<p>Hi there!
I am a student at a university in Australia that is considering doing an exchange to UWash next year.
I am studying an undergraduate Arts/Law degree but I would only be pursing the Arts part of the degree on my exchange. Any honest comments on the French and Ancient History/History programs at UWash would be greatly appreciated.
More generally, I am wondering what students' impressions of UWash are like? Would it be easy for an exchange student to make friends? How big are tutorials, classes and/or lecturers? Is it a 'commuter' campus? What is the student life like? Are there many activities/events on campus?
Any other relevant comments would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thank you.
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<p>BUMP!..Please!</p>
<p>well i’m not currently a student there, hopefully in the fall i will be haha but my cousin and boyfriend are both there so im there a lot. there are definitely tons of things to do, on campus and off. since there is so much housing available-dorms, greek, etc.-there is always something going on. plus, it’s in seattle so you can take a quick bus ride to downtown and find a million things to do. i can’t tell you much about the programs and classes themselves, other than i think most specific classes are fairly small. the classes tend to get larger, like ones in kane hall, when its a lecture for a general class. i definitely do not think you would have trouble making friends because it is actually a hugely diverse campus (and city), so you would not be the “odd one out” or anything like that. hope this helped a little!</p>
<p>Thanks mcf11 for your input.
Just in relation to the hugeness of the campus. I am actually looking to go to a smaller university than the one I’m at currently. My university is HUGE which actually means making friends is more difficult since there are so many people.<br>
The appeal of Seattle is strong though. I’ve heard great things about it.
I’m also considering UPenn and Wisconsin-Madison so I’m trying to find a university with really good programs in my areas of study, a great city and great student life.
The appeal of Wisconsin is that it’s in a student town and the university itself has a really good reputation and great on campus life. I suppose attending a university which is part of the ‘Big Ten’ is also a drawcard because I imagine there’d be heaps of great sporting events to attend.
Likewise, UPenn is a preference because of its international reputation and strength in academics. From all reports, students love Penn. I’d also quite like to be on the East Coast so I could visit New York and some other places.
I’m trying to figure out the order of my preferences but rest assured UWash will be up there!
Any other words of wisdom would be greatly appreciated.</p>