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It is far away from other places like Salem, Corvallis, and Dallas without a vehicle. Monmouth might be a bit too small for those who want more busy places around them.

The worst thing about Western Oregon Univeristy is the size, it's a small college. However, this can be percieved as the best thing about the school as well. If you want a big school, Western Oregon should not be the college of your choice. Monmouth is also a very small town, you make your own fun here. Salem, Portland and Woodburn are all fairly close, (Salem 20 minutes, Portland, an hour and a half, Woodburn half an hour). There are also activities on campus that students can be involved in or go to.

Lack of diversity in the classroom. I'm an African American male, and most of the time I was the only African American in my class.

Their book prices and buy back policies. I've paid over $480.00 for a book and when I went to sell it back it was only worth $56.00

I honestly cannot think of anything that would be considered the "worst" when it comes to this school. As I ponder what it could be, only positive things come to mind. I guess a minor thing I could say would be there could be more to do on campus, but considering the area that Western is located in, there isn't much to do anyway.

The lack of surrounding places would have to be the worst part of attending such a small school. At wou there are a lot of students coming from out of state or even as far as out of the country, being stuck on campus having nothing really near by to do would be so boring all the time.

I can't think of anything that I would consider as the worst thing about my school. But I can say that the town is small and there isn't much to do during break times between classes.

At my university I wouldn't say there is a worst thing.

Despite WOU's large art culture, there is not a lot of funding for the arts. This can be very disconcerting for the members of this particular community, because we know that our programs are the most likely to be cut/underfunded.

The worst thing I would consider about my school is the communication between the Business and Financial Aid office with a student.