What is Seattle like and is the University of Washington a good school?
Question by Cat: What is Seattle like and is the University of Washington a good school?
I currently am in the point in my life where I have to choose where to go to school. I have heard good things about the University of Washiongton Seattle and would like to know if its a good school to go to. I know next to nothingabout Seattle though besides the whole “it rains a lot”. I want to know more about it by hearing it from people who acutally live in or ahve been to Seattle. So… 1) What’s the nightlife like? 2)What’s the weather really like? 3( What’s the Universtiy of Washington Seattle like? 4) How expenive are apartments? 4) What are the people like? Are they similar to people in the San Francisco area? 5) Is there any chance in thriving in the city if you are a doctor or if you are looking for a job in filming? Photography/movie making etc. 6) What sort of stuff is there to do in Seattle? If you could even answer one of these questions it would help!!!!
Best answer:
Answer by joeluw1977
As a graduate of the UW, I can tell you that the University of Washington is one of the best schools around, it has been ranked one of the best in the world. I really enjoyed my time there, however keep in mind its a huge school, about 40,000 students now.
-The nightlife in Seattle isn’t very good if you are under 21, options are very limited.
-The weather can be more cloudy than rainy, with light drizzle or sprinkes for part of the days from about Late Sept to June. Summers are usually nice and warm, just not this year.
-Apartments can be expensive, but near the UW there are lots of options.
-The people are nice, not as extreme as in San Francisco. Not as open, nor as tolerant as in SF with regards to certain issues. Currenty the city has taken issue with night clubs and has been trying to shut down many, also there has been issues regarding Strip clubs, namely the city doesn’t want them around at all. Other places wouldn’t care.
-Not so sure about filming, but the city is getting very expensive so you would have to be a Doctor to be able to live here, or a Computer engineer.
-When it isn’t raining in Seattle, you can go hiking, camping, biking. Even when it is raining, you can go shopping, Hang out in a cafe, movies, to Vancouver BC. Pretty much the same things as in any other city, not really many unique opportunities here.
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