Evergreen is only for people who are VERY self-directed. If she needs any kind of external motivation to do her schoolwork, read the readings, etc., she won't get it there. On the other hand if she is a self-directing person, and plays Evergreen right, she can end up getting a real doozy of an education there for pretty cheap, if she lives a year in-state first.

The real problem is what "greeners" do after they graduate. They tend to be so self-directing that many managers in the area are leary of hiring them: they don't "take orders" and work as a subordinate easily. So in part her career path choice will determine if Evergreen is a good fit for her. A lot of greeners end up working at used book stores and such -- while others go on to very bright and exciting adult lives. Like anything else, it's largely what you put into it that determines what you get out of it.

Alex