<p>hahah sorry if this is a stupid question but how do the showers work?
like is it just one big group shower?
(my first two picks were terry and then lander)</p>
<p>haggett is not bad people, calm down. it’s not a palace obviously but far from a prison cell. the oddly shaped rooms do take away a bit of space i think but it’s nice to have a walk-in closet sometimes. i think mccarty rooms are slightly bigger but not by much. frankly i think haggett is one of the better dorming options if you have to dorm.</p>
<p>mimizist: I’m going to guess that you’ll get your first choice. Considering that I applied for housing like a week after the application opened and got my first choice, you’ll probably get yours. Good choice by the way, because mcmahon, mccarty and haggett are very sought after by all students, and applying early as a freshman will ensure that you’ll get one of the spots not taken by an upperclassmen. I’m just curious where you applied though? Congratulations on the direct admission! it’ll make things a lot easier for you. Also, if you don’t want to have to worry about waking up early for registration, become friends with an upperclassman and have them register for your classes (assuming theirs won’t fill up), then make the quick switch after registration dies down a bit. Of course, they’d need the pre-reqs satisfied too. Well, I can’t answer your question about a first year student’s life in Haggett because I only stayed in McMahon. But if it’s anything similar, there should be floor events, mixers and building events as organized by the RAs, if you’re really worried about social atmosphere, then McCarty would probably be the best balance for you. In my opinion, Haggett isn’t too bad, and yes, some of the rooms are shaped like pentagons and it’s kind of odd, but the doubles I’ve seen there aren’t too crowded if both roommates are clean. Although to be honest, I’m probably not the best person to ask because I was put in a HUGE Mcmahon double, in a disability room for some reason (I don’t know why). I guess the take home message is, whatever you do, avoid triples. If you are able to snag a double, in any dorm, you won’t be too crowded. The thing is, you don’t need to live on the business floor if you want to hang out with the people there. In other words, don’t make a dorm decision based solely on who you think might live there, you may end up being disappointed. Anyway, Mccarty is bordering Haggett and you’d be able to see people in the floor anyway. Also, considering how many students are in the business program, a very small percentage would actually be living on the designated “business” floor in Haggett. To assume you’d be missing out if you weren’t living there would be silly :). Also based on your description of yourself, McCarty would be a great dorm for you, hope you get in! Spaceneedle is right though, the mccarty, mcmahon, haggett dorms are the premier dorms on campus.</p>
<p>Hey Mahaffie, Is living in a community that big of a deal? I originally signed up to live in the engineering community.</p>
<p>My choices were 1. McCarty 2. McMahon 3. Stevens Court 4. Haggett</p>
<p>I just want to live in a comfortable dorm, with normal beds. None of that weird, elevated, desk under your bed crap. Haha. Which place has the best rooms? Is it better to stay in a community? Thanks. </p>
<p>P.S. Your previous responses have been very helpful.</p>
<p>Hey mahaffie!
Would you happen to know which of these dorms has the largest room for doubles? Or just large rooms in general? Thanks!</p>
<ol>
<li>Lander</li>
<li>Haggett</li>
<li>McCarty</li>
<li>Terry</li>
</ol>
<p>How are frats like? i know there are many in campus but i would like to know how they are involved in social life.</p>
<p>what determines your “admission in one” and what is the stereotype of frats.</p>
<p>Im international so i dont know much about them.</p>
<p>advice on frats: stay away.</p>
<p>but that’s just one guy’s opinion.</p>
<p>jaja, why?, heard they are fun, just want to know how they work, the people in them, social aspects. more specific</p>
<p>cirjuano: McMahon doesn’t have elevated beds, I don’t think, but I may be wrong. To be honest, if you want a community, McMahon doesn’t have it. It seems like Haggett and McCarty would have the best available opportunities to build community. Especially mccarty, because of Ian’s domain and the ping pong tables and other fun stuff on the first floor.</p>
<p>pumpkins: the thing about that is, most doubles have variable size. In mcmahon for example there are some doubles that are small and some that are bigger, it depends on the luck of the draw I suppose. I assume the same would be true in the other dorms, but I don’t know for sure. What I do know, is that Lander rooms are TINY. Haggett rooms are pentagonal, which may freak some people out, but as long as you’re tiny you should have enough room. If I remember correctly, McCarty’s rooms are sort of like Lander’s, but bigger and the dorm isn’t filled with freshman. Sorry I can’t be of more help. My double in McMahon was awesome, but that’s because they put me in a disabled room due to my roommate being disabled.</p>
<p>bombazo: As I’ve said in some previous posts, the UW experience is completely customizable. As such, you can get anything you’re looking for from the greek system. While I would cautiously agree with spaceneedle, that there are some TERRIBLE frat houses, I would say it’s not always the case. This will sound corny, but it’s true. You can join a frat or you can join a fraternity. One’s a brotherhood and one is a party house. The greek system is the heart of social life at the UW. If you’re a girl, you can get into any party you want, if you’re a guy and want to get involved, joining a house would be a good option. You have your stereotypical frats. Now, it’s wrong to generalize about these things as it’s not a fair representation of everyone in each fraternity. However, as a member of the greek system myself, I have had some observations.</p>
<p>sketchy fraternities: Kappa Sigma, SAE, Phi Pools
jocks/fratty frats: TKEs, PKAs, SChi
rich/esoteric frats: Betas, Fijis
new frats (just getting off the ground): Alpha Delts, Phi Delts
smaller frats that emphasize academics (which in my opinion exhibit more of a brotherhood): ZBTs, AEPi (Jewish), Phi Kappa Tau.</p>
<p>Again, these are just generalizations, and since you asked for them, there they are. I’m not familiar with every fraternity, but there are some. A wise idea would be to look up the academic house rankings in the greek system online (if you can find it). However, take into account, the houses high up on the list are mostly majoring in business and communications and have extensive test banks, which makes it fairly easy to succeed in those majors. The houses that I’ve found to be more balanced are the ones from 5-10 in the rankings. They tend to have more science majors who do comparatively well to the top 5, however, their classes just happen to be curved lower.</p>
<p>Every fraternity participates in Rush week, which is a period right around the time that school starts, where you look at almost every house and take note of things you do and don’t like. I wouldn’t be the best person to ask about this, as I was an informal rush, meaning I didn’t join during rush week. Some fraternities only recruit during rush week and others informal. Informaling means you can join/be initiated at anytime during the year and avoid the summer rush thing if it’s not for you. in my experience, houses that informal tend to have a lower number of “fratty” guys, as some of their members never considered greek life until they met a previous member. Most fraternities have parties once every week and most have a “sister sorority.” It’s not official, but it might as well be. They also have study tables, which vary by fraternity. These are predetermined times where you must study. Some houses assign study table hours based on grades, others have universal study table times. If you have any more questions, don’t hesitate to ask!</p>
<p>just don’t go blindly accepting the sentiment that “the greek system is social life” on campus. there’s 40,000 people at this school, you can find plenty of friends, be social, and have a damn good time doing it while never setting foot on the greek side of 45th street.</p>
<p>plus they do crazy s*** like this: [Students</a> fill streets, start bonfire, police disperse crowd - The Daily of the University of Washington](<a href=“http://dailyuw.com/2010/4/6/students-fill-streets-start-bonfire-police-dispers/]Students”>http://dailyuw.com/2010/4/6/students-fill-streets-start-bonfire-police-dispers/)</p>
<p>Regarding frats, parents attending orientation sessions get a lecture from the head of the UW police force and he offered to talk to any parent about the reputation of any frat that a son might be interested in joining. The cops have a pretty good idea of the behavior (good or bad) of the frats and will willingly discuss same with any parent.</p>
<p>Alluding to the couch burning link above, that started during a power cut and everyone around the frats were out on the streets waiting for the power to go back on.</p>
<p>because of course power outages automatically mean we should light furniture on fire and douse them with gasoline in the middle of the street</p>
<p>…</p>
<p>ok thanks guy, i will consider the option o joining a frat(if accepted)</p>
<p>ANd hey, Do you guys know admision decision deadline for international students, i recieved a letter about 9 days ago, saying that international applications where not finished yet.</p>
<p>I have a friend that has the same admission status since, january ,status still is " we have recieved etccc…" </p>
<p>And one more question, i have already finished highschool so UW has all of my official transcripts already, is the unnofiicial transcript trick supposed to work as well,</p>
<p>Hey, do you guys know what parts of the city are most easily accessible to UW by public transportation? I’m going to live off-campus . . . I’m a nontraditional student and want to avoid places filled with students thinking, “WOOOO, LET’S HAVE A LOUD PARTY EVERY WEEKEND!”, but at the same time I don’t want to have to catch five buses and spend four hours a day shuttling back and forth.</p>
<p>Thanks for making this thread!</p>
<p>^Capitol Hill, Eastlake, Wallingford, Fremont, Ballard are all nice neighborhoods with one 5-20 min. bus ride to campus. you could also live downtown.</p>
<p>im international, do you recomend having a car.</p>
<p>how hard is it to get classes? (biomajor)
will i be able to graduate in 4 years or will it require summer courses?</p>
<p>^^ no need for a car at all</p>
<p>^ some classes are hard to get, but you’ll get them eventually if you keep trying. you can graduate in less than 4 years if you have incoming credits.</p>
<p>How helpful are Running Start credits? </p>
<p>Does UW waive some of its credit requirements if you have these credits already? Or do your credits just place you into higher levels? </p>
<p>About how much more accelerated can you be with these credits?</p>
<p>I heard that the avg. acceptance GPA for uw students transfer to business major is 3.5 to 3.6, and the acceptance rate is about 50%. And I’m wondering how hard is it to get 3.5 3.6 GPA?</p>
<p>Another thing is that how hard is it to get into accounting?</p>