not register early in the registration period you are unlikely to get into the classes you want.

A new student to Portland State should make him or herself familiar with the various technological resources - there are computer labs scattered across campus and often the smaller, more hidden away ones are available even at the height of finals if a student knows where to look. Also, a new student not from the Portland area should consider living off campus. Even just a 5 minute bus ride across the river can provide a significant housing cost savings.

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4 stars

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March 29, 2007

Portland State University is a rapidly improving, tier 4, urban research institution (offering a wide range of graduate degrees) located on the south side of downtown Portland, Oregon's "Park Blocks." PSU is the largest University in Oregon. Historically considered something of a "commuter" school, it has recently constructed a new dormitory and is attracting larger numbers of new high school graduates, resulting in a fairly rapid decrease in the average age of attending students. I am presently a senior at Portland State in the Applied Linguistics department and would recommend PSU to returning or first time college students who might otherwise have a difficult time being admitted to a higher tier university. Also, Portland State will appeal to those who prefer the energy of an urban and extremely international university environment. Portland State is particularly recommended for those interested in studying the Japanese language (the Japanese language program is nationally well-regarded and there are a large number of Japanese international students on campus), and for those interested in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) -- as PSU offers both an undergraduate certificate and an MA in TESOL. PSU's growing relationship with the prestigious Oregon Health and Science University offers some interesting opportunities for PSU students, including a joint 5-year Biomedical Informatics program, through which one obtains a BS in Computer Science from Portland State, and a Masters in Biomedical Informatics from OHSU. PSU is a very liberal institution, which may be an annoyance to those with a moderate or conservative political orientation. For those who are not familiar with Portland, OR, think along the lines of Vancouver, B.C.. It's also been described as sort of "San Francisco Junior." Portland State is definitely worth considering. Things are looking up in the Park Blocks.

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4 stars

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January 23, 2007

Portland State is a great school. The campus is right in the middle of everything, rather than being stranded out in the middle of nowhere. Admittedly, some of the classes are a bit big, but many are just about right (especially in the art department). Also, the fact that PSU is at the heart of Portland's award-winning public transit network means that you've got the entire city of Portland, not to mention Gresham and Beaverton, to choose from for housing.

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cindyvan (Portland, OR)

1.5 stars

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June 19, 2006

It was a good city center school. If you had a job downtown you could get to the job quite easily. My philosophy, one particular accounting instructor & chinese language professor was quite good. If I had to do over again, I would have attended a community college first and then transfer later to a university.

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