Washington University in St Louis Top Questions

this place is awesome, seriously. if you can handle more work than the majority of the population and having your soul crushed every once and then having to just keep working more than i would suggest washu, it's totally worth it.

No, I just love wash U, except the Metero, because they wont run in midnight like 1 am. because I have to leave olin before 11 or I will miss my metero to get home. Blah.

Housing at Wash U is really nice. I think it's better than any other campus I've seen. The old fresman dorms are kind of small but they still have a great atmosphere and you can still have plently of room for all your stuff without bunking beds. Upperclassmen housing on campus is super nice. There are suites with common rooms and balconies and apartments with common rooms and kitchens. However, most students move off campus by there senior year because on-campus housing can be pricey. The food at Wash U is also really good. The on-campus subway even takes meal points! There is a lot of variety.

One of the big plusses of this school is the scholarship policies. First of all, there is merit based aid available which was a big factor for me. If you apply to the university, make sure to apply for the scholarships! There are a lot of scholarships available, and so apply and do a really good job on the application. For me, it certainly paid off; I've got a full scholarship here with a stipend each year. Then, the policy for outside scholarships is great too... if you're a National Merit finalist, the school gives you money depending on what type of National Merit scholarship you get; I got a $2500 one-time scholarship from NMSQT, but Wash. U is continuing that for my sophomore, junior and senior years. Additional outside sholarships are also yours to keep; financial aid doesn't just sink your scholarship money towards your need based aid at all! That's huge. In fact, this semester the university wrote a check to me because I had more money scholarship money coming in than the semester 's tuition, room and board were costing. Of course, I have been very lucky and I worked very hard. I don't want to give the impression that everyone here has full scholarships or anything. All I mean to say is that need and merit based aid is very very reasonable at Washington University relative to other universities and that you should apply for scholarships!

Now, I hope I do not sound falsely positive about Wash. U... I just am enjoying being here so much and I really haven't found anything bad about the school. I never expected college to be so inspiring, full of so many good smart people, and so beautiful. The academics are extremely challenging, but it helps to be in a place that constantly reminds me that I am getting an excellent education.

My only gripes are that everything here is very expensive; in addition to the whopping tuition, the University charges students extra money for in-room Internet service and cable TV. Food is also very expensive; you pay a premium for the good quality. Another problem is that there's so much construction. The University is bringing up two new buildings right now on main campus, and that means there's two giant holes where there were once either an old building or grass. Finally, St. Louis isn't the most hopping city. There are some good museums in Forest Park and excellent shops and ethnic food on the Delmar Loop, but besides that the city is not safe to be in by yourself. Thankfully, the University isn't located right in St. Louis city, but rather in University City and Clayton, the latter of which is a rich, up-scale suburb of St. Louis. On the whole, campus itself is very safe, and I never feel unsafe walking around campus at night. Still, on the whole, my experience here has been very satisfying. It's a challenging but cooperative academic environment with great professors, excellent quality of life, and good social atmosphere.

The biggest thing is to plan out your 4 years, as some classes are only offered in the Fall, or in the Spring, and have prerequisites, which are only offered in the Fall, or in the Spring. Figure out what class to take in which semester, or you'll cram it all in Senior year. I took the Intermediate Financial Accounting class at the same time as the Introduction to Managerial Accounting class so I wouldn't have to take any Accounting in the Spring of Senior year. I was one year ahead of people in my grade level, in terms of Accounting classes, but I made friends with the class of '04 and stayed ahead of the curve.

Sadly, WashU is a very unattractive campus...I come from a high school with a very attractive student body and I have been shocked to see the amount of unattractive people here. However, people get "WashU goggles" and pretty much disregard any previous standards, so there is plenty of hooking up and dating going on...

I HATE how much waste there is in the cafeterias! but the food is pretty good.

I LOVE WASH U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This was not 10 minutes...

WASHU is da bomb to da max. Ye ye whatup.

i wish WashU had more racial diversity.

WashU doesn't seem to be as difficult as people make it out to be. People need to stop using the phrase "well, at least I got into WashU," because that doesn't really mean anything other than "well, I didn't get accepted to any REALLY good schools."

I would really invite you to check it out though the price tag may not be worth it.

WashU > Emory!! Even though my answers almost sound "too good to be true", I really think WashU is a phenomenal school and I hope I gave an accurate representation of WashU.

WashU is amazing and I personally met my best friends on the Wilderness Project pre-orientation kids. It is such an amazing program!

I wish more people knew how great of a school WashU really is. Honestly, I feel that it is better than Harvard or Yale, it just doesn't have the name recognition. That is why somebody would get a better education here, WashU wants to prove itself against the biggest names, so it will be more challenging.

I applied to only 1 school and got in early decision. My advice is to go early decision just so you do not have to think about college past December your senior year of high school. WashU is great and we have an amazing college experience here in St. Louis on this campus. If you are considering an ivy league, but don’t want to deal with the northeast, hustle and bustle attitude, then this is the right place for you. Laidback, peaceful, fun, and with phenomenal professors and academics. The midwest is the place to be. I suggest Big V’s burgers, they deliver. Don’t miss Morgan Street bars on Thursday nights and definitely don’t miss Mardi Gras, since St. Louis has the second largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country. Hmm, I wonder who is first? Oh and the music scene is incredible.

I want to finish this later. Can I?