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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know there are a bunch of posts praising or criticizing WashU, but could I just ask some specific questions here - and hopefully get answers from posters who have/had kids there, or know kids who are there?

1) How is freshman orientation? Would a kid who is nervous about making friends have an easy time? How social are dorms?
2) How hard is it for a freshman to get a single? And are most dorms suite-style? Is that something that can be requested?
3) I read conflicting things about how easy/hard it is to switch schools - eg, Arts&Science to Olin or vice versa - anyone know from experience?
4) Any feedback on academic advising?
5) How generous is the school with resources? I feel this varies so much - at my older kid's small private, the college is unbelievably generous (including with money) and admin and faculty are super accessible. At her friend's much larger private, kids even have to pay for a gym membership. Where does WashU fall on that spectrum?
6) Also read conflicting things about the food - it used to be rated one of the best (and still is sometimes) but so many complaints now about food being too expensive, only one AYCE option, having to order everything through grub hub, limited hours, etc.
7) How are off campus apartments? It seems WashU only guarantees 2 years of housing (but that it is not that hard to get a 3rd or 4th year if you really want). What is upperclassmen campus housing like?

Thank you![/quote]

Like any other school, there will be be supporters and detractors

1) orientation was good. My DC made a few friends the first month there. It’s a midsized school so not too large and not too small

2) don’t know about single because dc started off with double. There is a questionnaire of what your kid wants in a dorm

3) quite easy to transfer which is what my dc did
4) you are assigned a general advisor and later on, a major specific one 
5) we did not have to pay for anything else on top of tuition, room and board 
6) food is still quite good but upper classmen may tire of eating cafeteria food and many options off campus
7) off campus housing really good with lots of different options [/quote]

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