Western Michigan University Top Questions

Financial Aid

I wished I knew that college life is the best part of my life. I have learned sooo much.

That is all really not as terrifying as you think, so get active, meet people, and get out there.

Nothing. I feel like i researched the school well enough before i came here. I think that I made a great choice in picking this school.

Where every building is located, so im not late for class.

College is alot harder then high school. So be ready and study.

That the "large amounts available for financial aid" are actually so difficult to qualify for and obtain that they don't do diddly squat for the people who need it. And that some of the professors have such a large language barrier that you can't learn from them.

The rate in which tuition increases each year. This year tuition increased by over 9{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c}! This makes Western more expensive than some of the surrounding schools in which I may have attended instead because I would rather go to a smaller school with less activities and come out with less debt.

Before coming to this school, I was not comfortable in who I was. Now after being at Western Michigan University and meeting the wonderful people I have, I am proud of who I am and what I represent. I wish I had known who I was before coming, because it would have saved me a lot of pain.