University of Washington-Seattle Campus Top Questions

Describe the students at University of Washington-Seattle Campus.

Conor

The University of Washington's student body is the most diverse you will find anywhere. Diversity is the university's number one priority. With a plethora of student groups, no student feels unwanted. Students range from a variety of backgrounds but with financial aid and scholarships, class is not really prevalent so it is not apparent what backgrounds people come from. And despite the liberal stance of Seattle, the university has students from all over the political spectrum and each has its group so no one feels out of place.

Robin

Washington is made up of every type of student possible. Everywhere you go there are diffirent styles of clothing and status's, and no one really seems to notice when they interact. All types of students interact, it just depends on whether or not you wish to interact too.

Maria

I think the student body here is quite diverse, and people are usually very open to different people. Students of any race, color, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, among other groups should feel right at home here, and won't feel alienated. Most students here are at least fairly liberal.

Rob

As a Republican, and one who doesn't believe in global warming, I've received a lot of negativity towards myself solely because of those opinions. The student body's general attitude is "force conservatives to be tolerant of us, but don't tolerate conservatives". This extreme political focus on liberalism is one of the reasons I actually want to transfer schools. Students are very clique-y, and ethnic students normally hang with others of the same ethnicity, as with LGBT students, etc.

Christina

I don't think anyone would feel out of place at UW because it is such a big school and there are so many diverse groups and activities. Students here are pretty laid-back in how they act and are accepting of others opinions. A good sign of how laid back people are is that you don't see people getting dressed up for class or really trying to impress people too much. Its about school and thats it. If someone is dressed up a lot there is usually another reason, like a career fair or a meeting.

Alex

I'll come right out and say it. Most of Washington's students are liberal or left-leaning. Seattle as a whole tends to be fairly liberal. However, the Republican Student club does have a presence on campus (if only for their controversial practice of selling "affirmative action" cookies and other shenanigans). There are also excellent resources for minority students - including a center and library devoted to LGBT students and their allies.

Toby

Washington is a very welcoming student body. However, it is predominantly caucasian and asian liberals. Any other group might feel out of place initially, but would eventually be ok because people here are very friendly. in addition, a lot of people clique up with high school buddies because they are afraid, or simply don't want to meet new people. This means you have to make the effort. Also conservatives may feel out of place here, so if you are conservative, don't talk politics.

Alex

All I will say is, big campuses bring with them a lot of awesome opportunities, and if there isn't an RSO (registered student organization) to your liking, it is easy to create one, and ASUW is very supportive of students who want to create a club. One thing I love about UW is the diversity. I have friends from every walk of life, and everyone seems to get along regardless of socioeconomic status, or anything of that matter. We are a very political campus, unfortunately I must admit we lean rather left.