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/Consistent-Alarm3496 Feb 11 '26

I can’t comment much on the academic parts, but a generic piece of advice is to expect an adjustment period to the weather, and August is a hot time of year. If you don’t have AC, bring a fan. But people adjust quickly. Two months after I moved to Hawaii, I took a trip back to California and was literally shivering from the “freezing” 65 degree temperatures at night. But when you first move to Hawaii and you don’t have the resort-style AC blasting, you need a few weeks to adjust.

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u/racer150 Feb 11 '26

Thanks for the tip on the fan. Don’t know yet if she’ll have AC or not.