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.

How much different the classes are in size compared to a community college.

I wish I had known about how spread out it was and how the transportation system worked both for on campus as well as off campus.

I am the type of person that loves to look ahead and plan out my next steps. This is often a good quality but it put a lot of unneeded stress on my life in the months growing near to college. I wish I would have been more aware that if you just relax everything will work it's way out. After stressing myself out for months, I finally came here and realized that this is the place that I am meant to be. I wish I would have focused more on all the opportunities I have coming my way.

I wish I had known how much snow they get, this way I would have packed some extra items for outdoor activities. I wish I would have found out if more kids from my hometown were going to attend Western Michigan University.

Before I came to college, I wish that I already knew about how much time I really do have to put into my schoolwork. In high school, I got by easily and I thought that college would be the same. I was wrong. I learned that you have to work so much harder because this is when it truely counts and is so much more important.

I wish I would have been better informed about what EXACTLY my chosen major was all about. I would recommend doing as much research about what your major is all about, what career paths are available when you graduate with that degree, and people you should talk to about your major. I guess what I am saying is I wish I had known everything about my degree before I decided to pursue it.

To not wait to get involved. Once I did become involved it made college even more enjoyable.

That most of the math teachers have a hard time speaking English well.

I wish i would have known how to be more prepared for orientation and the first day of college.

More money and an idea of what I wanted to major in.