University of Washington-Seattle Campus Top Questions

Personally, I think the worst part of my university is that in order for a student to be successful, that person must truly be driven. There aren't any "hand outs" at this university and every success story that you hear on campus is because that person was driven, hard working and persisten. There aren't any organizations or communities here that are willing to simply hand you your future.

The worst thing about my school would just be the sheer size of the student body because it sometimes gets crowded in the lecture halls and auditoriums.

Due to recent state budget cuts, tuition is being raised a total of 28{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} over the next two years (14{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} this year, and 14{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} next year).

The food is way too expensive.

While it has its advantages, being at such a big school has its disadvantages as well. I don't struggle in larger classes personally, but I can see how many students would. It also takes some time to learn to find your way around.

Too much vehicle traffic on and around the campus, proposeing a danger for foot and bycycle traffic.

There is not enough financial aid consideration given to those who do not show financial need. Many of us have parents who make a significant amount of money, but that doesn't mean that the student has access to that money. It is very, very difficult to find monetary help at this school unless you can show that your family does not make much. This has resulted in less opportunities for those middle class students whose parents make enough to, according to the FAFSA, "Completely pay for college," but not enough to actually help their child.

Like most universities, the University of Washington has a heavy emphasis on its collegiate sports programs. While these generate lots of money and opportunity for students, I find that at times it can be distracting. I don't consider this a "negative" about my school. I think it is a wonderful instiuition and economic times are tight. I fully realize the importance of money-generating programs for our school.

The difficulty of obtaining good grades in science and math based classes versus the liberal arts classes.

The university is not as experimental and expressive as I expected. I thought there would be more evidence of very interesting and different thinking young people but it seems like there is a lack of imagination.