<p>I have toured WashU during the summer and despite the small number of students and faculty present, the rumors about them being friendly are true. Not fake friendly, but rather very real friendly.</p>
<p>My question is, does anyone know of any other schools that have a reputation similar to this, with a majority of students who are this way? I know Northwestern and WU are compared academically all of the time, but socially, what schools are like WUSTL?</p>
<p>yeah... try vanderbilt, emory, furman, and UNC. These schools I went to and also seemed very similar to WashU in student behaviour.</p>
<p>I've heard Penn is similar in the type of student who goes there, and in the work hard-play hard mentality. I don't know how friendly it is though.</p>
<p>i visited wash u, wm & m and brown over this spring break. the students of wash u definately seemed friendly, but i think it is mainly the admissions people [heavy on the p.r.]. anyways, the students did have a friendly and easy-going personality. i caught some informal conversations b/t students just playing frisbee and the convos where very pleasant! </p>
<p>then, my experience with wm & m students was also excellent! they, in my experience, were the most friendly to me [wash u was friendly amongst themselves--not a negative]. they came up to me and asked if i needed help. i think a lot of this comes from being so close to williamsburg--they're used to "strangers" on campus [williamsburg is a tourist town]. this definately all caught me off-gaurd but gave me a cozy and warm feeling about the campus :). so in all, it's probably similar to wash u :) [this caught me off-guard b/c east coast ppl are known to be more aloof--maybe it's just more the new england area]</p>
<p>must be the sun makes em friendly lol</p>
<p>So how were the students at Brown when you visited?</p>
<p>I've heard Northwestern. I don't really know from personal experience though.</p>
<p>the students at brown were not rude or snobby, i felt. but not as warm, i guess, as those at wash u and wm & mary. they interacted friendly towards others, certainly. i did feel a little more "aloof" around them. i'm sure, however, if i asked for directions, they would've gladly given it. the tour guides (bruin club) were definately excellent (very on fire for brown). and i think they speak for the whole brown population--they all love the school and are there b/c they love learning/exploring. as i've been researching the school, the student body consistently comes up as a "supportive group" and i believe that. just go to the "brown" thread and you can get a better feel for them, i guess.</p>
<p>Dartmouth people were def. the nicest of all the ivy league...but anyways.</p>
<p>Wash U and Penn would be similar in social atmospheres...except there's less to do in St. Louis, and WashU's campus is (far) more compact. This all means that the student body at WashU is more connected with each other....actually this is also because of the South 40. But anyways.</p>
<p>Northwestern is ENTIRELY differant. Think of NW as a really good Big Ten school. You've gotta be into the "Let's go to the game" scene in order to really fit in.</p>
<p>St. Louis actually has alot to do, but you have to look for the things to do. I am from NYC, so there is no comparison there, but it is not as boring as I thought coming from New York. The frat parties are rediculous, and each year there are always big events on campus. In the non party scene, the arts are popular, and there is a museum and zoo to keep you busy. This year though many large on campus events included the presidential debate and the final four in st. louis (including the slam dunk contest in the wash u. gym). BTW there are enuff on campus events and clubs to keep busy when the four malls and six cinemas aren't enough.</p>
<p>I live in St. Louis, and there is a lot to do, but you have to go and look for it.</p>
<p>Is it necessary to have a car to get around? Are first year students even allowed to have cars?</p>
<p>The busing system works really well at and around the wash u. campus. however, sometimes car's are great for off-campus parties and things of the random sort. however, cars are not allowed as a freshman. the networking is great on campus, so there is always a friend with a car to get a ride with. (im not a wash u. student, but i have a lot of friends and family in st. louis and have visited the city about 25 or so times)</p>
<p>you're not allowed to have a car as a freshman, but i definitely wouldn't worry about it... you can get to pretty much everything you want to go to freshman year with the shuttle system anyway. most of the off-campus parties are within walking distance, and the shuttle runs to the grocery store, target, the mall, and the metrolink (stl's sad excuse for public transportation - but it'll get you downtown to the stadiums and bars). i didn't have my car freshman year and definitely didn't need it, although by soph/junior year sometimes its nice... just to be able to see things in the city that the shuttle/metrolink don't go to, and to get out of the washu "bubble"</p>
<p>It doesn't sound like St. Louis has much of a nightlife...if you don't want to go to frat parties everynight, is there anything else to do, like go clubbing, ect?</p>
<p>there are lots of clubs...the landing is awesome, but everything there is 21+. the bars on the loop are okay. the bars in the central west end have a lot of character if you choose them right. and there are some clubs that allow 18 year olds in. on occasion (usually a couple times a semester), a class council will rent out an entire club and have buses that will take students to it and these are open to all classes. suite parties are a nice alternative to the row. much of StL does shut down rather early (downtown Clayton's traffic lights start flashing at 11pm on weekdays). but there's always a nice greasy spoon to hit up 24/7. sometimes you'll be a bit bored, but you'll discover something new and you'll find that there's plenty to do.</p>
<p>yeah, ptownbound is def right, theres a good amount of nightlife (and amazingly things are open later than they are out here in boston). there are a couple bars on the loopcentral west end that are huge washu faves. plus unless you're greek, the novelty of frat parties wears off after freshmen year anyway.</p>