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September 01, 2007 |
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Tips: If you're living in the dorms, make an effort to meet your neighbors, it makes it a whole lot more fun. Avoid Freshmen Interest Groups(FIG), it's just normal classes with a team-building busy work class. The FIG groups more of a social networking activity, and holds less value as a class than as a way to meet people.
The UW is a good school. More importantly, other people recognize it as a good school and that makes your degree worth something when you get out. It is very well priced for in-state tuition and offers classes with accomplished professors. Many of them have "written the book" on a subject, and sometimes even the textbook used in class. Depending on your field of study, you might still be using these textbooks even if you choose to go to another school.
Other pros: It is in an urban location, meaning it has all the attractions of being in a large city. Later on, off campus food, affordable local apartment housing, and an established greek system make alternative housing incredibly convenient. A large student body means many opportunities for other campus related events, clubs, and organizations.
Some cons: A large student body also makes it harder to get into competitive classes and majors. A lessor known fact is that the University attracts foreign exchange and research students, and since they are in a foreign country it is more economically viable if they become a Teaching Assistant as soon as possible. Some departments are notorious among students as having TA's with heavily accented English, and some classes, especially during summer quarter, are taught entirely by TA's. While your TA might be incredibly knowledgeable, there is a chance you will have difficulty understand him/her.
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April 25, 2007 |
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The University of Washington has a lot to offer a prospective student. Benefitting aesthetically from exquisite landscaping and stately stone buildings, the campus is well-laid out with centrally-located amenities and strategically-placed library and living facilities.
The Greek and Athletic systems are diverse and well-populated. UW has a high academic and research reputation throughout the West. Whether Business or Microbiology, Communications or Engineering, Classics or Mathematics, UW's faculty and programs are well-respected nationwide.
UW Housing and Food Services do a great job making campus life a home away from home. The dorms are spacious with many living configurations from which to choose. The campus eateries serve a good variety of cafeteria-fare in addition to build-your-own wraps, smoothie and espresso counters, stir-fry grills, and the Husky Union Building (HUB) food court.
Off-campus, you're in the heart of Seattle, the Emerald City, and let me tell you, it doesn't get any better than that. Culturally, there is cinema, theatre, and live music of any flavor to choose from. The restaurants are fantastic, and navigating the city is extremely easy with the Metro Transit system. The buses run every 5-10 minutes depending on the route, and can take you from UW to any corner in the city. Shopping is amazing ranging from Folksy to Beverly Hills depending on your budget.
It's a great school, a great city, and a great experience. |
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March 20, 2007 |
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This was and always has been my first-choice school. It is amazing in breadth and depth, you have every academic opportunity you can imagine. Because it's such a good school, it attracts top-quality faculty and keeps the courses in the catalog interesting and fresh. The libraries and research opportunities are outstanding, the school paper has won numerous awards for best college newspaper on the national scale, the athletics are always upper-tier, and the school just keeps getting more and more prestigious.
Plus, the school is in the city, so the social opportunities are endless. Concerts, plays, art gallery openings, etc. It is also located 30 minutes from the mountains, and seconds from the gorgeous Puget Sound.
Some people say the cons of this school are that it's huge. But I never felt like I was lost in the crowd. Professors take an active interest in students, because their tenure is never guaranteed - student evaluations reign supreme. There are some classes with more than 400 students, but there are also many with less than 10. The size of this school is only a benefit. It's world class. If I had to do it over again, I would attend this same school. |
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February 01, 2007 |
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At the UW, you can get a fabulous education if you try hard. If you slack off, you may still get your degree, but you may not have learned anything. I would recommend this college to anyone, and I would still go there if I could do it over again. I would definitely sign up for a FIG class (Freshman Interest Group, which meets for 1 hour every week), because it's a good way to get to know people. If you can get in it, the Honors college is a very good way to get into more advanced classes with smaller class sizes, though generally as your courses get more specialized, the class size diminishes. Those big lectures with 400+ people in that are mostly for introductory classes, like Psych 101. Aside from academics, the campus itself is beautiful and there are many things to do there (and in Seattle in general), and the UW has Division I athletic events you can watch. |
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January 10, 2007 |
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Students considering attending the University of Washington should be prepared for life in the 'big city.' I came from a rather small town (5,500) and found that the sheer size of freshman classes were a challenge for me. However, I joined a sorority and that allowed me to become more quickly acclimated with both people and activities as well as the required academic regimen enforced in that environment. I needed that kind of enforced discipline because I slid through my high school with high grades and very little knowledge of how to study in a university environment.
I would recommend the UDub to anyone who is interested in a cosmopolitan educational experience and who wants to work hard. And, yes, I would definitely choose the UDub again.
The pros: 1) incredible selection of academic study areas; 2) professors who are highly qualified, interesting, as well as interested in the students; 4) wide variety of activities in which to get involved; 5) proximity to Seattle, the Pacific Northwest and all it has to offer -- from recreation to culture; and 6) the Panhellenic system that I found to be a huge support system for me and in which I made lifelong friends.
The cons: 1) the size of the University is a bit daunting to anyone from a small-town school; 2) it is difficult sometimes to get used to the pace and expectations and number of people; 3) the freshman classes are often so big that getting attention from the instructor can be difficult; often it is left to the TAs to interact with students and that is not always satisfactory.
They should know that although the University is situated in Seattle, which has a reputation for rain, rain and more rain, it is truly one of the most beautiful college settings in the country. |
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