Why Start at UW
By Colin B.
Published November 3, 2026
Choosing where to go to college can come with a lot of questions. What do you want to study? How far from home do you want to be? What can you afford? And, somewhere in between all of those practical questions, there is another one: Where can you actually see yourself?
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