Seattle University Off the Record (College Prowler Series) Book

College guides written by students for students.

Seattle University Students
Tell It Like It Is

With nearly half its population 25 years and older having at least a bachelor's degree, Seattle has one of the highest rates of college education among large U.S. cities. Maybe that's why the largest coffee chain, Starbucks, was founded here. Students needed the caffeine to for those late-night studying sessions.

These kids are serious about getting the right jobs

What fork do I use? The Etiquette Dinner is designed to teach vital formal dinner skills, such as how to use a multiple-piece silverware setting and how to eat chicken off a bone without using your hands.

What do I wear? The Interview Appropriate Fashion Show is no ordinary fashion show; it is sponsored to help students find out the dos and don'ts of appropriate interview attire. Local clothing stores donate the clothes, while students volunteer as models.

Don't forget about the four years you are here:

Guys and Girls - From the relaxed granola styles to the young professionals to the spunky fashion risk-takers, there are dynamic categories within the basic understanding of attractive.

Nightlife - When the magical age of 21 comes around, the city opens up with an overwhelming barrage of options. If you're not 21, coffee houses and locations that sponsor all-age shows are the places to meet and be met.

Housing - Campion Hall is characterized as the stereotypical college dorm with a reputation for housing socialites and partiers; Bellarmine is reputed to house the hard-core studiers; and Xavier is known as the odd little dorm with the eclecticcollection of people who bond into an awesome, close-knit community.

Students who come with direction and purpose are rarely disappointed, and those who arrive in need of a path are presented with a wide array of possibilities. Just make sure your path is meant to go through Seattle. Find out if Seattle truly has something for you, straight from the students' mouths.

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Read our Seattle University insider's guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.

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