OFFICIAL UW-Questions&Answers thread for incoming students(class 2013)

Pikachiu
Mon, 06 Apr 2009 01:51:00 +0000

washington is pretty grey in the winter, lots of rain, if no rain, then it’s mostly cloudy. it’s better in the summer.
there’s lots of places to shop in seattle. cost will depend on the brand, popular ones like Northface or Columbia can get expensive but they’re high quality.
3.Don’t know.
I know there’s a trail right by UW, when I visited the school, I saw quite a few joggers and bikers. As for the weather… once you live here for a while, most people get used to it.
You have to buy a meal plan if you stay in dorms but there’s lots of places to eat outside. What I heard from lots of people is that you don’t want to buy a large meal plan unless you’re going to eat on campus all the time because the left over money doesn’t transfer. Since you’re coming from Indonesia, I’m guessing cost of food in the US might be more expensive than there. (I used to live in Taiwan and typical restaurants here in the US are definitely more expensive than back home).
All depends on what you’re studying. I heard that the science courses can get tough but I don’t know about the others. Based on people I’ve seen that went off to UW from my school, there’s plenty of smart people there. (That’s not promising that you won’t find ones that make you think “omg, how did you get int?”). Lots of people go to UW to save money too.
According to wikipedia, there are 6 nobel laureates there.
Don’t know. I’m going there this fall too.