University of Washington vs Seattle University

<p>I'm having trouble deciding between the two schools. I work well on my own so class size doesn't matter to me. I can see the campus for myself but I'm looking for personal academic experience in the two schools</p>

<p>First, how difficult and how do the two compare in acceptance as who they are likely to accept?</p>

<p>I hope to go into clinical research so general details about that would help. I know a lot is based on how hard I work but I'm looking for what school would give me an extra push to reaching my goals and see what it is I have to work with.</p>

<p>How is competition with in the two schools as well as how tough the grading system is?
I want to apply to biology or biochemistry, how competitive are these once I satisfy prereqs and how does each degree compare at each school?
Overall, by the course work, teachers and lab experience offered by my degree, which school would prepare me most?</p>

<p>Where would help me find more opportunity at well equipped and evolved research labs as a student? I've heard a lot of good things about UW in having labs that students can actually participate in research but I haven't heard much about SU.
What school do employers tend to have more confidence in?
What is the success rate of students graduating and finding a job from these schools.</p>

<p>How would you describe the students at each school?
How do they interact with each other within these programs? </p>

<p>I don’t think I can answer all your questions but as a Seattle resident my observations of the schools are that UW is definitely more renowned in the sciences compared to SU. I think Seattle U is slightly less selective than UW as well, like 70% of students accepted versus 50-60% for UW. My high school science teacher also does research at UW and I know there are definitely undergrads in her lab. The UW grading system is toughish (95 is an A, 93 a 3.8, etc.) but I have no idea about Seattle U. Sorry if it sounds like I’m ragging on SU! I have a friend who goes there and looooves it. He wanted a smaller environment and his faith is important to him, plus SU gave him a pretty huge scholarship to attend. I don’t know what he’s planning to study but I think he’s interested in music and education. Both schools are regarded as nice schools in this area. I would say UW is prestigious but larger, harder to get classes and individual attention, whereas SU is a little more laid back but with a smaller, maybe more tight knit student body.</p>