The first thing I will say to anyone moving here, the terrain is unusual. You will walk both uphill and downhill, both ways, if you walk anywhere. It's all on wavy hills. Get an electric scooter or bike and a helmet and use the transit. If you work at or attend school at the UW, you get free transit in the 5 counties surrounding the puget sound. It's a good school, and I'd be happy to answer questions for anyone on here since I live right in the District. Driving around here is an absolute nightmare. I do not recommend it for anyone
I second that. Especially on getting a bike, or even a cheater(aka Ebike or scooter). Just be sure to invest in a good lock. Not to scare anyone away, but I've have had a handful stolen in my 17 years working and/or living around campus. Seems like theft is getting worse of late as well. I see remnants of car windows broken almost daily in U district. It is a bummer, but just have to be smart and vigilant not to make it easy. Damn, just 2 days ago, bastards got my front and rear wheels right in front of my apartment. Could have been avoided by not being lazy and carrying it up or locking the wheels knowing 1-4am is prime hunting time for them. With all that, I still find the region beautiful and love the good things about it.
any day trip ideas? my family is coming up with me and i want to have some suggestions of things to do/places to see for them while i get settled in and have orientation.
My son is attending the university as a freshman and I have a good habit of asking TikTok or UA-cam questions because UA-cam has a variety of UW places you can subscribe. You could always ask Google for questions. Plus, if you attended the all day seminar that I did from 8 to 5 PM back in August I am guessing on the month. It was a very long thorough orientation for parents of newcomers to the university . I took notes plus I emailed for brochure for newcomers. They provided all the thorough information regarding topics. Many assume that the information is not posted or available, but it is very important 🎉You go to the UW website and ask your questions in the search bar or email someone😊 I just thoroughly research and if I need to email someone I email and they tend to guide you in the right direction whether they are in the appropriate department or not ….
The first thing I will say to anyone moving here, the terrain is unusual. You will walk both uphill and downhill, both ways, if you walk anywhere. It's all on wavy hills. Get an electric scooter or bike and a helmet and use the transit. If you work at or attend school at the UW, you get free transit in the 5 counties surrounding the puget sound. It's a good school, and I'd be happy to answer questions for anyone on here since I live right in the District. Driving around here is an absolute nightmare. I do not recommend it for anyone
I second that. Especially on getting a bike, or even a cheater(aka Ebike or scooter). Just be sure to invest in a good lock. Not to scare anyone away, but I've have had a handful stolen in my 17 years working and/or living around campus. Seems like theft is getting worse of late as well. I see remnants of car windows broken almost daily in U district. It is a bummer, but just have to be smart and vigilant not to make it easy. Damn, just 2 days ago, bastards got my front and rear wheels right in front of my apartment. Could have been avoided by not being lazy and carrying it up or locking the wheels knowing 1-4am is prime hunting time for them. With all that, I still find the region beautiful and love the good things about it.
any day trip ideas? my family is coming up with me and i want to have some suggestions of things to do/places to see for them while i get settled in and have orientation.
I’m super excited! And looking forward to my daughter’s move in.
It would be helpful for UW to post info in emails and on the website about the app to pay for parking.
My son is attending the university as a freshman and I have a good habit of asking TikTok or UA-cam questions because UA-cam has a variety of UW places you can subscribe. You could always ask Google for questions. Plus, if you attended the all day seminar that I did from 8 to 5 PM back in August I am guessing on the month. It was a very long thorough orientation for parents of newcomers to the university . I took notes plus I emailed for brochure for newcomers. They provided all the thorough information regarding topics. Many assume that the information is not posted or available, but it is very important 🎉You go to the UW website and ask your questions in the search bar or email someone😊 I just thoroughly research and if I need to email someone I email and they tend to guide you in the right direction whether they are in the appropriate department or not ….
How do you do drop off by Uber?
Is the move in process the same for early move in people on the 18th?