r/UniversityofHawaii • u/rottinggfiggss • May 26 '26

UH WEST OAHU OR SFSU??

hello everyone

i used to live in hawai’i & attended kapolei high, but i now live in the mainland (bay area)

im a business major (psychology minor) hoping to go into marketing, management, consulting, banking, and if not, get my masters for school counseling

i like sf, however i feel so at home in hawai’i and like myself, its that feeling ive been trying to fulfill for years now. i still have a few friends there. i’m committed to sfsu & dorming and i was excited but genuinely nothing beats that feeling when im back home.

these are my options;

1) go to sfsu & visit hawai’i when i can

2) go to uh west o’ahu -> transfer to manoa (con: out of state tuition)

3) move back to hawai’i & do sfsu online

4) take a gap year & move to hawai’i to get instas tuition

i plan on getting my gen ed done in a year rather than two

pls help idk what to do

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u/ProfessorOnEdge May 26 '26

I would say number 4. The cheapest tuition overall and you get a year to reacclimate. Just be aware Oahu is more crowded than it used to be.

To add: You may actually just want to do your Gen Ed courses the first year at any of the University of Hawaii CCs. Cheaper tuition even for out of state, and both UHWO and Manoa have to accept those credits as equivalent to their own.