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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]how have i heard nothing about Washington on DCUM and non stop UC babble - digging deeper, this is a fantastic state school - that #7 ranking ( although not geared toward undergrad etc, more about research etc) is absolutely insane - my kid wants west coast and I’m ashamed I didn’t even bring this up.  If you can call a university with 50k kids a hidden gem, this would be it :) - and tech placement is ridiculously good - won’t get that from Bucknell or Williams!

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I think that’s some of the low-key west coast vibes coming out. I went to an Ivy and remember being confused by my roommate from Portland and her friend from Seattle. They were crazy smart but nothing like the other kids who were always subtly dropping stuff about their resumes and the classes they were taking and their SAT scores. UW has really done a lot over the last decade or so and graduates slip into local internships and jobs at Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and way more interesting small tech companies so much more easily than kids at more prestigious schools. Seattle is still a small city in a lot of ways and it takes care of its own.

Plus UW has a great quality of life, beautiful setting, and classic big school activities and social life. [/quote]
Big + on this comment. West coast culture isn’t really about humble bragging. The vibe is being absolutely brilliant but having others think you don’t know much/being silent about it. Sometimes it can come out in a bad way, because people won’t talk about their struggles as much (Duck syndrome @ Stanford), but it also can make for very vibrant and calm environments. [/quote]

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