<p>my son has been accepted to the U but thinks it is soo big he will get lost or overwhelmed. any advice?</p>
<p>My daughter has been there for 2 years and my son is starting in the fall. We are from Olympia (Capital). Its a big school, but he will soon get involved with much smaller groups of people, probably centered around his major. Both my kids are engineering types and their life revolves around studying for their classes with the occasional days/nights out for dinners, bikes rides, walks, etc. The school seems to me much smaller than it is. I went to Texas-Austin and my wife went to Michigan, so we are familiar with big schools and UW just doesn’t have that feeling to us. However, your son MUST be active in finding what he wants to do. The resources at UW are tremendous if the students take the initiative. This ranges from scholarships to international opportunities to …</p>
<p>It really depends on your son. I love the idea of a big school with a lot of people to meet. But if your son is the type that requires small schools where you know everyone and kind of get intimated by huge unfamiliar crowds, than maybe its not for him.</p>