<p>I didn’t say there wasn’t an academic focus at all, rjkofnovi, I said that there wasn’t enough of an academic focus in terms of what I was looking for in a school. While some of the students who go there are every bit as driven and accomplished as those found at top-tier schools, others are, shall we say, not. This tends to drag the university down on several levels, in my opinion.</p>
<p>The UW is an excellent public university, it just wasn’t the right fit for me–I wanted to be able to ask questions and discuss things with professors. I’m the type of person who learns much better in a small setting than I do in a massive lecture hall.</p>