<p>I am currently a high school senior from Florida, and the University of Washington is my first choice university! I am 99% positive I will get accepted, but I've been seeing tons of student reviews that say that this school is not a great undergrad school to attend. One of the most common things I've seen so far is how the intro classes are HUGE and the professors are much less than spectacular. Many have thick accents, and the size of the class makes it very hard for a student to succeed in the class. I was very disappointed when I saw this, because I love the campus really think this school is my perfect fit!! I am obviously going to be an out of state student and the tuition is gonna be crazy. Could any current student at UW (preferably in their freshman/sophomore year) give me an honest review of the classes, professors, campus, etc? :) </p>
<p>PS: I am also rushing a sorority and am planning on majoring in communications/education.
Will it be a lot to manage my first year of college?</p>
<p>Class size will be an issue at any large university, such as the UDub.</p>
<p>I do know for a fact that as you progress through to more senior classes the amount of students drops off quite a bit, so I don’t think that would be a big concern.</p>
<p>Also, the Greek Life is supposedly a very strong point of the university :).</p>
<p>It’s still a very good school, but like any very large public college, some intro classes ARE huge. And Greek life-no supposedly about it, it’s HUGE, and I wouldn’t say in a good way. The frats in particular don’t have the best reputation. Every few months some wasted kid falls out the window at a frat party and dies or gets badly messed up. And don’t even get me started on how important football and basketball are to the point of recruiting people with really shady pasts.</p>
<p>That said, my H has one of his degrees in communications from UW and has remained in touch with people in the department. He says it’s not what it used to be, that in the PNW the best communications program is at the Murrow School at Washington State. Of course, Pullman is in a part of WA with a VERY different climate and it’s not in a big city, but you might be willing to put up with it for the degree. It’s a smaller college, and seems to be easier to get into, and I believe it’s less expensive, though I could be wrong about that.</p>