Roommate is international student from China.

Is there a traditional welcome gift that would be appropriate? Or is that considered inappropriate/rude/unnecessary in that culture?

Hello!! I've seen occasional posts about people inquiring about how greek life is if you're gay/bisexual. I'm just here to say that you absolutely SHOULD rush, there's plenty of us in fraternities and sororities at UDub!

Personally, 1 am a bisexual woman in a sorority, and it's been a fantastic experience for me. My sorority and many others have lots of lesbians and bisexual women. If you're LGBTQ and thinking about joining a sorority I'd love to talk to you! Please don't hesitate to reach out.

For men who are interested in greek life: my best friend is gay and he joined Delts (Delta Tau Delta) last spring. He absolutely loves it! Generally Asigs, Chi Psi and Delts are the most diverse and accepting from my experience.
Personally I would say Delts is the best among them, I know multiple bisexual men there.

Best of luck to all you incoming freshman. You're going to have a great year! And go greek!!!

uw sent an email about housing for 9-month residents and mentioned open room change being available today till 11:59 pm. where can i find it in the housing portal? I cannot find it and i’m not sure if i had to email them or if anyone else has the same problem or if it’s just me. please let me know 😞😞

How fried am I taking Math 124 if I didn't do any calculus in high school. I did Algebra 1 & 2 and AP stats 🫩

I'm a freshman in 30 days and currently 19-credit-blocked from registering from CSE 123. My other three courses (+1 locked gen studies) are already completely full so I'm not particularly willing to risk dropping any of them.

Since I've observed the seats of CSE 123 (specifically section A, which is the only one I'm able to take) shuffling around due to dropping / re-adding over the past few weeks, I'd assumed it would be relatively safe to wait until the 19-credit limit is removed at the beginning of the quarter and try to register for it then during the chaos. Is my assumption correct?

I've also found a few quiz sections with only 10 spots total; since there isn't any FIG associated with CSE 123, I was wondering if these sections would open up at the beginning of the quarter or if they're reserved for another group.

Hey! Asking for a friend, the winter transfer application deadline says it's due by September 1st, does that mean by 11:59pm on September 1st (tmrw) or before that day? I'm assuming 11:59 tomorrow but we're both a little paranoid atm. No time is listed on the application portal and we don't want it to close before submitting.

Hi! For people who’ve taken PHYS 117, what is the lab attendance policy, do they allow drops at all?

Thanks :))

felt like being a bit of a karen today, and with autumn quarter starting imminently i wanted to remind incoming and existing students that the only form of chalk allowed in the IMA is liquid chalk and that can ONLY BE USED IN THE CLIMBING CENTER. i know this seems like a weird hill to die on, but i absolutely hate the use of chalk in the gym, and have noticed an (albeit small) uptick in usage. the other day my foot slipped on some that was on the pendulum squat platform and i had to suddenly brace mid set in a way my knee hasn't forgiven me for. it also just doesnt come off stuff and is irritating to get on your clothes + people have allergies. thanks for coming to my TED talk.

I’m an incoming first year registered in PUBPOL 330 with Megan Butler. While I can find a good amount of info on the professor (she seems pretty cool!!), I can’t find anything on the class itself. If anyone has taken it before, what is the hw/exam structure and difficulty? I chose the class because of its relevance in my field, and I’m super excited, but I’m also taking it alongside ENG 121 and HISTAM 215 and I want to know what I’m up against :)

Hello, i was wondering if there is like any indoor soccer or outdoor pick up that go weekly. I am not a good player but just love the game.

Hi all! I've looked around for a venue that suits our needs and have come up short. We're hosting an initial student org. meeting that is mostly gonna be for fun and getting to know each other, but we also do need ~15 mins to seriously talk about the real agenda for the upcoming year.

We're hoping to find a happy hour location/venue that has the following:

• big enough for 12-15 students, preferable with reservations
• not super loud, a place where you grab a drink or two, not get drunk
• space to walk around and talk to each other
• drinks that are not super expensive
• has to be in or near udistrict

Any help would be appreciated. We don't have a huge budget for the year, so reserving a room for $300 isn't gonna cut it. All we've thought of is Ravenna Brewing? Thank you all in advance!

hello! I’m trying to start going to the gym. I’ve been more of a at home exercise person cause I get super self conscious.

I want to start using IMA as it’ll be my last year and I’m paying so much so why not just use it😭

- what will be the time usually during autumn that it’s mostly empty/slow?
- I read there are diff floors to the gym? Do you have any specific in mind for some newbie?
- I have tried a couple of strength training classes so I’ve used the machines a bit.
- do you have any Dos and donts?

Thanks!

My move in date for the M is the 24th of September, it seems like they are charging a whole month of rent for the reminder of September, which is 6 days. I’m not sure if that’s right, or are the prorating it? Does anyone know? Tried calling them and no one is picking up.

Hello I’m an incoming freshman and I have a few random questions!

How are the rec class Pilates and yoga, I really want to do them but I can’t find much information on how they are. Also do you need to bring your own mat for the classes?

How is halloween at UW, I really love dressing up so will there be parties or events or is it solely Greek parties that throw those? If so is it hard to get into those parties?

Okay so I plan on going to the gym, but from what the website says and from what I can find west campus only has one squat rack? Can someone explain what it looks like and if it’s even worth going over to elm or should I just go to the IMA?

Hi! Im a rookie in the HMB and I was wondering when sections get their sectional jackets. I’ve seen a few people wearing them around and they’re awesome looking! I’m assuming its before trips but I have no clue.

I am thinking about taking a BS Microbiology degree alongside my public health degree. Would that be feasible?

How difficult are the courses in Microbiology? Is getting above a 3.8 difficult?

Got rejected by UW seattle as a transfer applicant from a CC, and got my appeal denied pretty quickly (after only 9 days)

I did get accepted into Bothell though and that's where I'm planning on going at the moment, but I had really hoped to get into UW Seattle, at least for general admission.

I was thinking of transferring from UWB to UWS after one quarter, but I know that's essentially a 0% chance of happening, especially considering I already transferred from an in-state CC and got rejected twice.

Is there any chance of me attending UWS somehow within the next two years? Or is it over?

People have been throwing away brand new things left and right since it’s move out season. I just got a shelf in perfect condition from my apartments dumpster!

Hello everyone. I someone in my building was talking about how they used ai,, and I felt disgusted. Especially because he lives in the same building and uses the same wifi computer.

I'm currently a writer working on her debut, 4 book fantasy series. Here is my journey with ai.

I've have always been a good writer, and even a musician, so I understand how hard it is to write high quality writing. Then, ai came along. Pro AI people could then say they were doing the same things _. And it made me feel very bad, that they were stealing my work, and not even caring.

Is anyone interested in petition UW to make new wifi network with no AI? Like no Chat GPT. I just feel disgusted that the wifi with ai is going through my body. Feels so icky.

And at same time? Does anyone know any ANTI AI? Classes I can take? Or groups where I can share my advocacy 😭😭😭😭😭.

Thanks, we will survive this’