Testimonials
Sarah Polloi
I could have gotten into any school of my choosing but I knew from the start that UH Hilo was the university for me.
UH Hilo was extremely affordable and I experienced "going away" to college without really going away. Hilo is close enough that I was able to go home for holidays and far enough for me to be independent and experience things like dorm life.
UH Hilo's small class sizes and small student to faculty ratio are two of its major strengths. I had plenty of individualized and personalized attention and most of my professors knew me by name and checked up on me periodically. How many universities can boast that? One word that I would use to describe UH Hilo is DIVERSITY. UH Hilo's student population, faculty, local community and even the surrounding environment are fabulously diverse. Events like "International Night" and "Native Hawaiian Affair", majors like Marine Science and Hawaiian Studies, and programs like Service Learning and Intramurals all utilize and help to celebrate our diversity.
I would not exchange my time at UH Hilo for anything and I am proud to say that I am a UH Hilo alumni!
UH Hilo B.A. English - 2004
Teacher Certification - 2005
Kailua High School - Kailua, Hawaii