University of Portland Top Questions

Everyone says hi to each other no matter who the other person is or who they are friends with. People are very accepting of each other.

This school has one of the prettiest campuses that I've seen. It is well kept, and is very enjoyable to even just take a walk through. It is very neighbor-friendly, and many families with small children can be seen walking through campus.

The University of Portland is unique because of all the incredible opportunities available to you. All of the administration only wants to help you progress. If you ask for help, you will get it. Unlike some schools, all of the classes here are taught be professors who will meet with you anytime to discuss homework or anything else. In addition, the student body is incredibly welcoming and unique. Women's soccer, not football is the main sport of UP. School spirit is apparent through the loud cheers, purple paint, and men wearing kilts and togas.

University of Portland is an extremely green and environmentally concerned school. The Business program is absolutely amazing. Your professors are extremely intelligent, the advisors are extremely helpful, and during your time at University of Portland you develop a portfolio that will help you secure a job once you graduate. U of P also helps you connect with great companies like Nike and even offers internships for them once you reach your junior year.

The environment is what set my school from other schools I considered apart. It felt "right" when I first stepped on campus: small, tight-knit community with a big generous heart. The people were down-to-earth. Student workers during the summer were approachable, and if not at least acted like they were approachable, and always willing to help me get my way around campus when I needed to finish some last-minute errands before school started. The campus just felt inviting.

My school is unique because the campus is beautiful and very green. For the Education program, you are placed into schools your first semester as freshmen so you really get a feel for whether or not you are passionate about teaching. This is useful because you don't have to wait until your junior year to enter the classroom and that's when you realize that you don't even like teaching. Professors are also very caring at my school and it is so easy to make new friends. You see a familiar face almost everywhere you go.

The women's soccer program is our best sports program. Therefore we have a higher number of women than men, making the campus very welcoming and non-aggressive. For me, going to a college with hundred of thousands of kids was not appealing. I succeeded in high school for being able to easily communicate with my professors, and the University of Portland does that for me. I can also live at home, which enables me to extend my knowledge of the great city of Portland. Everyone is extremely friendly and supportive of each other.

I chose to attend the University of Portland because of their amazing education program. I am just a freshman in and Intro to Educaion class, but I am already observing and assisting in a classroom. I have already begun my career as a teacher while I am just beginning my classes at the University. The University of Portland gives first hand experience for future careers and makes what you learn in the classroom applicable to its students lives after they leave campus.

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The campus is wonderful and - for the most part - the teachers really care about their students. They want students to succeed.

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the small size and friendly atmosphere creates a friendly and unique society that really does become a strong community. Attending school at the university of portland allowed me to create many wonderful friends that i knew would be there for me throughout school and after school.

I considered schools that were very similar. This one had the best Nursing program.

The University of Portland is a small close knit community of students and faculity. It does not have hundreds of students in each class like many of the big state schools do. Rather it has small classes of no more than forty on average. Professors actually get to know the students individually and are able to help out. Since classes are not taught by a TA the professors can relate each student to how they are performing in class and easily speak to them during office hours.

Its small which allows you to be involved in a lot and get to know many of your classmates. I have been given so many opportunities because of the size, including being involved in student government, getting cheap tickets to NBA games and concerts, knowing the administrators well including the President and VP of the school.

The thing that stands out is the location. Portland is a great medium-sized city that is just far away from home (for me) to make me feel like 've built myself a new life and re-created myself into what I want to be. The school genuinely cares about graduating its students on time, but it also makes sure that the graduates have the experience necessary to be well-rounded and able adults.

After only a few weeks here, you build a strong relationship with not just the city, but with the school and your peers. It's really easy to fall in love with this city and school.

It's small, and everyone likes each other.

I enjoy the small class sizes. It really helps me focus better than I believe I would if the classes were bigger. As most people think attendance is a bad thing, it very much requires me to do the work when I would otherwise fall behind. Ultimately, I like the drive the University of Portland gives me to be a better student.

the campus is beautiful and it has a real college feel. lots of brick buildings. also, the whole area is very beautiful. i came from san diego where there are no seasons and portland has a beautiful fall and spring. the surrounding neighborhood also has very cute, old style houses. it kind of looks like a super college town, but there's no football or frats so its a lot more low key. people are friendly and always smile.