The school is beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. The services it offers students from the food, to the gyms, to the rooms, to the architecture, to the biweekly bathroom cleaning services are all top notch. The size it perfect. Large enough that I will never meet or get bored of everyone on campus or in my grade but small enough that a walk across the school will cause me to run into a familiar face. St. Louis kind of sucks. There are small cool things to do, but its really only for people...

Although all students are disappointed with the school's lack of name recognition, WashU is a great university with awesome rankings, staff, and people. The administration is great, and I am continually pleasantly surprised to see how quickly people respond to emails. If there is a problem, big or small (for example, your floor's sink is clogged), it will most likely be fixed within 24 hours. St. Louis is a difficult town to get around without a car, despite WashU's free UPass, which gives...

The best thing about Wash U is all the people. Everyone is really awesome and talented, but most important nice and friendly. The one thing I'd change is name recognition; however, when people know about Wash U they are super impressed. I think the school is the right size. When you walk across campus, you see a lot of strangers, but you also see a lot of people you know. St. Louis is a great place with a lot of cool places and it's not that dangerous. There are dangerous places, but if you are...

Coming from a small, New England, prep school, I was looking for a mid-sized University outside of the Northeast. For me the size is perfect -- big enough so that there are always new people to meet, and small enough so that no matter where you go you'll see a familiar face. Usually when I tell people where I go to school, they respond with one of two things: "So how do you like Washington?" or "Wow, that's a great school." One of the most frustrating things about going to Wash. U. is that not...

Overall, Washington University seems dedicated to maintaining a high quality of life and an enjoyable learning environment. One of the best things about Washington University is the abundance of easily accessible help on campus: advisors, disability resources, professors, mentors, and teacher assistants. The faculty is very prompt when responding to emails, and everyone seems to genuinely want to help one another. Alumni maintain the same passion for the university, and donations and tuition are...

In my opinion, the best thing about Wash U is that we can really learn what we want. Although we have many schools, such as the School of Arts and Sciences, the Business School, and the Art School etc., students can choose courses across school divisions. We can double major across schools and we can transfer very easily if we want. Overall, the academic policies are amazingly flexible, which is different from many other colleges. And the foods are of quality. There are various kinds of cuisines...

I really wasn't sure I wanted to go to the mid-west when I first started looking at Washington University. However, once I went to visit the campus, I knew I was hooked. You immediately feel a collegiate atmosphere, and the entire student body seemed actively involved around campus. One of the things I now love about campus, is that I find it the perfect size. It is great because you are constantly able to meet new people, yet you're always going to see a familiar face walking to class.

Washington University is the Stanford of the Midwest. It should be in the Ivy Leagues. Seriously! We rank close to if not higher than them on several colleges lists. I have a higher wor load as a theatre major than some of my pre-med friends at Harvard or Yale. Wash U is severely underrated.

WashU is actually the perfect size, both with its campus and the student population. Every place on campus is no more than a 10 or 15 minute walk away from the dorms, and Freshman and Sophmores have Bear's Den (the dining hall) located a mere thirty seconds away. Very convenient when the late-night hunger strikes. 6,000 students is an amazing number because you will always be able to walk into a room and know a few people, but it's not like you know everybody. There are always new people to...

I often wish Wash U had more networking opportunities in my area of interest, but overall there are a lot of very successful alums and quite a broad range of networks. I like the size of the school, not too big, but not too small. When I'm at home (a small town) most people don't know where Wash U is or that it is such a great school, but when people do know of the school they are generally impressed. One of the most recent controversies affecting me was all the problems with the...