I'm currently a freshman in the Olin business school and from what I've encountered, the professors here are great! Their lectures are pretty entertaining and informative at the same time. If you don't get something in class, always go to their office hours. They are very approachable WILL help you out. All I have to say is, I learned more in these few months than I did in my 5 years of high school.
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
There are a lot of clubs, teams, frats and sororities that you can join. People are really nice to each other here and what I like most is that people here aren't fake. People living in the same dorm get really close to each other and will help each other out. For me, I'm trying to save money so I never bought a scientific calculator. So, I borrowed one of my floormate's for my calculus exam. When it was almost time for my second calculus exam, she knocked on my door and handed it to me without me even asking. And.. we didn't know each other that well. So the bottom line is, you'll not feel pressured or depressed here, because there are always people that'll help you out. One thing I don't really like is that when Asians go to a white party, they tend to be not welcomed. But maybe it was just that few white students that are like that.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
The tuition is a bit too high I think. The thing that bothers me is that even though we're paying this much, there are so many people out there who have never heard of this school.
But it is worth it. You'll learn ALOT and you'll enjoy your time here. I know people who turned down Ivy Leagues such as Cornell to come here, because WashU has such a beautiful campus and the people here are amazing. WashU students compete among themselves since grades are not curved and so people will help one another. I'm pretty sure we learn just as much here as in some Ivy Leagues. It's very hard to find such a good school, with such a good atmosphere at the same time.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Join just a few teams and clubs and get very involved in them. It's not like high school where we do a bunch of things so it looks nice on our college app *winkwink. At WashU, students do things because they're passionate about them.
Also, we have such great food here!! deserts, Chinese food, Greek food, etcetc.... ETC... and they taste wonderful. BUT if you get tired of the food here.. you can always go to the loop. There are restaurants there such as Panera, Cheese-ology. etc.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
WashU is great for students who like to work hard and play hard. GREAT place to study. For students who aren't so into prestige but more into actually learning things, and having an awesome undergraduate experience
I'm currently a freshman in the Olin business school and from what I've encountered, the professors here are great! Their lectures are pretty entertaining and informative at the same time. If you don't get something in class, always go to their office hours. They are very approachable WILL help you out. All I have to say is, I learned more in these few months than I did in my 5 years of high school.
There are a lot of clubs, teams, frats and sororities that you can join. People are really nice to each other here and what I like most is that people here aren't fake. People living in the same dorm get really close to each other and will help each other out. For me, I'm trying to save money so I never bought a scientific calculator. So, I borrowed one of my floormate's for my calculus exam. When it was almost time for my second calculus exam, she knocked on my door and handed it to me without me even asking. And.. we didn't know each other that well. So the bottom line is, you'll not feel pressured or depressed here, because there are always people that'll help you out. One thing I don't really like is that when Asians go to a white party, they tend to be not welcomed. But maybe it was just that few white students that are like that.
The tuition is a bit too high I think. The thing that bothers me is that even though we're paying this much, there are so many people out there who have never heard of this school. But it is worth it. You'll learn ALOT and you'll enjoy your time here. I know people who turned down Ivy Leagues such as Cornell to come here, because WashU has such a beautiful campus and the people here are amazing. WashU students compete among themselves since grades are not curved and so people will help one another. I'm pretty sure we learn just as much here as in some Ivy Leagues. It's very hard to find such a good school, with such a good atmosphere at the same time.
Join just a few teams and clubs and get very involved in them. It's not like high school where we do a bunch of things so it looks nice on our college app *winkwink. At WashU, students do things because they're passionate about them. Also, we have such great food here!! deserts, Chinese food, Greek food, etcetc.... ETC... and they taste wonderful. BUT if you get tired of the food here.. you can always go to the loop. There are restaurants there such as Panera, Cheese-ology. etc.
WashU is great for students who like to work hard and play hard. GREAT place to study. For students who aren't so into prestige but more into actually learning things, and having an awesome undergraduate experience