Western Kentucky University Top Questions

The School of Journalism and Broadcasting. WKU is known to be one of the best Photojournalism schools in the nation and also ranks highly in Journalism and Broadcasting.

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Our school is best known for specific programs such as our School of Broadcasting and Journalism and also is known for our school spirit along with our mascot Big Red. The scenery and beauty of the campus is one of the first things people mention when they first come to visit.

Being a "party school" is what most people call Western. However at any college, if you want to go to a party, you will likely find one.

Our basketball team made it to the sweet 16 last year and our mascot "Bit Red" has won the Capital One Mascot of the Year award several times. We also just moved up a division in football and remodeled our stadium. It looks SUPER nice!

The school has a great Education and Nursing program. All of my friends who attended went on to have successfull careers. They are known for good sports programs. They are known for great teachers.

Western Kentucky University has a very unique mascot. We are the Western Hilltoppers and our mascot is Big Red. He looks like a giant red blob but everyone loves him. We also gained some noteriaty in last years NCAA men's basketball tournament when Ty Rogers hit the last minute three point shot against Drake to win the first round. He just recently won the ESPY award for best clutch performance. We are also a noted Journalism school and have finished in the top eight for the past eight years.

Our campus is on a very large hill. We made it to the Sweet 16 in 2008. Our student body is pretty laid back.

I believe that my school is best known for the small community that it is in and the beautiful campus. The town of Bowling Green is extremely suppportive and involved regardless of the size of the university. It is a school that does not have huge enrollment numbers so that the students are just another check number written to the school, but individual people with thoughts and ideas. The entire town is extremely supportive of the college students. The campus is simply lovely. Not spread on hundreds of acres, but settled closely together like a community in itself.

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