Hawaii University

The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is a public, co-educational university and is the flagship campus of the greater University of Hawaii system. The school is located in Mānoa, an urban neighborhood community of Honolulu CDP, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, approximately three miles east and inland from downtown Honolulu and one mile from Ala Moana and Waikīkī. The campus occupies the eastern half of the mouth of the greater Mānoa Valley. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and is governed by the Hawaii State Legislature and a semi-autonomous Board of Regents, which in turn hires a president to be administrator. Today the primary facet of the university consists of the four Colleges of Arts and Sciences: Arts and Humanities, Languages Literatures and Linguistics, Natural Sciences, and Social Sciences. The college of agriculture and mechanical arts is now the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, one of the few agricultural colleges in the United States focused on tropical research. The University of Hawaii at Mānoa is also home to two of the most prominent professional schools in the state. The William S. Richardson School of Law and the John A. Burns School of Medicine are the only law and medical schools in Hawaii, respectively. The Center for Hawaiian Studies provides 'excellence in the pursuit of knowledge concerning the Native people of Hawaii.' Together, the colleges of the university offer bachelor degrees in 87 fields of study, master degrees in 87 fields, doctoral degrees in 53 fields, first professional degrees in three fields, post-baccalaureate degrees in three fields, 29 undergraduate certification programs and 26 graduate certification programs. Total enrollment as of 2006 was 20,357 students, 14,307 of which are undergraduates. There are approximately sixteen students per instructor.

Over last summer, my family and I went on a vacation to the islands of Hawaii and I really enjoyed. After the fun trip, I thought of the University of Hawaii and imagining what it would be like going to school in paradise. I also thought about getting an athletic scholarship with either baseball, or basketball. Or if i exceed in both then I could play both! I think that would be my dream come true. To play i sport I love in a place I love. This gives me a lot of incentive to do well in school and my sports so i can have a chance to make this be able to come true. Hawaii's SAT scores are a little lower than the scores of a UC but are still above average. I am really trying to do well in all my high school aspects so I can get to a good college and better yet, one that I dream of going to. My sister is currently going to UC San Diego and loves it there. I have visited the campus there and it is very nice. Unfortunately, when I was on vacation, I didn't have anytime to visit the University. I hope i have more time one day to visit the college and see if i really like it or not.