Comments | theyellowdart: There's nothing like rejection to motivate a student.

theyellowdart

There's nothing like rejection to motivate a student.

May 04, 2005 19:56

Or a person. Anyway, if you hadn't heard yet, I was rejected from the UW (again...twice in one application period). And today I found out I might not have a job at the Boys and Girls Club this summer. I'll just do really, really, really, really, really ridiculously good (-looking) on my tests over the next two weeks ( Read more... )

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superfox099 May 5 2005, 03:18:37 UTC

The benefits of attending the community college far outweigh the consequences of not. If you wanted to work hard enough, you could have your associates done in 3 quarters. I went to the C.C. for two quarters, and to be honest, it was absolutely incredible. Great people, nice enviornment, and if you go in the morning, serious students who really want to be there.

vllgeidiot May 5 2005, 04:03:55 UTC

i don't know if you've been there or not, but i went there over summer, and i REALLY like the campus. And the dorm rooms were actually pretty big, a little old school, but big. The campus was beautiful around summer time, and it overlooks the lake. I liked it. I have no idea about the school itself, just the campus.

shelikespie May 5 2005, 05:52:25 UTC

Well, Ryan Stiles has his theatre there.

So you can meet him and junk.

The campus is beautiful.

That's really all the help I can offer.

yme2007 May 5 2005, 06:22:47 UTC

The undergrad program struck me as just as good as the UW in quality and pristige.

tophyr May 5 2005, 06:25:59 UTC

I'm probably gonna be in the minority here, but I couldn't stand the place. There are many, many cool people but just the area.. for some reason I just would not be able to live there. The proximity of the CC to the main campus is a plus though, and student life is pretty damn good.

As the only WWU student who's posted yet... dirt101 May 5 2005, 08:02:31 UTC

I like Western. I really, really do. Definitely more than I would like it anywhere else. I would have gotten lost in the huge environment at UW, but the size here is perfect, and the people are totally cool, not stuck up at all like at the private schools I visited. It's very diverse too, both in cultural backgrounds and personal experiences. The city is good, especially coming from the suburbs of Seattle. Downtown caters to college students--they've got awesome restaurants, music stores, tatoo parlors, head shops, the Upfront, an indie movie theatre, and lots of live shows (if you know where to look for the all-ages ones). Bellingham seems small and rather easily-conquerable, but when you start to explore the city you find out there's a lot more to do than it seems. The bus system is awesome and incredibly cheap. Because the city is so big and pretty easily accessable, there are a lot of opportunities for jobs--and pretty much anyone can get a job on campus. Shopping is okay, but I still take advantage of Seattle whenever I ( ... )