University of Washington-Seattle Campus Top Questions

Waking up at 5:00am, students log on to the UW website and at exactly 6:00am the registration opens for students to secure a spot in their desired course, yet at 6:05am many students find themselves unable to get a spot.

One of UW's greatest strengths can also be its greatest weakness: its massive size. There are many resources, which can make it overwhelming at times to discern which will best meet your need. It takes extra self-initiative. UW does a great job of trying to connect new students with a club/activity group to build friendships. I was blessed to start my freshman year in a house with seventeen other women off campus. They were a variety of years and majors, and had a wealth of advice (from choosing classes to the best coffee spots).

University of Washington has many incredible departments and experienced faculty, but the class size in the undergraduate level makes it extremely challenging due to the average sizes of 400-500 students. This vast size causes a disconnect between professors and students. I have heard many complaints from fellow classmates about the lack of communication with the professor. Another side effect of the large class sizes influences the curve based grading system. Because the classes are so large, there is a large possibility that a student will not get the desired grade due to necessity to maintain grades above everyone else.

My school is located very close to a major city. There are tons of amazing things close to the area and to the campus; however, I get a sense of being over-crowded at times. I, personally, am a bit of an introvert who loves wide-open spaces. My preferences for solitude can sometimes clashe a little with the busy area.

Hectic urban setting.

Not sure

The worst thing about my school so far is the food service. They make the same thing almost every other day and I have lost all taste for food now. At home i had diverse food consisting of both asain and hispanic, but now its just food that I like to refer to as "grey".

The worst thing about the University of Washington is the class room evironment. The number of students in a classroom is enormous so there is not a lot of chance to talk one on one with professors . Although, there’s always help available from others but its hard to develop a strong relationship with professors because of the enormous number of students in the classroom.

It's difficult to deal with large classes at the beginning, but on the upside you get really great lecturer professors and soon you will be in smaller classes with them!

It's only a bad thing to some people, but I'd have to say the rain. No it doesn't rain every day, but it rains A LOT.