Natalie- YOUR friends at UW are into a totally different social scene than many other students. Looking at UW is like the blind men examining the elephant- depending on who you talk to you get an entirely different perspective on the campus. The nice thing about such a large campus is there is diversity of lifestyles. Some are serious STEM students while others are more typical of the general college population. There are plenty of people for this student to find his niche among like minded people.