Central Washington University Top Questions

I wish I would have known that getting a single dorm is a mistake. Its really nice and I love having my own space, but I can shut my door and completely close myself off. Its really hard to meet people in a single dorm.

I wish I had known exactly what I wanted to major in.

Central offers a wide range of courses and programs which fits everybody's needs. It took me a long time to realize that Central actually have several outreach campuses with various degree programs where I can take classes after work and also online. I wish I knew this a long time ago maybe I would be in my graduate level at this time. But “it is not how far, but how well”. I am currently enrolled for classes which would allow me acquire my undergraduate degree in Interdisciplinary Studies. The time is a perfect fit for my goal and schedule.

I wish I would of known that Central was alot more into the whole "explore the world" before you make any decisions. The reason for this is because I could of had the opportunity to travel and try out my interests.

I wish I had realized that a degree was inportant in getting out of the loop of dead-end, low-paying jobs. My parents were't college graduates and didn't encourage any of us kids to further our education past high school. So I wish I had been given the encouragement to go to college before I was married and with children, and before life beat me down.

How it makes you grow up really fast and you have to figure it out on your own, like even cleaning my dorm, what to use where to buy it. I had to call my mom several times, it was very funny.

That living in an apartment w/ a couple roommates is significantly cheaper than living in the dorms and sometimes better as far as living standards go. Also a car is practically a requirement if you want to do much out side of school including work and social events. The bus system is not to be relied upon (odd hours and generally late).

How windy Ellensburg is. Also, that it is the same curriculum that all other schools teach. There is no reason for Central to get the bad wrap that it does.

I wish I had known about the winter. The first year I went here I was not prepared for 4 months of snow.

How cold and windy it is in the winter and how windy it still is in the summer, and how hard it is to get a job.