by Elizabeth Doyle | Mar 17, 2015 | Admissions
During your first year at college, you will constantly get asked about your major. At Winona State, the two answers you will hear most often are nursing or education. But that’s not my story. I do not have a declared major right now, and quite honestly,...
by Caleb Bednarski | Nov 25, 2014 | Admissions
When coming into college, you hear a lot fears about moving from a small town to a city. There are plenty stories in pop culture of scared Stewart Littles coming from a friendly, small town to the mean and nasty big city. What you don’t normally think about, however,...
by Leah Dobihal | Nov 18, 2014 | Admissions, Feature Post
A marine biologist. That’s all my fifth grade self wanted to be. I loved dolphins and killer whales and just knew I was born to be a marine biologist. But then I took my first “real” science class in tenth grade. To say I struggled would be a vast understatement. As...
by Alex Russell | Oct 1, 2013 | Admissions
Well, school has been rolling for about a month now, so I decided to check in with some first year students for WSU Freshman Myth busters! After speaking with a few students I found some interesting “myths,” that the year leading up to beginning college, were on the...
by Elizabeth Meinders | Oct 24, 2012 | Admissions
A view of Winona State University campus from the top of Garvin Heights. My last post focused on why I chose Winona State University to continue my education. But perhaps, my personal story about finding a home here didn’t click for you, so I asked a few of my friends...
