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Meet Mitch
Background
- Hometown: Vicksburg, MI
- High School: Vicksburg High School
- Year: Freshman
- Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Minors: Physics and Math
Advice for Freshman
Make your college decision for you. Don't chose a college because your friend is going there, or your uncle says so. Attend a college that will fit you and that you can see as your home for the next 4 years of your life. It's one of the most important decisions of your life, so make it count!
About Mitch
I'll start off telling you a little bit about myself! My name is Mitch, I am currently a freshman here at WMU. I graduated from Vicksburg High school in a town about 15 miles south of Kalamazoo in 2010. I'm a big engineering and math geek, so my major is Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Civil Engineering. On campus, I'm also a member in the infamous Lee Honors College! And of course, along with all of this, I bleed Brown & Gold! GO BRONCOS!
Making my college decision was pretty tough, and it really got me thinking about what would be best for ME. I had my choice narrowed down to two schools, Western Michigan University & the University of Michigan. Before I made my decision I visited both campus' and checked out each schools engineering program. For me, WMU fit me better and was the school for me. Not only was it closer to home, but the engineering program and facilities really drew me in. Our college of engineering is one of the most state of the art facilities in the nation and engineering graduates from WMU are among the top. With rigorous yet fun and challenging classes, mixed with the campus atmosphere of Western, I definitely made the right choice becoming a Bronco.
Well, first of all, college life is amazing, and WMU is the center for it all. Whether it's inter-mural sports, diversity groups, marching band or a concrete canoe team, Western has something for you. I love just walking to class and being able to talk to anyone and just being in this atmosphere that is our home! Being a student ambassador, I get to talk about Western all the time (which is awesome) and I get to show prospective students why WMU is the college for them. As a member of the honors college, not only am I apart of a community on campus that is joined together by strong academic foundations, but I have a 'home inside a home', so to speak, where I can go to several events with my friends.
For me, I live off campus, so I commute to class everyday. Some people say when you live off campus you don't get the full affect of college, but I would completely disagree. It's all about what you make of it and how you get involved on campus. Even though I'm living off campus, I'm there all day, everyday, whether it be studying, hangin' out with friends in a residence hall, going to a football game, or checkin' out a show in Miller Auditorium. Being on campus is great, and being able to call this campus your home is even better.