Pacific Northwest: Universities that have lower admission requirements?

Question

title says it all, i'm lookin for universities that are in oregon/washington that have lower admission requirements....speicficly g.e.d requirements (no i did not become lazy, i droped out because of medical issues)

for example, university of oregon, requires a 580 on the ged. while portland state university requires a 460....a very large significant diffrence....

generaly, if the school has lower freshman-highschool requirements. the same will go for g.e.d requirements

what schools do you guys know of, that don't require such as high admission requirements?

osu has the same ged requirements as uofo (580)......unfortunately, i scored a 568 (only 12 f'n points off!!!)

and i haven't been out of school for too long....i droped out a few weeks before the end of my senior year. i had gotten a bad case of mono that kept me in the hospital for 6 months.....by the time i was ready for school, it was the middle of the school year...

i allready have 16 credits from the community college i'm attending. but because no university will consider anyone who has less than 30 or more credits as a transfer...i would be considered as a freshman, and both my college work, and my ged work would be reviewed.

hence why im looking for lower admission requirements....

Answer 1

Oregon State, and possibly Washington State, especially if you can afford out-of-state tuition.
I was accepted to OSU in 1975 with a high school GPA of 2.7, and a 950 on the old SAT. I paid out-of-state tuition; oh, how they love that extra money!

Answer 2

Uhm, community college or a 2-year college would be a better suggestion than going to a university.
University level requirements are there to prepare their students for the demands of university level work and study. Each 3 unit class takes up about 2 hours in lecture and 10 hours of study and homework outside of lecture. If you are taking a full load of 12-15 units, you had better be prepared to buckle down and study. Many partying students realize with chagrin that some "D's get degrees", but are woefully unprepared for the real world when they graduate, and ultimately have to spend at least 2 years catching up to their responsibilities as adults. And some never do quite make it, despite their degree.
If you demand lower admission requirements and have been out of school for a while, a community or 2-year college would be a better idea for you to ease back in to higher education. Most community colleges have lower requirements, classes designed to help people pass college level math and English, tutoring, and counseling available to help returning students succeed. Most students who spend at least 1 year at community college are easily accepted as transfer students to larger universities. 2-Year degrees are even better, as the transcript shows both grades at least a "C" average or above, and college credits in most general ed classes.
Check out your nearest community college first. If you can do the work at community college, you can do the work at the university level later on.
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Answer 3

I agree that community college could be a really good option for you. You can take all those basic courses (no one cares where you take them) and boost your credentials to transfer to one of the state schools.

I think Portland State is expensive, even if it does have low admissions standards. . .

Definitely no need to rush your entry into 4-yr college. You're not missing out on much more than higher tuition. :)

You could always check into places like CWU, EWU, etc., but those places don't really get high reviews from their alums. So I'd wait, boost your admissions stats, and go to a solid place that you're choosing based on more than just numbers.