r/WMU

Hi, I (21M) will be moving to kalamazoo in august and am looking for places that host dancing/raves/underground music (techno, house, etc) that are queer friendly.

Is there anywhere near kalamazoo to dance/party at?

I’m an incoming freshman and I’m wondering which dorms are more social/ better for having the college experience?

Hello all! I need some help. I have committed to WMU for Multimedia Arts Technology which i am very excited about! However i just recently found out that i got off the wait list at the University of Michigan for the same degree. I like both universities equally so i was wondering if anyone would be willing to help me out and share their brutally honest experience at Western (especially within music) to help me decide between the two.

For a bit of insight i am drawn to Western because my best friend is attending and we would be able to room together, the professors seemed to like me and offered me a department scholarship, it would most likely be cheaper than Michigan, I enjoy the tighter-knit community, and of course the free sporting events lol.

For Michigan i love the campus, i love Ann Arbor, i have a better idea of what classes would be like, i worked really hard to get in there, and the opportunities and resources are very abundant. I'm absolutely torn between the two. If you were in my shoes what would you do?

This year was a bust. I tried earlier on to meet people, I went to Fall Welcome almost every day of it and a few club meetings like some Outspoken events and Honors College board game night, but everyone just seemed like they already had their friend groups and the couple groups I tried to talk to just didn’t seem like they wanted to be talked to so I left them alone and felt bad. It got stressful and made me feel worse wanting so badly to meet people so I just almost entirely gave up. It wasn’t much better in my classes either there’s not a lot of opportunities to talk to people and the group projects I did do everybody only talked as much as we had to, nobody was really chatting about anything personal and everyone cut contact as soon as it was over. I also commute which doesn’t help so I’m only here usually 2 days a week.

I want to do better next year because I haven’t made any friends here and it would just be really nice to get to know some more people in person. I know it’s on me for not being better at this lol, so what are some things I should try to meet people? In high school it felt a lot easier because classes met 5 days a week and extracurriculars would meet weekly in small groups which just kinda inevitably leads to friendships when you’re all in a room together for hours at a time. I haven’t been able to find anything in college yet that really replicates that and encourages friendships that well, but I’m sure they exist and I just have to do better about finding them. Thanks for any advice.

Im an incoming freshman. I absolutely loved doing theater in highschool and want to continue in college. Im planning on majoring in public history. Im wondering if western offers any theater opportunities for non theater/music/dance majors?

hi!! i’m coming in as a freshman this fall and don’t want to look chopped on my id picture. does anyone remember when you took it? during orientation, bronco bash, etc? this is so unnecessary but i care, so thank you for any help!

Wondering how quickly I need to be switching over subscriptions and things like that

Anyone know where I can buy a wooden WMU diploma frame in the Kalamazoo area? I see them online but want to see if there any stores that sell them locally