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Colleges & Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>I have some questions about life at WashU:)</p>

<p>What can you do on campus? Are there things like art studios, gyms, museums? And are they free for full time students? Are there free concerts or other events (maybe like ones hosted my clubs?</p>

<p>What is there to do off campus? Resturants, shopping, sight seeing, parks, zoo? Are they expensive?</p>

<p>How big is your work load? Can you party every weekend? Are parties (frat) open to everyone? Do you have time to play soprts (intramural), be active in a few clubs, party, and maintain your grades?</p>

<p>Do teachers have office hours, and are they easy to talk to?</p>

<p>Do you need a car to get around?</p>

<p>Are people generally nice, and willing to help you? Is it super competitive academically?</p>

<p>Is there free printing? And are these places open 24 hours?</p>

<p>Are there any places on campus (libraries, gyms, food) that are open 24 hours?</p>

<p>How are the dorms? Do most students live on campus all four years? Are the dorms nice? Do they have anything special about them (lounges, libraries, dining halls)?</p>

<p>And most importantly, do you like it at WashU? What is your favorite thing about it?</p>

<p>THANK YOU!!!</p>

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<p>Ill be short as I can:</p>

<p>Museum on Campus: Kemper Art Museum (FREE)
Art Studios: In the Art School (NO IDEA)
Gyms: In Holmes and in the A.C. (FREE)
Concerts: The Gargoyle (Small Bands on National Tours / almost every week - FREE) and W.I.L.D. (National Acts / 1 per semester - Free)</p>

<p>OFF CAMPUS: Areas with food/drink/shopping/movies/etc. (P.S. MetroLink is free for students with the metrolink pass, renewable every semester)
Clayton (via MetroLink or Car)
The Loop (walk)
Central West End (WU Shuttle or MetroLink or Car)
Downtown - Laclede's Landing - Soulard (MetroLink or Car)</p>

<p>Free Sightseeing Stuff: Forest Park - almost everything in the park is free, and its adjacent to campus, just walk. Zoo, St. Louis Art Museum, Historical Society, etc.</p>

<p>Workload: It is what you make it, there is no standard work load. You can take 3 serious classes and then Studio Art and Tai Chi for credit if you want, or you can take 7 courses in pre-med and never sleep or leave the library. You are responsible for balancing your workload. Piece of advice: involve yourself superficially in clubs and IMs your first semester while you feel out your schedule and workload, then commit yourself once you know what you like and what you have the time for.</p>

<p>Parties: Yes you can party every weekend, will you? maybe, maybe not. </p>

<p>Office Hours: Most professors have them, and most are there when they say they will be. Some profs. don't, but that is usually because no one came to their office hours and so they didn't want to waste their time, in that case, just email them and set up a time. </p>

<p>Car: Helpful, but definitely not necessary.</p>

<p>People: Nice, smart, and wiling to help. WashU students are not competitive between one another, they are competitive in the sense that its all a shared goal to prove to the country that WashU kids are as good as any top school. Most kids work hard because they enjoy working hard.</p>

<p>Free Printing: Try the ArtSci Comp. Lab, but its always busy and you only are allowed one copy of whatever it is you print, no exceptions. Otherwise printing is done with your ID card, costs 4 cents a sheet.</p>

<p>24 Hours: Whispers Cafe in the Library, and 24 hours really only means they leave the lights on.</p>

<p>On Campus v. Off Campus - people migrate off campus junior year, although there is still a sizable percentage staying on campus. maybe 50/50 junior year and senior year closer to 75/25?</p>

<p>Dorms on Campus: Split between the South 40 and The Village.</p>

<p>South 40: mostly freshman and sophomores, but also the largest residential area. Some very new dorms, some old and being redone. Dorms are generally very nice. Holmes has Bear's Den (food), a Gym, Bear Mart, etc. South 40 is by far the most residential area of campus.</p>

<p>The Village: mostly upperclassman, split between 3 dorms of suites, an apartment complex, and frat houses. Has its own post office and dining area.</p>

<p>Off Campus: School owned apartments near the Loop, or your own apartment</p>

<p>I like WashU, and my favorite thing? Its far less stressful, and more relaxed than say Cornell, but still full of students driven to succeed on their own, not out of a sense of competition with person sitting next to them.</p>

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<p>As for the car question, keep in mind that first year students are NOT allowed cars on campus.</p>

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<p>Yeah, but I think you can borrow a car from them for a day, if you need to go somewhere that wouldn't be accessible otherwise. I saw something about that in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch a while back.</p>

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<p>Yep, the WeCar Program through Enterprise is on campus, and CS40 has a car or two that can be borrowed.</p>

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<p>I second what is said about the quality of life / laid-back atmosphere at Wash U. </p>

<p>In terms of transportation, they just opened a 520 space underground parking garage below the new student center. Freshman can't have cars, but if you bring one sophomore year and later, there's plenty of parking. All students and staff members get a FREE annual pass to ride St. Louis's metro link (a hybrid light rail/subway system) that goes everywhere from the airport to downtown, cool neighborhoods in between, and there's two stops on WUSTLs campus. and within walking distance, there's the Loop, Clayton, and Forest Park. in some areas of STL, you need a car to get around... luckily none of those are around wustl :)</p>

<p>Here's a link to hours of their campus eateries: <a href="http://diningservices.wustl.edu/pdf/Spring%202008%20by%20day.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://diningservices.wustl.edu/pdf/Spring%202008%20by%20day.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Bear's Den, Bear's Mart, and the Village Cafes are located in the main residence hall areas. Bear's Den is kind of like the main gathering place on the South 40, with amazingly good food (you can access menus from that dining service's website) and is open until 2am and 3am on the weekends. The new student center has 4 or 5 new eateries, too, that will have hours open late. </p>

<p>The Princeton Review continually rates WUSTL in the top 10 or top 15 across the country for best dorms, best food, and happiest students :)</p>