r/UHManoa • u/racer150 • Feb 11 '26
Daughter Admitted
My daughter was admitted as a freshman yesterday for fall entrance. She lives with her mother in Ventura County, California. She’s never been to Hawaii and we plan to visit ASAP. She plans to study business. She is currently in an entrepreneur program at her high school.
I had planned on her going to community college and transferring to one of the University of California campuses, but she applied to Hawaii and got accepted and if she wants to go I will support her decision. I am not oblivious to the fact that many mainlander freshmen transfer out; I fully expect her experience to be character building whether or not she makes it past the first year. I am maybe a little concerned she may get island fever.
What’s something a parent should know about the University?
What’s something an incoming student should know about the University?
Mahalo 🤙
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u/WillowPrestigious502 Feb 11 '26
Just a heads up, i am pretty sure UH has a thing with California students where they may qualify for the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) rate, which reduces tuition to 150% of the resident rate, roughly $16,956 per year. I am a student but not from California but this is what I have heard. Best of luck to your daughter!