Excellent balance between academics, rigor, activities, opportunities, and social life. With such a large school, finding your niche becomes easy. While the size can be daunting, the school provides access to clubs and societies to make UW feel like home.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Involve yourself in anything, and if you hate it choose something else. Work hard on all your activities, and have goals for each year and each quarter. Dorm your first year if you can, and try to meet your roommates before school starts.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
Don't expect to get a 4.0- but if you work hard a good GPA is completely plausible.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Your dorm could be your friend base, but it also be a place to sleep. You make that experience what you want it to be.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
The options are great. It's super expensive but you have a mandatory meal plan as a first year so it doesn't really matter (don't get above a Level 1, you really have enough money with that-especially if you eat out at all or go home regularly).
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
There's an entire city ready to be explored just one bus away.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Outgoing, ready to make the most of their education. It's easy to get lost at UW with the abundance of opportunities. At times these can be overwhelming, but a pro-active student will shine through. You can chose to stay in the shadows, but making the most of your education will prove more valuable if you go out of your way to get involved.
Are you involved in any clubs or activities?
There's literally hundreds of clubs, so any interest you might have has a support group ready for you to join.
How would you describe campus safety? Do you feel safe on campus?
There's an amplitude of resources available, including people to walk with you at night, a shuttle to go across campus, and several places for emergency help.
Excellent balance between academics, rigor, activities, opportunities, and social life. With such a large school, finding your niche becomes easy. While the size can be daunting, the school provides access to clubs and societies to make UW feel like home.
Involve yourself in anything, and if you hate it choose something else. Work hard on all your activities, and have goals for each year and each quarter. Dorm your first year if you can, and try to meet your roommates before school starts.
Don't expect to get a 4.0- but if you work hard a good GPA is completely plausible.
Your dorm could be your friend base, but it also be a place to sleep. You make that experience what you want it to be.
The options are great. It's super expensive but you have a mandatory meal plan as a first year so it doesn't really matter (don't get above a Level 1, you really have enough money with that-especially if you eat out at all or go home regularly).
There's an entire city ready to be explored just one bus away.
Outgoing, ready to make the most of their education. It's easy to get lost at UW with the abundance of opportunities. At times these can be overwhelming, but a pro-active student will shine through. You can chose to stay in the shadows, but making the most of your education will prove more valuable if you go out of your way to get involved.
There's literally hundreds of clubs, so any interest you might have has a support group ready for you to join.
There's an amplitude of resources available, including people to walk with you at night, a shuttle to go across campus, and several places for emergency help.