University of Washington-Seattle Campus Top Questions

I am impressed on our student body. Everyone is very accepting to others and is mature on that level. There is much diversity in our school which is great for exploring different cultures and having a well-rounded experience. I really liked working with some of the people from other countries.

Multi-ethinic background, wear casual clothes. Not very politically aware but active selectively on some subjects.

It was a shock coming from a community college environment to the UW. Much less diversity: ethnically, socio-economically, personality-wise (I haven't seen a single Goth around campus)...The Office of Minority Affairs seems pretty active (I've been too busy to really participate in their events). Honestly, though most groups are fairly represented, everyone seems pretty cliquish. It can be difficult to meet new people if you don't enter with a social network to draw on, but that might just be me. The typical UW student is white (if female, chances are she's bleached and salon-tanned, as well), under 22, dressed like something out of an Abercrombie and Fitch commercial, and on his/her cell phone 24/7. The Greek system is very popular. But I am a commuter; I guess that if I lived on campus my interactions with other students would have a different tone entirely.

There is no kind of student that would feel out of place at UW since we really have it all: international/foreign, scholarly types, activists, artists, musicians, athletes, partiers-- you name it. Students dress extremely casual to class wearing what I call "the Seattle uniform": jeans and a Northface jacket. I'm sure students would wear pajama pants to class if they could get away with it, and I'm sure some do. I've found that many UW students are from areas surrounding Seattle, although we have a fair share of out of state students as well. UW students are very politically active and the majority are pretty liberal.

Diverse in many aspects, including but not limited to; family income level, family structure, hometown, interests, ethnicity, etc....

The student body is split up into little sub groups. Athletes hang out with athletes, minority greeks with minority greeks, mainstream greeks with mainstream greeks. It is just like anything else, once you find the group you fit in with, you tend to stay with that group. It's a little sad that the minority students tend to stick with each other, but when you have such small percentages of minority students, you really can't expect any different. I think the only people who would feel left out on campus would have to be people who are not open minded, or who are too judgemental of others. It is a college campus where there are many many different personalities, and being too judgemental will only get you no friends.

Lot's of different people and extracurricular activities. Lot's of people are involved, and it's easy to get involved. Lot's of purple on and around campus every day.

There are so many different kinds of students at UW, which was great for me. I enjoyed learning new cultures' foods, customs, etc. Overall, I witnessed a variety of people interacting with each other. With a population of roughly 50,000, it's difficult not to find someone who meets certain financial or cultural categories. There are many international students as there are many students who live in the state of Washington and go home on the weekends.

I really don't get involved with racial, religious or other groups on campus. I have too many other things going on. No one would feel out of place, UW is VERY diverse. Students are from all over and have all different backgrounds. Students wear anything from what they roll out of bed and run to class in to a suit and tie depending on the course and assignments....such as presentations. No one cares or looks twice. I've seen some interesting outfits let me tell you. but every one is unique. Students are politically aware, there have been rallies and such. Students, I know, definitely talk about how much they'll earn one day, i know we all have goal and ambitions.

We rock.