University of Washington

UW offers many services for its students and alumni, even beyond the standard offered by most colleges and universities. Hundreds of Registered Student Organizations dedicated to a wide variety of interest exist on campus through the Associated Student of the University of Washington. Some of them interest areas include: academic, cultural/international, environmental, Greek life, political/social action, religious, sports, and science.

UW students, sports teams, and alumni are called Washington Huskies, they participate in many national games and are traditionally competitive.

The student newspaper is The Daily of the University of Washington, usually referred to as The Daily. It is the second largest daily in Seattle and is published every day classes are in session during fall, winter and spring quarters, and weekly during summer quarter.

Living apartments include 28 buildings, which can be grouped: North Campus Halls, West Campus Halls and 12-Month Apartments. Each of them offers 100 percent smoke-free environment (all resident rooms, balconies and public spaces in the residence halls are smoke-free, including outside areas or locations that are near the air supply of residential buildings), cable TV service (a satellite master antenna TV with a variety of channels), high-speed connection Ethernet, Wi-Fi. All rooms are fully furnished and equipped.

Besides, there are other options like Gender-Neutral Rooms, Living Learning Communities or Off-campus Housing Resources.

The UW Career Center actively helps students to find internships, full-time or any other kind of job according to their need. Also the Center organizes On-Campus Interview programs, different Workshops and labs, Career fairs and events for students and their potential employers. 86% of students are employed, freelancing, or continuing their education six months after graduation in 2016.