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I wish someone had guided me better about my future education plans and various scholarships available.

I wish someone had guided me better about my future education plans and various scholarships available.

I wish someone had guided me better about my future education plans and various scholarships available.

The professors will support and help you in any way they can as long as you talk to them. Professors can be great professional resources in the future, so make first impressions with that in mind. Also, the disability resource can help you with issues from test-anxiety to PTSD. The people are nice and friendly as long as you are nice, there is nothing and no one to be nervous of in Bellingham.

I wish I had understood just how many resources are available to students for their learning, and how everyone takes advantage of them. There's simply no stigma; even the best of the best from their departments make full use of all the resources available at the college.

This is a school that cares about community and the environment. The campus works to support its students and has high expectations for their success. The music program is both rigorous and rewarding with faculty who will stop at nothing to make sure that you succeed. If you are willing to work hard you will have the best education you could possibly hope for and make memories that will last a lifetime. Know that when you come to Western Washington University, you will be welcomed and respected with open arms.

I wish I had known about the outdoor activites that surround Western so I could have brought appropriate equipment and been able to explore Bellingham and Whatcom county more than I got to.

I wish I knew how laid back the campus was. If I knew that I wouldn't be a freaked out freshman entering a new school in a new town thinking that the people here would be really intimidating, or cutthroat (I've heard of the sabotage of some students by other students in other schools!). It would definitely have made me not panic so much the week before moving up there and not have been intimidated when I was meeting people at first. The people here are generally really nice and it made the move so much easier.

It's colder and wetter than most parts of Washington.

That I had a learning disability.

I wish I knew how many clubs they offer to everyone on campus. The clubs are very friendly and welcoming to everyone who is interested in joining. Also acedemically Western is very competetive, so don't assume just beacause Western is a small school doesn't mean they don't take their students education seriously. Lastly be PREPARED for the rain.

Looking back, I feel that as a high school graduate I was not fully aware of the degree to which universities varied. I believed that where ever I went I would make the best of my experience and gain a great education. Now from attending two years, I have come to realize that each university is extremely different. Part of what make a university special is what type of people attend and the social environment feeling. I wish I had taken more time to tour and visit more schools. Maybe then I would have chose a better school for myself.

The ineffectiveness of my Running Start Classes. They all transferred in as nothing but random credits. It did remove my GUR's but for a science based major this is not extremely helpful. But this is not the fault of Western Washington University. Whre I went to Community College was small and had a very small course selection due to its location.

This school does not offer some programs such as nursing and graphic design. Deffinately check whether the program you are interested in is offered at this school and maybe even talk to a a professor in your program before deciding to attend. Also since it is located in Bellingham the school recieves a lot of rain especially between january and march so if you don't like rain you may not like this college.

I wish I had known not to spend so much on food when I had a meal plan. It's really easy to go crazy at the grocery store in a feat of adult right-of-passage shopping, and spend way more than you need to! If you have a meal plan, stay out of the grocery store. If you have a kitchen, get rid of your meal plan right away and start cooking for yourself!

What other schools were really like and if I could have found another school that would have been worth the extra money.

Before coming to Western I wish I knew all of the opprotunities the Associated Students had to offer me, especially in my first year. With one of the largest and most highly funded Associated Students in the country for student activities there are so many ways for students to feel connected and be engaged in WWU, and become much more than a student. Western creates a venue to meet new people by exploring the Pacific Northwest, becoming an activist, experiencing live entertainment, and learning new skills that stretch beyond academics and challenge you as an individual.

How awesome Bellingham is!

When I first came here I had no idea of what the encompassing area would be like, that is to say, I didn't know what my own prospects for acquiring an off campus job would be. I wish that I had been able to properly position myself in the region with suitable employment. I would have made my scholarly attempts here easier by far.

I wish i had known it would be so windy!