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| Quite Bright |
I can't imagine that anyone had more fun than my fraternity brothers and I did at WT. It ‎was fraternity life without all the pretentious BS you see at other schools. Some people ‎seemed bored, but that is because they didn’t seek out the fun. I am going to a large SEC ‎school now and they have the same problem here. Essentially, if you want to have a good ‎time, you've got to get involved and meet people. The people around there are great. The ‎faculty were great and since it is a small school it is easy and affordable to get involved. ‎So, while you may not get to see your football team play on TV every Saturday and ‎people may not have heard of the place much, it is a well hidden secret that you won't ‎regret.‎
This might sound a little geeky, but here is something I wrote to be published but never sent in about WT.
I recently recalled a WT summer graduation that I attended where the speaker (I can’t ‎recall who it was) discussed what it meant to be a graduate of our university. One aspect ‎that I recall vividly is how he explained that, though a degree from WT may not be as ‎prestigious as one from an Ivy leugue school or as widely recognized as a degree from ‎many of the more well known universities, it really did symbolize something special. That ‎something special was a sort of intangible ethic and quality that made many WT ‎graduates rise to the top of whatever pursuit that they engaged in. At the time, I passed ‎off the remarks as typical commencement rhetoric and did not think about it until long ‎after I graduated myself, and then it came back to me. ‎
As my classmate friends and I fanned out across the country I began to notice a ‎strange phenomenon. It began when my classmates started beating out presumably more ‎qualified, and more prestigiously educated applicants for choice jobs. What is more ‎interesting is they not only obtained the jobs, but they excelled at them and moved up in ‎an excellerated fashion. With freshly minted degrees in hand my cohorts started ‎exceeding their peers who by all standards and qualifications should have been surpassing ‎them. ‎
Call it charisma, call it an ethic, call it good old West Texas common sense, call it ‎whatever you like, but my fellow WT graduates seem to be bringing something special to ‎the table and its effective. As I observe from the outside all of the changes that have, ‎and continue to change and improve my alma mater, I have a sincere hope that we do not ‎forget what makes us special in the first place. While rankings, renown and all of those ‎measures of prestige should be pursued, it would be a travesty to ignore the things that ‎have made us special, distinct and successful in the past. The Texas panhandle and WT ‎are great places to be from and it is my hope that it continues to be case for generations to ‎come. ‎ | Starting Job: Instructor of Political Science , Preparedness: B, Reputation: B |  | |
| | May 14 2008 | Alumnus Male --
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| Not so bright |
As a student born and raised in a liberal and open environment, moving to Texas was an experience of it's own- especially to the pan handle. I have been at WT for a year and LOVE it. I am in the Honors program, and am involved in several clubs and organizations.
The "pros" of WT:
A small atmosphere,a sense of family (you DO NOT get lost within the crowd)It's very easy to make friends.
The administration bends over to help you succeed, they are not money hungry.
CONS:
Very small town, social life is lacking.
Dry county, so very few parties.
The only attraction nearby is the Palo Duro Canyon (which is amazing for outdoorsy people, hiking, horseback riding, camping.. ect)
Lack of diversity, i've found many close minded people, which frustrates me.
Canyon is a dust bowl. Other than the amazing sunsets, there would be nothing pretty.
if you can deal with the small town sleepiness (Everything is closed by midnight, including traffic lights!) and not go stir crazy this is a wonderful school. I'm 2000 miles from my family and feel completely at home, there is an abundance of southern hospitality. | Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: F | | | |
| | Dec 15 2007 | 1st Year Female --
Class 2011 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Quite Bright | Having graduated from an Ivy League school, I was quite supprised with how well done this school is. I only took a few classes for fun after hearing about some of the proffesors and I was shocked at the caliber. This is a great school that needs to focus on the great academics it provides. | Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Surrounding City: F | | | |
| | Aug 26 2007 | 2nd Year Male --
Class 2011 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Quite Bright | My intention was to go to WT for one year and then transfer to Texas Tech. Luckily, I stuck around. I have had the time of my life at WT. It is not Ivy league and I don't pretend that it is the best university in the universe, but it is a good school, with good faculty, and alot of fun to attend. It gets a bad wrap from local people becauase it does not have football team on TV every weekend, but once you get past that, you are getting one hell of an education both academically and socially. You are around good people who are real and not phony. Since it is a smaller school the networking is great and the opportunities to do things like join a frat, join student governement, or be a standout are alot more easy and affordible than at other universities. In short, you can be a big fish in a small pond. | Friendliness: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B- | | | |
| | Aug 10 2006 | 4th Year Male --
Class 2010 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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