18 Best Mfa Programs In Seattle, WA (2022 Updated)

The health center is the most unprofessional medical staff I've ever encountered. They cancelled an appointment I made several weeks in advance on the day of. When I tried to reschedule, they couldn't get me in until the following month because priority goes to "yeast infections and things like that." I asked if I could have someone else's appointment in the event they cancel, at which point the woman on the phone got audibly irritated, like this was an extravagant and far-fetched request, and the call ended. Fast forward and I'm getting a call back from an upset nurse practitioner for the sole purpose of squabbling with me over the previous phone call and who had no intention of getting me an exam. Completely asinine behavior from someone who is supposed to be a health care professional.Ben Fitzger

I'm getting my masters are there in Computer Science. While it is not as intense as I would have expected it to be, it is definitely a great second choice to UW if you are looking for in person classes and are interested in pursuing a PHD. It is worth noting that the UW Professional Master's in Computer Science will not help you get a PHD. The lack of a project or research will block you from PHD programs.Soren Ludwig

I live only 3 blocks from here and it's got rare plants so I like that since I need a cane to go places. Too bad a Street goes through campus so they got a skybridge that goes to third floor so you have to use steps or elevators on both ends. Otherwise so nice campus.Update: New campus store now moved to 12th and Madison Street. Actually off campus. I miss old one but it is more junk there.Victor K. Panda

I got my MBA from this school and it was great! I took both in class and online courses to fit my schedule. It was a tough program, but which one isn't. I can't understand why someone would bash the place, if it's a joke, why didn't this person graduate? Anyway, the school is opening a new downtown Seattle campus which will complement its many international sites and opportunities. It's a young university founded in 1973 so it does not yet have to "tradition" of the more established/older local universities but is still very good. City U is one of just a handful of schools around the globe that is accredited by the Project Management Institute (PMI) on top of regional accreditation. I'm very happy I went here. I was able to take an exec ed program at Harvard a few years later, so if Harvard doesn't have a problem with City U, why should some anonymous user?James Thomas

Save your money and find somewhere else to take classes. My first class wasn't awful but second class is a bloody disaster. I'm transferring out ASAP. I've had to complain and complain and email and email more than I should ever have to get the right information, it's been a complete disaster. I cannot believe that I paid over $2,000 for this crap excuse for a class. I could have done just as much good learning on my own by reading the book and doing all of the quizzes in the book.Savanna Kraft

The City University of Seattle never answered my questions regarding graduate admissions and disability services. It is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get any answers as a prospective graduate applicant. The City University of Seattle is unprofessional. What a waste of my time!Jon L.

I'm giving 4 stars because DigiPen is an incredible school, but it can be very unforgiving. I attended from August 2015 to October 2015, and do kind of regret it. The experience was incredible and surreal, going to a school like itself. It's a good school with a great learning community if you are very, VERY committed and into it. I went in wholeheartedly believing I could push myself to excel, but I quickly learned that (in my case) staying would be a very bad idea. I'm not an artist, and I suck at math. The half-semester experience left me $20,000 in debt, which I might have paid off by the end of next year. Also, if you owe the school money, the minimum payment is $500 a month. Keep this in mind: this is the real world, and if you have any doubts about this school, do not attend unless you have enough money to come out unscathed should you decide to leave. If you graduate (or complete most of your degree), you will be WELL over $100,000 in debt. Also, should you need to finish at another school, keep in mind that no classes will transfer at all. This is a highly specialized curriculum. Lastly, if you suffer from homesickness or don't hate where you live now, the move will take a toll on you. I moved from South Carolina, and it was very difficult after the first month. If you 100% believe that you can handle this school, and know for a fact game design/art and animation is what you want to do with your life, then go for it. Keep everything I've said in mind, and PLEASE talk to DigiPen students before you enroll. Ask them about the workload and the difficulty. Check out their assignments if possible, and be sure to go in with full understand that you will be pushed to your limits.Nick Francois

Updating my original review from 3 years ago (see below). My son just completed his first year here and he loved it! Rigorous, challenging and he had lots of fun. The staff both is amazingly helpful and they really do great things here. He had a great first year. If you are a freshman sign up for the early arrival program! Its great and my son made great friends there and was able to move into self living before the craziness of school started. I even had a bumper sticker made see my photos LOL ——- original review Summer 2019 ——— Fantastic staff and facilities. My son will be attending here soon and has been taking part in the summer sessions on game programming and design.Scott McLaughlin

This school will offer you the best education if you are committed to that education. Lots of people that go here are not ready for it, if you just want to play games, this school is not for you. If you just want to talk about games, this school is not for you. If you're not ready to take yourself seriously and do more work than you've ever done, this school is not for you. But when you are ready, this school is the best place to go. I'm studying computer science and game design, i think going here was the best decision i ever made for myselfZachary Keenly

I came from England to study for a Batchelor’s Degree in Filmmaking and I graduated in October 2017 after an intensive one year course of study. I have read and agree with the comments in the reviews of my fellow former students Nathan Hare and Nicky Smit. Like them I award Seattle Film Institute ‘4 stars’. The school is reasonably well-geared up to take foreign students, but the course is taught in English and it is intense. Support of students is good, there is a wide range of equipment available for use, (the vast majority of which works well, despite what some reviewers have said) and the teaching quality is ‘good’ for the most part, ‘very good’ in particular classes and excellent in some other areas. At times the organisational skills of the institution left a little to be desired, but this was not generally the case – for the most part the admin. was good, with some areas ‘needing work’ at times. The ‘atmosphere’ is very good, (well at the odd time or two it wasn’t), and the benefit to be gained from collaborating with one’s fellow students in filmmaking projects is incalculable. I made good friends along the way, who when they are as successful as I expect to be I can call ‘contacts’; hopefully they will think the same of me! All in all a valuable, instructive and enjoyable experience, which I feel is a very good introduction into the world of making films, properly and for real. Four stars, but don't go if you don't like hard work, as that is the key to success at SFI and key to its success as a Film-making / Acting / Composing / Motion Graphics and Sound Design College.Robert Askey

Failing to heed the other bad reviews of SFI online, I took an intro to film making course offered at night and taught by SFI owner operators. It was the most disorganized and inefficient course I've ever taken on anything. The instructor was continuously going off on tangents and failing to demonstrate the basics of film in a manner that had any meaningful impact. In addition, we spent four to five weeks being forced to take home and use very old Super 8 cameras that were all broken in one way or another. The F stops were dysfunctional and mine wouldn't even focus. We actually got to touch more modern cameras only once or twice for very brief periods and received minimal instruction on higher-end cameras–the kind we would actually use if we were serious. Examples of lighting for scenes came once towards the end of the class. Film editing with Premiere was another exercise in futility, malfunctioning equipment, and the usual lack of focus. We did receive a cheap book regarding the rudiments of film-making which was helpful, but the cost of the course was a whopping $795.00. I could have bought a more useful book and used the rest of the money to buy some lighting and other gear. One of the other students and I made a short film using our own iPhones because SFI would not give us one of the higher end cameras that we had already paid for in advance–because it was checked out! We are proceeding to get our money back as I write this.MB NYCity

I very much enjoyed my time here as part of SFI's very first Acting for Film program. We were fortunate to have a great staff of working, Pacific Northwest actors of both film and theatre (many of whom also taught at other schools, including Shoreline Community College and Cornish College of the Arts), as well as an amazing, local casting director. A couple months into the program, the tiny school already felt like home. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, and it was easy to make friends/connections in the lobby with filmmakers, writers, makeup artists, directors, editors, etc. I also highly enjoyed taking part in several of their short film projects. This school does need improvement in organization, quality of equipment, holding accountability of student project completion, and active response to student evaluation feedback. Since graduation, I have returned to take classes and have seen improvements in some of these aspects, but there is still a long way to go. Nonetheless, I recommend this school for aspiring actors who would enjoy small, intimate classes with one-on-one feedback and making great friends/connections along the way.Nathan Hare

Seattle Pacific University seems to have changed little since I last attended graduation three years ago at. At that time, SPU chose a black woman from out of state to lecture the graduates on becoming more inclusive and to share their white privilege in the form of money, especially for people of color. She went on to remind them that God loves them all because “she” is a god of love no matter what color you are. This year, SPU again chose a black woman to be the commencement speaker. She was also from out of state, but is on their board of trustees. She has a long list of organizations she has been on primarily with getting money to minorities so they can go to school and succeed. Instead of lecturing the graduates this time, she opened with a quote of a prayer that referenced Ruth in the Bible. She revealed that the author was agnostic, but it exemplified her feelings so well she wanted to share it verbatim. The speaker promised to return to the Ruth reference later. She never did. But she did quote a verse from Colossians to close her 16 minute talk. I am confident a few folks observed the content was strung together from numerous sources connected only by her copy/paste technique. I hope she wasn’t paid for her pre-collegiate attempt at speaking. Naturally, everyone clapped and the dissemination of the diplomas commenced accompanied by loud horns, screaming of names, and whooping as different names were announced. Many graduates walked with such a brazen proud gait, you’d think they were a mere 8 year old precocious child showing off their new shoes. Most acted dignified though at near fifteen a stretch before another “star was born.” I find it odd that in today’s culture where “appropriate” crowd and collegiate behavior is often observed forgotten or unknown that neither the students were “educated” on how the solemnness and significance can be vanquished in one attention-getting act. Additionally, no leader even informed those attending at the onset any expectations of their behavior. It is as if those in charge have become fearful of telling anyone what is acceptable behavior or not. This was further shown as numerous outwardly gay and crossdressing and possibly transgender graduates pranced across the stage. One boy, in heels, black lipstick, and rainbow flag was cheered by his peers and warmly congratulated by staff that should have known better than let it get so far that his success in the world will likely be severely hampered by his delusion, not to mention his spiritual growth or presence apparently ignored by the traditionally Bible believing school. At a party afterwards, I got to speak with a graduate who expressed her carefulness at school to use the right pronouns with her friends who would be male or female or neither from day to day. Her professor in her Sociology of Gender class at SPU stated he hated those parties where they announced the sex of the baby. He felt it was shortsighted for the parents and the child who hadn’t had a chance to figure out what it wanted to be. I admit I have become more judgmental and am still appalled at my own lack of research into SPU when I sent my daughter to this “Christian” school. I am not tolerant of everything. It doesn’t mean I hate people. But I hate it when people profess toleration if I agree with them, but spew hateful comments at me if I do not. Worshiping at the idol of tolerance and its consequences should be exposed in a collegiate setting, not celebrated.Scott Rees

I have had a really bad experience here. Most students are the spoiled, sheltered, preppy type. Majority that I have encountered are very cliquey, immature, fake, and just plain unfriendly. I find it quite ironic, because the school often claims that they have such a great community. The facilities aren't anything special; seem low budget and just provide the bare minimum. The sports and clubs here are nothing compared to most universities. I don't ever eat on campus but only hear bad things about the food. Some professors are good, some are bad, just like any other university. However, course offerings are very limited, so you can't really pick and choose who to take. I just don't see any justification on how this place can be worth the 40k/yr tuition. I wish I had done more research prior to attending or transferred when I had the chance. I think there are many better options out there.Joe McMullin

From the perspective of a Christian, this is an amazing University. For the most part, the professors are some of the best and brightest, and one can definitely expect a world class education here, however there are some downfalls. The university requires 3 classes on the Christian faith, but in reality the majority of their "common curriculum" is incredibly Christianity centered, which could be an uncomfortable problem for non Christians. The second downfall is the price. It's a private university, tuition is crazy expensive, and room and board will land you a good 4 grand a quarter if you factor in having to pay for laundry and having to pay for orca cards. Not much is given away for free here, so make sure to have a steady job before coming. Despite the negatives, the education quality is great, but if you choose to attend, be prepared for debt.James Kienle

I took classes here on a partime basis from 2016-2020. I already had a degree, but was attempting to get into a post-bac nursing program. I truly had a wonderful time here. The anatomy + physiology course series has access to actual human cadavers. I did more dissection and lab work here than I did in my undergraduate time. I really liked the microbiology course (which I had to take entirely online due to the beginning of the pandemic) and I loved all the application projects the teacher had throughout the course. It prepared me really well for the rigors of nursing school. The teachers were available, respectful, and straightforward with their expectations. I had a lot of challenges in that I worked full time while taking these courses. I found the teachers to be mindful of this, while maintaining the integrity of their classes. Ultimately though, you need to be ready for the reality of working full time while taking these courses. The SCC system has to maintain rigor to prepare people to transfer on. If I could go back to high school, knowing what I know about NSC now, I never would have gone to a four year private university first (and saved myself about 40k in loans in the process) because the academics are just as good. The campus and community are wonderful too. I got accepted to Duke University's ABSN program, and graduated from that program this month (May 2022), so I say with first hand experience that the NSC coursework holds its weight to other 4 year universities when completing prerequisites.Courtney Lee Garay

I been blocked to register! I got covid in December and had to drop. I was fighting for my life and now have long covid. Even my Drs tried to help me to get back to school. I jumped through many hurdles to get renrolled nothing i did helps. I applied for permanent disability due to the pandemic nothing has been done by the financial aid office. Applied for CARES fund but can't qualify if I'm not current student. I turned in all my paperwork contacted Trio and even LSAMP reached out to me to help me they are not willing to budge. Plus the enrollment process is next to impossible to jump through. This College has lost half of its enrollment due to their own faulty system. Even my daughter who has scholarship Seattle Promise couldn't jump through their faulty system. A students right to equal education while in a global pandemic should be top priority don't punish us for getting covid and unable to attend.Alexandra James

The teachers and classes are great. Most services are excellent, what keeps this a 3 star is the financial aid office cancelling my (already accepted) awards a mere two days before the start of the quarter and not saying a single word to me edge wise. It’s really not fun to find out you have a 1250$ bill due days ago and not have even been sent an email. I appreciate the employees in the FA office and they put a hold on my classes so they wouldn’t get dropped, but the office NEEDS to create a policy that ensures students are given appropriate notice of changes to their FA. I had already enrolled and bought my books and had absolutely no idea that my aid was canceled.Michael Duder

Graduated from this school in 2011 with a BFA in fine arts. Overall I would not recommend going here to young people. The school is very for-profit driven, they are inflexible with their tuition policies and inter-departmental transferring (I tried to transfer from art to design at the beginning of my sophomore year and was told I’d essentially have to take, and pay for, the entire first year over again- they’re nearly identical curriculums. I had to therefore supplement this very expensive education with more design certifications and tons of professional struggles post-college). Cornish also likes to unnecessarily gouge young people for many thousands of dollars (I had a friend who had financing trouble in her Junior year and wasn’t able to continue. She found out a few days after the withdrawal date and they decided to charge her the full semester anyway: about $15,000 which they sent to collections. She’s still fighting the bad credit score to this day). The Fine Art Department really pushes a “studio artist” career path which is only realistic for about .5% of the students who attend. They have no real career training for illustration, branding, design, etc. for that department, so most students are left with a completely useless and expensive degree. That all being said, I was able to learn a lot about critical thinking, history, philosophy, visual principles, and project management that I use in my career as a UX Designer today, so at least that’s something. I got most of my lifetime benefits from this school from the non-core discipline faculty and got almost all of the skills and practical career benefits of my education from community college courses I took after Cornish. If you’re considering attending Cornish for Fine Art, do yourself a favor and go to a much less expensive university where you can double major in art and design. You’ll get a much more valuable and well-rounded education that way that will be more flexible for what real life has to throw your way later, plus be saddled with far less student debt if you can’t pay for school outright.Sam

The cornish fine arts department does a disservice to students who take their art practice seriously. they encourage flowery complicated language during the critique and writing process which doesn't translate to those outside of the institutional art world. they do not offer art history courses. fine art students with different goals are put into one group and given a small variety of studio options. anyone who wants to learn a specific trade is encouraged to pursue it "in their own time". There is a high drop out rate for a reason.Gabriella Hyndman

Please don't waste your time and your life with this school. I dropped out after 2 years, due to the bloated, boring and completely unuseful learning curriculum. The school is too focused with flowery concepts rather than efficient, grounded learning. You'll also have to take a lot of classes that you don't want to, and will not help you achieve your learning goal. I learned absolutely nothing at this school, and essentially paid 35k a year to make collages and play with popsicle sticks.Bryce Pielage

Their COVID restrictions do nothing to protect the safety and wellbeing of students—don’t kid yourself they are making the minimum effort possible. Wearing a mask is allegedly required? I see faculty making no effort to enforce this and well over half the students blatantly ignoring it (masks over just their mouth, around their neck, etc.). The extent of proof of vaccination is an online survey that asks if you’re vaccinated, and to provide dates when you would have gotten the vaccine. That’s it… it’s one big ‘trust fall,’ taking thousands of students at their word. I’ve never felt more at risk for COVID than I do now going back to school in person. It’s truly disappointing, this school gracefully mastered the transition to online school in early-pandemic days and my learning was thoroughly enhanced as a result. It’s back to wasting 3 hours in traffic a day after wasting an entire year abiding by quarantine measures to stay “safe,” just to sit in a room at a university that throws caution to the wind. It’s back to no recorded lectures so they can’t be watch at the students’ discretion that best suits OUR learning style. It’s back to the failed factory style, 1950s education model, that takes no individual into consideration and overtly stresses memorization and not mastery, yet but again. I gather It’s a boomer complex within the powers that be, this desperation to cling to a dead “normal,” that—frankly—is only cutout to benefit the staff. Students are packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a sardine can just like COVID never happened, which is really irritating for those of us that aren’t privileged like the staff here, and getting sick would effecting train-wreck our entire lives, plunging us into socioeconomic disparity. Thanks for the hand sanitize that smells like dumpster water, I guess. It’s a shame that it took a global pandemic to see that I get nothing out of this university for what I pay—not like I did with online classes, anyway. They should have just kept everything online that could be online. Labs in person made sense, but lecture in person is the most useless thing I’ve ever done in higher education.Wizard of Lizards

Computer Science degree could be better and does waste some of your time. But it's not like it's terrible, it's still good depending on what professors you get. Classes also are generally smaller (30-60) which you may not get at bigger universities. The campus itself is nice and huge, but lacks good food options. You are almost better walking half a mile for food than to eat here. Your choices are either subway, food truck, or a cafe. Even my community college had a cafeteria with a wide selection of foods ranging from fried foods to breakfasts for cheap.Ayrton

UW Bothell has a much smaller footprint than the Seattle campus and sharing space with Cascadia College. This does not make it less desirable though. It is in fact a huge advantage for students to have a more intimate educational environment to help focus their minds. There is just enough activities and places to go to keep you refreshed without distracting you from the goal, a university degree. The quality of teaching are more or less the same as the Seattle campus with shiny new facilities that make it vastly superior.Richie Magpayo

It started when I went to the Seattle Central College Disability Support Services on Monday 6-11-18 at 9:00 AM to get my accommodations because I am a student with a disability that needs accommodations to be able to succeed in my classes like every other student. I met with Al Souma the disability Counselor/Faculty and Cebrina Chavez Program Coordinator in their office. I asked nicely for Al Souma to check his email that would explain why I was meeting with him on Monday 6-11-18 and the accommodations that I wanted so I could succeed so Al Souma "asked me to explain the email" so I did and said I would please like an accommodation letter with the accommodations that I requested and all of sudden Al Souma got close up to my face like our noses literately could of been touching each other that's how close he got and Al Souma said "I am not going to accommodate you what you gonna do about it" I almost fell out of my chair and I could tell he looked like he might be reaching for a weapon so I told him I am going to security and all of a sudden I had major breathing problems and so I left the Disability Support Services office trying to get help looking for security but no security guard was at their post. I had to walk up to the 4th floor to the administration office to get help all the way from the 1st floor and when I got to the administration office where the presidents of the colleges are and "I asked for help please call security and explained Al Souma might be armed and call 911 I cant breath please help me" the secretary tried to reach security and told me "no I am not calling 911" I could feel I was about to die I was fainting and I kept saying "help call 911 I can't breath" and that went on for 2 to 3 minutes that the secretary kept saying "I'm not calling 911" then Angelique Odom Executive Assistant to President Sheila Edwards Lange Seattle Central College walks out of the corner and says "Well I guess you should just call 911" as if she did not care and I am still saying "help me" and no one is helping me I am still about to run out of breath and pass out everyone was just staring. When the secretary called 911 she did not really want to answer their questions once so ever and they never followed protocol by having the 911 people hear my breathing issue. She was trying every power she could not to answer their questions. She hung up the phone I am still asking for "help I can't breath" it took a while for security to come mean while everyone in the administration office just staring at me like it is all funny and no one even asked me hey do you need an inhaler, paper bag or water they just stood their as I was slowing dying away. When security came he tried to ask me what was going on and wanted to call my parents and we where able to get my dad on the phone at first and he said he would be there soon. The Fire Department came and said your breathing levels are really high and the other scary thing was the fire department was trying to make up every excuse of why I was breathing so heavily and did not want to hear my side of the story "I tried to explain to them about my disability, also that I am highly allergic to almonds and that I feel scared for my life and that there is a dangerous man on campus possibly armed with a weapon." Plus neither did they asked me if I needed an inhaler, paper bag or water. They did not even really want to do their jobs I tried my best to asked for a report they said "you can't get one" now in my mind as I am still having breathing issues I am thinking to myself I never heard of that before not being able to get a summary of the report. I felt like it was over for me if my dad did not get there because no one was trying to help. The fire Department never did their jobs correctly neither did the school where I almost died which is wrong.Shabazz Sallier

Seattle Colleges serves all of metropolitan Seattle and its surrounding communities and comprises the largest community college district in the state, educating more than 45,000 students each year. The first classes were held in the Edison Vocational Technical Institute on Capitol Hill, when Seattle Community College—now Seattle Central College—opened in 1966 as part of the public school system. The State Community College Act of 1967 established college districts apart from the public schools, with a mandate to provide an open door to education for all who seek it. A long-range plan called for three campuses in the city, and planning began immediately for North Seattle College and South Seattle College. Community College Act signing ceremony Community College Act signing ceremony, 1967 By September 1970, all three colleges opened together for the first time as a multicampus district. Seattle Vocational Institute, affiliated with Central, joined the district in 1991 under the state’s Workforce Training and Education Act. The district also includes five specialized training centers located throughout the city: Health Education Center, Seattle Maritime Academy, and Wood Technology Center, affiliated with Central. Georgetown Campus and NewHolly Learning Center, affiliated with South. Students choose from an array of more than 130 academic and career and technical education (CTE) programs, the largest number in the state. The curriculum has led the way as the Puget Sound area moved from a manufacturing and resource-based economy to information-based industries. Like the region, the college population is dynamic. The student body is the most diverse in the Northwest, reflecting nearly 80 different languages spoken in homes throughout the city. By design, each of the colleges reflects its community. While the colleges are an integral part of their neighborhoods and offer certain unique educational programs, all are comprehensive and offer programs in college transfer, career and technical training, adult basic education, and continuing education.bayazid ahamed

Not a great choice for students taking classes from home…. During my time at this school I felt very unsupported. Pros: Affordable Transferrable programs Cons -very little communication from advising, bad attitudes and unhelpful. If advisors are overwhelmed, they need to hire more. -very little communication from financial aid. -confusing student portal, interface and flow for enrolling in classes is a counterintuitive mess. -most instructors communicate very little, don’t thoroughly read your assignments, and are almost always late posting grades/feedback. Feedback and correction is useless on the next assignment, if I don’t get it on time. With the exception of some diamonds in the rough, I felt that the instructors were practically non existent. (Thanks prof. Kirkland 🙂 !) -Instructors in STEM courses need to provide more resources. I had a geography course where I had zero communication, support, or research provided from the instructor. In contrast, the art history class I took had an amazing instructor, provided dozens of videos and lectures, lectures were up to date, and I DID feel supported. Kind of sad when your STEM instructors can’t keep pace with art electives instructors. I’ve taken courses in person and online at multiple community colleges. There are better options out there, move on. For over a month I attempted to reach out to advising, registration, and FA and nobody could simply help me get signed up for classes. I received multiple condescending emails, pointing me in a triangular goose chase between reg, FA, and advising. Now I have missed out on thousands of dollars worth of financial aid for classes, because someone couldn’t email me back and help me. By the time I DID receive a phone call, it was an advisor with a snarky attitude who seemed amused to inform me that all classes were full. Thanks a bunch. -BranDio Doggo

From blacksmithing to carpentry, and stone-carving to jewelry-making, glass-blowing, etc. The Pratt is a fascinating place where you can see all sorts of artworks coming to life. It is also mostly funded by well deserved donations from people who support the arts. My gf and I took a fantastic 4hr beginner blacksmithing class: the teacher was experienced and passionate about the subject, and the rest of the staff were very friendly and helpful. We had decent hands-on-time in a well supplied forge, making a couple of garden ornaments with a handful of friendly people. I highly recommend looking into this institution if you are interested in learning blacksmithing (and from what we saw stone-carving, glass-blowing and carpentry as well).Andrew Boivin

Their so-called online youth summer art camp consists of three 30-minute meetings (9:30AM, 11:00AM, 2:30PM) with the instructor and the kid is left on her own with a couple of YouTube videos to watch for the remaining time. Camp contents depend heavily on YouTube video watching and the kids are allowed to leave their cameras off the entire time. Lack of instruction, virtually no supervision and no friendship building. I have complained about their problematic camp running structure and they have admitted that it is below standard. However, nothing changed. They said they will work on making improvements, but in the meanwhile, I would stay away from their camps and save myself and my kid 360dollars.Euiran Chon

I paid over $300 for a class, but I only received about $10.00 worth of education. Our instructor, who is a married man, was clearly smitten with one of the beautiful young girls in our class and proceeded to flirt with her for the entire duration of the course and give her special attention. The other students were more advanced and had experience in the subject matter, but I was a newbie who had no idea what I was doing. I needed help and even when I asked questions, I usually received one-word answers and barely any help at all. What a waste of time and money! I will never come back here again.Bri W.

I have lived in Seattle area for 45 years. And never had the opportunity to visit the University of Washington Quad area, during "Cherry Blossom"Time 🌺. From Mid March till Mid April. Had to go to the area today, for a medical appointment. Had lunch at noon at nearby great little gyros Greek food place on the "Ave" then after appointment, walked over UW to see the Beautiful, Pink Cherry Blossom trees. They were breathe taking!,😲 I wish I had visited this splendid annual display of total Spring, in years past. But glad I had the time, opportunity and ability to finally make it there today. So many there taking pictures,📷 or just sitting on blankets on the ground and enjoying meals or snacks with friend, family, or loved ones. 🌸🌺💖📷🌳🌺Kathy Hansen

Went there to see cherry blossom. It’s a beautiful place with old campus building. They provide public parking, but there is a parking area closed to the cherry blossom place that is free for public after 4pm. You basically turn left after you enter the gate, where the sign for public ask you to turn right. Seattle is known for a gloomy and rainy city, so when it’s sunny, you will be expecting crowds. But it is worth, esp if you are visiting or just move to Washington. You can also pack your snacks and do picnic in the park, some people do yoga and lot of people bring their dogs. Best time to visit end of March-mid-April. Good luck on cherry blossom hunt!Henny Novia

What can I say about this beautiful and fantastic university? Perfect You have to walk across the campus to see how beautiful, green, ancient, and engaging the uni campus offers students, faculty, and staff. There are many attractive places to visit on the campus, depending on how far you want to go and what you want to see. I enjoyed my time here when walking across the campus and seeing all the school activities and students chatting. My critical advice here is to take your time to enjoy the campus’s beauty under the sunshine of summerDanny Tram

This is by far one of the worst musical institutions in the United States for opera. The school itself focuses so much on academics that they pay little attention to the actual talent it accepts. As somebody who was accepted into some of the most prestigious programs in the country, I had no clue that by coming here, I had settled tremendously. It's extremely pathetic and you know you're in the wrong place when a first-year Masters student does not know who Jonas Kaufmann, Luca Pisaroni, or even Joyce Didonato is. In addition, the program tries to sugar coat what "amazing opportunities" they have, but all it is is glorified chorus roles with "professionals" hired in who are literally just out of school (likely from the east coast). And the voices? Let me tell you. They accept anybody that walks in that door, and it's apparent. There was this one kid, Nic Varela, who you could just tell he had vocal issues that weren't being addressed. He opened his mouth and it sounded like a moaning cat. I'm not exaggerating in the slightest. It was sad because there were a number of students like himself who were being led under the assumption that they were actually going to be successful opera singers. I tried to voice my concerns and see what I could make out something of nothing, quite literally, but every time I was pushed back and told, "things are the way they are and nothing is going to change." If UW Opera department wants to be a legitimate school, then they must act like one. Otherwise, they are going to be the laughing stock of the operatic world. They should be ashamed of themselves and figure themselves out. Fast forward a year later and 20K spent on tuition. Do I regret coming here? Yes. Is the program a joke? Yes indeed. Would I recommend this institution to anybody. HELL NO!Ben Kramer

Some departments are great – namely piano, music history, music theory, and ethnomusicology. Some are rather weak. Screen each department thoroughly before applying, especially if you plan to pursue a performance degree. A number of performance-based programs are definitely more centered on research than performance.Yuly Kopkin

Every staff member I came in contact with were professional and the surgeons were exceptional as well as kind and compassionate. My husband’s surgery went well and I am happy with the results.Angela Jefferson