Western Michigan University Top Questions

I wish I had known more about scholarship opportunities and about programs similar to mine.

I wish I would have known this school is mostly a party school and I felt like everyone who goes to Western that is their main focus. Also, there is only a 52 percent graduation rate and now I know the reason and wish I would of known before I came to this school because I will probaly end up transfering.

I wish I had better knowledge to have been able to transfer my courses more effectively. and understand the bus system. Other residence options apart from the ones provided by the university

Before I came to Western Michigan University, I wish that I would have known more about how different the teaching methods are compared to high school. It is so different and the pace is a lot faster. Being in college, you definetely have to keep up. I would suggest studying during most of your free time. And please stay well rested because it will affect your learning.

One thing that I wish I would have known going into WMU is that their scholarships they award are very limited. I had great grades in high school and a decent ACT score, but the only financial aid I was awarded was government loans. They also don't have many extra scholarships available unless you are part of a minority group. It was a little frustrating!

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I did my research on this school, so I was pretty well informed

The thing I wish I had known before coming to Western was how intense my degree program was. I was not accepted in the school of music for my first semester, but after a lot of hard work (and I mean a lot) I was accepted as a music major at my dream school. Throughout the process of admission to my major program, I have learned a lot about the value of committment and hard work. They really do pay off in the long run! As my band director here always says: " The greatest rewards come from the greatest commitments."

Being a commuter student, having a better layout of the campus would have been helpful. Like where places/buildings I need are located at on campus and how to get to them from different locations.

I wish I had know how hard it would be to make friends.