<p>I know this isn't a very popular university on cc...</p>
<p>but if anyone has any questions I attend SU and will try to help you out.</p>
<p>thank you briangt.
we visited Seattle University a week ago and loved it. our DDs are a couple years away still, but our questions are probably very common:
I understand that the Nursing program is ranked fairly well for Graduate schools of Nursing (since there is a CNL offered). how do you feel about the 4 year BSN program in Nursing? one more question: with respect to pre-professional studies, do you know if there are any shared figures with respect to graduates attending schools of Dentistry or acceptance into Medical Schools? Are there percentages that students hear?
thank you very much BrianGT. forgive me if these are silly questions.</p>
<p>I was recently accepted to Seattle University for fall 2011 and have really liked what I’ve read about the university through websites, brochures etc (and through CC, I’m one of the few to visit this thread). Anyway I am yet to visit the campus so I have a few questions mostly about student life. Talking to a current student is probably the best way to learn about a college without visiting so thank you for taking your time to start this thread. Here it goes:</p>
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<li><p>What is the area around campus like? Is it really as cool and convenient as the admissions website tells me?</p></li>
<li><p>How often do you/most students get off of campus and venture through Seattle?</p></li>
<li><p>Are many of the students/faculty overtly religious? Or does it feel like a secular school?</p></li>
<li><p>Any recommendations on freshman dorms would be great. I know there are only really three or four but I can’t get a feel for the dorms through SU’s website.</p></li>
<li><p>Also if you have any information about the english, poly sci, international relations, or honors courses I would appreciate any comments about the quality/style of these programs.</p></li>
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<p>Its OK if you just answer these questions as best you can. Thanks again for your time.</p>
<p>How is the socializing? Partying? And I’m also interested how religious the students are there as well.</p>
<p>Whoa! Lots of good (and big) questions, so I will try to help out here little by little. I’m a junior at SU.</p>
<p>@cecilturtle - I’m not a nursing student, but at least from my perception, nursing is hands-down one of the strongest, most well-respected and intense programs at SU. One of the biggest advantages SU has from many other universities is that campus is smack in the middle of several major hospitals. I can think of four within about a fifteen-minute walk from campus. In addition to that, one of the things I’ve always found cool are the community health classes, which take place in different parts around the city/area with different populations… So there’s definitely lots of opportunity and access to rich and varied hands-on experience.</p>
<p>As far as other pre-professional programs, from what I’ve heard those figures (both in terms of how many people actually pursue them and the percentages you’re looking for) vary so much year to year, being a fairly small school. It’s definitely not foreign though, and I know a few pre-med, a pre-dentistry, etc. You could try calling admissions for numbers on recent years.</p>
<p>@will128 - To answer sort of the first two of your questions…</p>
<p>Honestly, I really, really love the area around campus. It’s kind of neat that SU is sort of at the intersection of lots of different neighborhoods–Capitol Hill, Central District, First Hill, near the International District, Pioneer Square and downtown… So there are really a ton of things going on, and it’s nice that so much is within walking distance, whether I’m getting groceries, going to a concert or heading to my internship by the waterfront.</p>
<p>A lot of the attention is on Capitol Hill, which has kind of a hipster identity. There are tons of coffee shops, concert venues, thrift/consignment/vintage stores, a few quirky art spaces, people play bike polo at the park, and for some reason there has been an upcrop of, like, five dessert joints within a 10-minute walk of campus. But I also love the artists’ community of Pioneer Square, the restaurants and hip-hop nights in the Central District, and so on. </p>
<p>Seattle is not much of a sports town, unless you’re into soccer, in which case, Sounders fans are more or less rabid. So that’s kind of a drawback. Another is that a good bit of the nearby Capitol Hill area is bars, and most concerts in town are 21+, but I still find no shortage of things to do or shows to go to.</p>
<p>But personally I freaking love it. Honestly, this location has spoiled me in every aspect of my college experience. Whether it’s being able to see amazing theatre and speakers, pursuing internships, volunteering and engaging in service experiences, learning about different cultures, enriching my love of the arts, or just hanging out, it’s hard for me not to get out into the city. Probably half of my free time is spent just roaming the walkable area, or (most weekends) taking a bus to explore the other parts of town.</p>
<p>Damn shiftyeyes, your response almost has me sold on going to Seattle University. It sounds so perfect! Haha wow. I definitely need to do a thorough visit soon.</p>
<p>I know very little about the nursing program; I am an engineering student, so unfortunately I am not able to help very much there. It does seem to be a respected program and something that Seattle U is known for however…</p>
<p>Although the school is religious, it is really not very much of a factor in every day school life. However, you are required to take to theology classes eventually. To me it feels like a secular school.</p>
<p>The surrounding area is somewhat hipster and contains a significant amount of nightlife. But the shopping is definitely better near UW, so that might be something to consider. However, you can walk/bus/drive to downtown pretty easy from SU.</p>
<p>I have found smaller parties to be quite enjoyable, but some parties are just too overcrowded… but that might be perfect for you depending on your preferences…I think I would prefer if there was a greek system here.</p>
<p>I know a few students involved in the honors program and they have mentioned that it is a lot of work… but other than that I do not know much about it.</p>
<p>For Freshmen dorms, read the descriptions… there is no obvious “best dorm” … a lot of people prefer the one they are in… They all have pros and cons.</p>
<p>Interesting. </p>
<p>Where are the parties usually held? And what are they like? Alcohol/weed?</p>
<p>Parties are held at apartments/houses occupied by students who are living off campus…</p>
<p>You can find alcohol at some parties, some parties however are byob… i have seen people blazing at parties. You can find all the party classics at SU… beer pong… grinding etc… but there are no fraternities so you have to know people to find the better parties…</p>
<p>That’s what I suspected as their aren’t any frats. So what’s it like being a Freshman trying to find parties? Because if I go to SU I’m going to dorm for at least my first year and maybe my second year. I don’t think I would run into too many Freshmen that live off campus?</p>
<p>Freshmen have their ways.</p>
<p>Haha ok…</p>
<p>@will128:</p>
<p>The honors program at SU is divided into two programs, the University Honors program and the Core Honors program.</p>
<p>The University Honors program is a two-year program set up in “cohorts” which is a set of 25 or so students from your year who join you in each of the three required courses per quarter. Each University Honors course is worth 4 credits. It’s kind of a chronological setup in terms of what you’re learning in classes, and it’s intended to create comprehensive knowledge of the humanities, etc. There’s more information about it on the SU website. You move through the program with your cohort–they very much value keeping the cohort together as one focused group. You can take one additional course each quarter to help fulfill math, lab science, or other requirements.</p>
<p>The Core Honors program is similar in that it is comprised of cohorts, but it is a three-year program. For this reason, it is more difficult to do Study Abroad if in the Core Honors program (as most study abroad is done in junior year). It’s totally possible to schedule around it, though–SU is just reluctant to break up the cohort. Core Honors is also comprehensive and chronological, but it is only one course per quarter instead of three, so you can take additional “regular” courses to help fulfill other requirements. Core Honors definitely has a more flexible schedule / lighter workload, so if you’re a science major or something else that would require a lot of courses, you might consider choosing Core Honors rather than University honors.</p>
<p>University Honors sent out invitations to apply some time ago; I don’t know if Core Honors did or not.</p>
<p>Also, SU’s dorms are frankly really, really nice. The main freshman residence halls are Xavier, Bellarmine, and Campion–Campion is a bit farther away from the center of the campus than Xavier or Bellarmine. </p>
<p>Xavier is the “global house”–each floor has an international theme of some sort–and is mostly for students going into international relations, etc. The rooms are adequately large (especially if you decide to bunk the beds), and there is campus-wide WiFi & cable, if I recall. Xavier’s rooms come with a microwave/fridge–I’m not sure about the others. Xavier also has a really nice basement lounge area, a demonstration kitchen, and several classrooms that are available to pretty much anyone and have projector screens where people will sit and watch movies… it’s incredibly nice. I’m not sure about the other residence halls, but Campion does have an amazing ballroom where a lot of SU’s events are held.</p>
<p>There is NOT campus wide wifi.</p>
<p>That succcccks.</p>
<p>Ah, you’re right. Looks like there’s just wifi for resident halls and certain locations on campus.</p>
<p>Can the current students here tell us what their guesstimate would be of the percentage of gay/lesbian students at SU? We had a wonderful visit here: beautiful scoop incredibly nice people, and a clearly engaged faculty. Incredibly beautiful city too. If you come save yourselves a $40 taxi ride and take the light rail to Nordstrom/west lake. Nordstom happily stored our bags while we had fun shopping there and Pacific Place and had a delicious and cheap dinner at Pike place chowder in Pacific place. The free shuttle for Silver Cloud Hotel picked us up, and we were at the University!</p>
<p>I heard that there was an archery club at SU but I can’t find anything about it on the college’s website. Does anyone know if it still exists?</p>
<p>Also, how were your FA packages? My EFC is $00000. This school is tied for 1st on my choices-- I’d hate to be accepted and then not be able to go for financial reasons.</p>