The faculty and staff are here assist you and are friendly. There are plenty of opportunities and activities to do at Westfield State University. Once you get used to the campus everything is pretty much straightforward.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
The one thing that will come in handy is an organizer of some sort. Have a calendar, planner, or even use your smart phone for reminders. Being organized is something that will definitely help you. It�ll help you keep up with your classes and in the end allow yourself to have some free time. If your find yourself struggling in a class, make sure to find help. Use your resources! The professors are more than willing to help their students do well in the course so do not be shy. There are places like the Banacos center which provides tutors for various courses, the reading and writing center, TRiO, and even your classmates that are there to help you. Time management and pacing yourself are two skills that will become your best friend. Procrastinating is an ongoing issue that many experience, so just try keeping it to a minimal. Also, if possible, take advantage of the Urban Ed program that runs for part of the summer. In the long run it�ll help a great deal for when you start your first semester here. You�ll find that you may be ahead of other freshmen.
Do you find there’s enough academic rigor at your school?
The courses here may vary on difficulty depending on majors, course, or class standing. You may find that one semester may be more difficult than previous ones. Overall classes should balance out so that you have time to yourself and for other extracurricular activities. Classes can include projects like posters, class presentations, or the use PowerPoint. There will definitely be a few days where you may have to conduct a research paper of some sort. One thing that will be useful is knowing the MLA and APA format along with the works cited and reference pages. The great thing is once registration period comes around you�ll be able to choose what times and classes you want to take as long as it goes with your major/minor.
Describe the dorm life at your college.
Dorm life might take some time getting used to. It may be something that you are either extremely comfortable with or find that you are homesick from it. Dorm life has its perks. The RA�s and RD�s are pretty awesome and are always willing to help. They can pretty much answer any question regarding the campus and its activities. For the first week of move in they try their best to make you feel comfortable and to have you meet your fellow neighbors. If you have questions about where a class is, or an even feel free to ask them. Remember they are here to make your stay as warm welcoming as possible, so feel free to bring up ideas or concerns.
Describe the food and dining at your college.
There are so many different choices of where to eat. For breakfast, lunch, and dinner you have a choice of the dining commons, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, Quixotes, Pandini�s, and the Perch. The possibilities of meals are endless. There are breakfast sandwiches, coffees, grilled foods, pasta, wings, salads you name it. If you ever get bored with the food here you always have the option of ordering food from Chinese restaurants, pizza parlors, etc. You can also use your owl bucks for most of these places near the Westfield Center. For the dining places on campus the quality is great and the service is nice.
What’s there to do for fun at your college?
During your free time there is plenty to do. The campus will have a day where all the clubs have stations and you can go explore each and every one of them. You can sign up for whichever ones you want as long as you make sure that they work around your schedule and you are not overwhelming yourself with too many. There are many activities like concerts, movie nights, pep rallies, bingo, trivia, scavenger hunts, etc. Right across the street is Stanley Park. It�s a great place to gather with friends on any day. There are also many fundraising events that go on at the park like the walk against cancer, Alzheimer�s, and autism. You can even get together with friends and create a team! If you find that you don�t want to join a division sport that may be competitive but still want that experience, you can join an intramural sport which is like a club.
The faculty and staff are here assist you and are friendly. There are plenty of opportunities and activities to do at Westfield State University. Once you get used to the campus everything is pretty much straightforward.
The one thing that will come in handy is an organizer of some sort. Have a calendar, planner, or even use your smart phone for reminders. Being organized is something that will definitely help you. It�ll help you keep up with your classes and in the end allow yourself to have some free time. If your find yourself struggling in a class, make sure to find help. Use your resources! The professors are more than willing to help their students do well in the course so do not be shy. There are places like the Banacos center which provides tutors for various courses, the reading and writing center, TRiO, and even your classmates that are there to help you. Time management and pacing yourself are two skills that will become your best friend. Procrastinating is an ongoing issue that many experience, so just try keeping it to a minimal. Also, if possible, take advantage of the Urban Ed program that runs for part of the summer. In the long run it�ll help a great deal for when you start your first semester here. You�ll find that you may be ahead of other freshmen.
The courses here may vary on difficulty depending on majors, course, or class standing. You may find that one semester may be more difficult than previous ones. Overall classes should balance out so that you have time to yourself and for other extracurricular activities. Classes can include projects like posters, class presentations, or the use PowerPoint. There will definitely be a few days where you may have to conduct a research paper of some sort. One thing that will be useful is knowing the MLA and APA format along with the works cited and reference pages. The great thing is once registration period comes around you�ll be able to choose what times and classes you want to take as long as it goes with your major/minor.
Dorm life might take some time getting used to. It may be something that you are either extremely comfortable with or find that you are homesick from it. Dorm life has its perks. The RA�s and RD�s are pretty awesome and are always willing to help. They can pretty much answer any question regarding the campus and its activities. For the first week of move in they try their best to make you feel comfortable and to have you meet your fellow neighbors. If you have questions about where a class is, or an even feel free to ask them. Remember they are here to make your stay as warm welcoming as possible, so feel free to bring up ideas or concerns.
There are so many different choices of where to eat. For breakfast, lunch, and dinner you have a choice of the dining commons, Subway, Dunkin Donuts, Quixotes, Pandini�s, and the Perch. The possibilities of meals are endless. There are breakfast sandwiches, coffees, grilled foods, pasta, wings, salads you name it. If you ever get bored with the food here you always have the option of ordering food from Chinese restaurants, pizza parlors, etc. You can also use your owl bucks for most of these places near the Westfield Center. For the dining places on campus the quality is great and the service is nice.
During your free time there is plenty to do. The campus will have a day where all the clubs have stations and you can go explore each and every one of them. You can sign up for whichever ones you want as long as you make sure that they work around your schedule and you are not overwhelming yourself with too many. There are many activities like concerts, movie nights, pep rallies, bingo, trivia, scavenger hunts, etc. Right across the street is Stanley Park. It�s a great place to gather with friends on any day. There are also many fundraising events that go on at the park like the walk against cancer, Alzheimer�s, and autism. You can even get together with friends and create a team! If you find that you don�t want to join a division sport that may be competitive but still want that experience, you can join an intramural sport which is like a club.