University of Washington-Seattle Campus Top Questions

The worst thing about this school, is the fact that it is so crowded. Sometimes I feel a little overwhelmed with all of my fellow students. Sometimes people aren't respectful of others personal space and this can be aggitating. If anything it has taught me to be more patient and to be more aware of people around me. I attended the University of Washington because of everything it had to offer. I just didn't really think about the fact that the same things are offered to thousands of other peopl who are all heading towards the same goal.

The worst thing about my school is that it is hard to get friends you really feel "connected" to. It's easy to make acquaintances but it's really hard to make good, close, intimate friends.

jsut one block from campus, the Ave seems to be (and it is) pretty dangerous in my opinion

to large

I think my school is a too big. Its huge campus sometimes gives me a feeling of loneliness. However, I already got used to this fact after my first year at UW.

The campus is huge which is unfortunate when you have to walk to class and it is pouring down rain most of the time. Classes are huge and there may be even less quiz sections because of the budget cuts, resulting in less availability to get the classes you want. The school is VERY focused on business and pre-med so sometimes it feels like the other programs get shafted for them.

I've heard it's hard to get the courses you need once you declare your major. It's also hard to get off campus housing close to the school that's affordable. It costs so much to take your car on campus that it makes it almost impossible to get a job off campus.

Before I switched to a pre-law major, I was doing engineering prerequisites. One of the chemistry classes had a professor who was a very well-known researcher in his field but a lackluster teacher. I think the focus on research at this school sometimes hinders the quality of its science teachers. However, if you are able to self-start a bit in the introductory classes, it is an amazing school for research, especially medical research.

Sometimes it seems so big, that it's hard to meet new people on a personal level.

I'm not a huge fan of the size. I'm used to learning well in small classes and prefer them, but at UW, you can be in classes up to 400+ students and it's harder for me to ge something out of the class at that size.