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jimmer
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I am thinking of applying there, can anyone who goes/went there tell me what it's like? And also, how nearby is the skiing, and how good is it?
Sep 12 2007 7:37PM
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Peter.
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idk ask Rowen, he lives near seattle if i recall correctly
Sep 12 2007 7:42PM
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zerospinskier
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I'm only a senior right now and going to by applying there. The skiing is pretty good. You're about right in the middle of Steven's Pass and Snoqualmie, which I ski at now and I like.
Sep 12 2007 7:55PM
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MadSteezin
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I live in Washington. You have the Summit-at-Snoqualmie and Crystal Mountain. It depends on what type of skiing you like. Snoqualmie for park and Crystal for pow!
Sep 12 2007 9:15PM
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jimmer
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and how close are those to seattle?
Sep 12 2007 9:17PM
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Von
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Go to University of Puget Sound, its a good school, and its near seattle
Sep 12 2007 10:22PM
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charmander
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my friends sister goes there, she really likes it and says its a good skool, shes also an alcohalic total pothead too
Sep 12 2007 10:26PM
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skibum193
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check the WA regionals, tons of info in there
Sep 12 2007 10:30PM
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skier_boy26
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several people on here (myself included) go to UW. the school itself is pretty good, especialy in some fields where it really excels.

like mentioned, its about 1½+ hours to stevens pass (which is good stuff) and about an hour to snoqualmie pass.

overall, not super close, but the skiing can be excellent, with decent parks and usually large amounts of snow, and the school itself is not too shabby
Sep 13 2007 12:37AM
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sdfjklioeur
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just go to western
Sep 13 2007 12:53AM
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Casey
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UW is closer to snoqualmie than western is to baker
Sep 13 2007 1:06AM
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dinopudge
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yea but baker pwns snoqualmie.
Sep 13 2007 1:31AM
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mackattack
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i'm going to be a freshman at UW this fall. good medical program, big D1 school atmosphere, semi-close to skiing, very close to downtown Seattle...i dont really know what specifics you are looking for about the school but if you think of any questions feel free to send a message.
i chose UW after applying to western, montana and CU boulder
Sep 13 2007 8:09AM
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skibum193
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yaaaaa boulder! haha, but alotta kids love UW. seattle is definatley a dope city
Sep 13 2007 1:25PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Yeah, I'm a senior majoring in Biology at UW. I love it, amazing medical school to do undergrad research at, sweet campus, rowdy greek system, lots of money from Microsoft excecs that fund programs and buildings, and lots of fun stuff to do outside of school. You have the ave to shop and eat thats a minute walk from the school, and downtown is a short free bus ride away. Its also Puget Sound, which is beyond beautiful.

The skiing here is great, about an hour to the closest place, but we have Stevens Pass, Crystal and Snoqualmie within a two hour drive. Great powder and backcountry, parks are getting there. Off season you have Lake Washington for wakeboarding and all, and the Cascades and Olympic ranges for hiking, as well as some large volcanoes that have snow year round. Its also a great location to do a ski road trip from: Baker, Hood and Whistler weekends are completely do-able. I'd say do it, and talk to me if you want the low-down on how to live near the UW.
Sep 13 2007 1:48PM
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WONTON
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go to the dub yo, u will possibly meet cool folk like me therefore meeting many other spectacular individuals. skiing is dope too. there are lots of orientals too
Sep 13 2007 2:33PM
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cweiss11
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its an hour away from seattle.
Dec 3 2008 3:47AM
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