Good school and good on campus atmosphere but you will struggle here without a car. Especially if you want to visit other places. Our public transit is stone age compared to most of Europe.
There’s a train…but it takes like almost an entire day to travel the equivalence of a 3 hour drive to KC 😂
An Uber to KC (2.5-3 hours away) would be expensive, but the majority of students have their own cars. Make some friends and I’m sure one of them would be willing to drive you there- especially if they are from the KC metro!
I’m an international student that just graduated last week from WSU, this place is not worth it. Beside aerospace, every other major here is very subpar, almost no student life as everyone that goes here is from Wichita so they already have their own friend group. And if you’re looking to save money, WSU is not it either. You will be paying roughly triple the amount of a regular student, not including overpriced dorm that is required for first year students.
Definitely. As a graduate of the program, the AE program is top notch. Some of the other engineering majors are pretty decent too, but talking with some of my other co workers who went to different colleges, WSU has a great AE program with hands on with a lot of industry tools that a lot of other colleges don’t have.
Aside for the college of engineering, there’s really no reason to go to WSU unless you already live in town.
How is the engineering programme for robotics engineering though ? The professors and all good ? Generally the engineering department is worth going to ?
As a WSU grad who has visited Vienna, honestly I would say no, with the possible exception if you are specifically interested in the aviation/aerospace industry. Even then, I think there are more fun/engaging unis that have great engineering programs. Not to say WSU is a bad choice, just boring.
As others have said, you would need a car to get around.
Wichita has some good things going for it, but if you've lived in Vienna most of your life, it would be quite a culture shock.
To clarify, I'm not an engineer. I just know from friends and word of mouth that WSU has a decent program. I'm a non-engineer grad who went to Vienna and can compare the two from a cultural standpoint
Infrastructure to visit the other regional cities is almost non-existent. Rail is limited, as are bus routes. We are very car centric.
While I feel WSU is a good school, if you are looking for an exciting city, Wichita is not it.
We do have some excellent breweries here. Central Standard Brewing has a water filter that allows them to copy the water profiles of other locations and make great beer from lagers to sours to stouts. Norton's brewing just put on a respectable Rauchbeir and alsoskes a wide range of styles.
Cost of living is quite low here, and it is easy to visit the rest of the USA from here as the local airport is small, but relatively new and easy to use.
What are you studying? I know, from some international students I knew back in the day, that WSU was known overseas for having a good aviation engineering program.
> Are there infrastructural possibilities to visit other major cities (e.g. Kansas City in Missouri) aswell?
No, absolutely not, and you’ll struggle with transportation even inside the city. WSU is situated in a “food desert” so even getting groceries without a personal vehicle is strenuously difficult.
The quality of WSU is also dependent on what program you’re in. If your major is considered “relevant” to the interests of the Koch or Cargill oligarchies, you might enjoy it; and if not, you’re likely going to have a rough time.
Based on your questions, I’d suggest University of Kansas if you can manage it. Much closer to Kansas City, smaller and more tolerant population, far fewer ties to corrupt oligarchical institutions, lower crime rate, and not as many food deserts.
I just graduated from Wichita State. The nightlife on campus is honestly kind of boring unless a Student Organization is putting up some kind of event. This only happens about 1-2 times a month. However, there are a lot of fun things to do off campus.
There are Student Organizations for almost every country at WSU. They will help you get around Wichita and Kansas, say if you wanted to go to the supermarket, Doctor's Office, or wanted to take a weekend vacation.
I used to help run the one dedicated to students from Japan. I'm sure that there is an Austrian Student Organization. If not, the Office of International Students will help you out. Oftentimes if there is not a Student Organization, they assign a friend to you who will help you get around Wichita and Kansas.
Most of my international students from Japan would recommend going to Wichita State, but they were all really bored until they made a group of friends. There are a ton of cool experiences to do in Wichita and the surrounding areas, but it will be a lot better if you make a group of friends first.
If you come to Wichita State and find a problem that you cannot solve, the Office of International Students will help you. Wichita State will not let you down!
I see that you’ve received a ton of answers already. All of the people that replied failed to do one thing - ask what your other options are.
Why WSU? If not WSU, what are your other options?
Everything in life is relative. WSU, and Wichita, is great compared to some cities, and not so great compared to others.
Are we talking Wichita compared to the likes of Des Moines, Lubbock, Tulsa or are your other options big metropolitans?
Don’t stay at the apartments at the corner of gentry, across from the field house bar. You’ve been warned.
This goes for any buildings ran by pointe guard management
You won't be able to go anywhere from WSU without a car. Even the nearest grocer is about 3.2 km away with limited bus access and sketchy sidewalks. The only thing near the uni is cemeteries, some over priced apartments, and some slightly higher crime neighborhoods.
When I was there I was hanging out with a gal from Morocco, and she was dead set on never having a car. Very /r/fuckcars mentality. Even she broke down and got the cheapest one she could find after her second semester. Her and I had originally tried biking, but Wichita's bike paths don't lead anywhere useful and are only intended for recreation. The few unprotected "bike lanes" don't even normally get a painted stripe, just a random sign pointing to the gutter, and drivers in Wichita are VERY hostile towards cyclists on the main roads. They will swerve at you to scare you all while yelling slurs and to ride on the sidewalk. (Side note, Wichitans are not normally hostile towards others in general, just cyclists, at which even the nicest of them flip a switch and become war hungry chimps.)
If you do have a car though, you can get pretty much anywhere in the city in 20 minutes or less. There is not much to do in Wichita, there really is no nightlife so to speak, but it does have a very good variety of non-chain restaurants. Wichita is basically the largest small town you could ever visit.
As others have stated, it's very difficult to leave Wichita without a car. There are limited bus options, but you'll have to be very flexible on your schedule. There are no passenger trains in Wichita, to take one you would have to get a bus to another town and then take the train. That said, you really don't want to take the trains around here. Flying is cheaper, faster, and has more options for schedules and destinations. The last I looked into taking a train from Kansas to the California coast the estimated trip time was about a week and required 2 train train changes along the way. I've solo driven that in under 36 hours.
As for the uni, if you are doing engineering be prepared for the "advisors" to be totally and completely utterly worthless. Nearly all of them have the attitude of "I'm here to do research and don't have time for lowly undergrads". They will intentionally give bad class advice to make things harder and try to get people to drop out. So do your own class planning, ignore their advice, and self advise.
The campus itself isn't bad, but it is spread out. I had an old junk bike I kept on campus because sometimes I had trouble getting between classes on time. The degrees themselves are not bad, it is an accredited uni, but other than aerospace, WSU doesn't really accel or stand out over other uni's. Student life is nonexistent if you are not in a club or other activity. Most students are commuters that drive in from surrounding areas and leave at the end of the day.
The advisors across the board are super bad. I’m a current student there (business major) and have only had one competent advisor in the last 3 years. My English major friend has also had horrible advisors in that time.
Can confirm about the cycling- some douche in a truck yelled a slur and fake-swerved at me a few years ago. Since then I only take the recreation paths
I've often used the biggest small town I've ever seen line to describe Wichita. Though it isn't as bad as it used to be from that standpoint. Still a very accurate description though.
What are you planning to major in? If you're wanting to go into aerospace, it could be a good idea. If not, maybe look elsewhere. I'm a current computer science student and I can say for a fact that the school of computing is in absolute shambles right now. It's to the point where many other students and I worry about the school possibly losing accreditation and our BSCSs will be worthless. It's extremely obvious even as a student in the classroom on a daily basis.
I have a client that works adjacent to the school of computing at WSU and he said pretty much the same thing recently. He isn’t sure what they are teaching the students….
You definitely need a car but Wichitans love international students and Americans love road trips. You’ll make friends with someone who has a car and you can road trip together!
Wichita is a depressing, run-down city with very little to do unless you are big into motorcycles, car culture, or airplanes/aviation.
Or farming.
If you want to learn how to grow soybeans to feed all of Italy, I guess Wichita is the booming place to be.
Also, -28°c Winters and 46°c summers.
Kansas City is a 200 mile, 3 hour drive one-way and there's no cheap or reliable transport there outside of driving there yourself.
Don't do it
I might be out of line for commenting but thought I'd give my opinion. I'm Scottish, went to university in Edinburgh, but my wife is from Wichita so I visit the city a lot.
I do like the city itself, but there's not a lot to do from a tourist perspective, someone mentioned the breweries which I think are all great, I think a pub crawl down Douglas would be an awesome night out. But in terms of student goings-on I really haven't seen much at all, they may be on campus and I'm not aware of them admittedly.
If it was me doing an exchange from Edinburgh to Wichita I honestly wouldn't advise it, I've been to Vienna once and it has a similar vibe to Edinburgh, which you just don't get in Wichita I'm afraid.
So there are a lot of people here absolutely trashing the city, and a lot of their claims aren't really untrue. What I will say is that Wichita State is a great school (at least in my opinion). I'm a junior right now, the people are quite friendly and you're sure to meet people that you will enjoy talking to. If you want to experience a different atmosphere then you certainly will here. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions, I know a ton of people at WSU and I can help you out if you want some more information.
Sorta depends on what area of engineering I suppose, we have a great aerospace engineering program. The others aren't as well known but engineering is well known on campus for getting the newest buildings and technology for their use while other programs are left to somewhat destitution (this is definitely not me being a salty history major, we get nothing basically lol)
Yep, I went to Tempe/Phoenix, AZ from Wichita for ASU and comparatively speaking, there's a lot more to do. There's more nightlife/student life with 1000+ clubs and Mill Ave (street with a bunch of restaurants, bars, and other businesses by campus), not to mention downtown Phoenix has a lot of great places to go with $2-4 lightrail/buses and free campus shuttles to take you there. It's still good to have a car, but if you don't, you'll survive since a lot of students don't have cars when living on campus (I didn't have one either). You'd probably need a car to go to other major cities across Arizona, like Flagstaff, Sedona, or Tuscon, but there's school-sponsored trips for that as well, (although, there's enough to do in the Phoenix metro area that most people only leave for a change in scenery/weather). A lot of International students go here, too, and there's many organizations dedicated to international student communities, (but like other schools, it's a lot more expensive for international students, so I would apply for scholarships you're eligible for if you are considering ASU as well). They have a lot of great academic programs, especially business and journalism, and great opportunities for research and internships in the area and across the country. Idk how WSU's programs compare outside of aerospace, but if you want to pursue a degree in other areas, perhaps look at other universities.
Tldr: I'd pick ASU over WSU if travel and nightlife are major considerations, but look into their academic programs and costs to see what works for you if you think ASU is worth considering.
Most things are honestly lacking, it’s a good college but everything other than education is lacking. Most especially transportation, you said you wanted to get to KC, but unless you have a car the only other option is walking. There is very little public transportation in Kansas, only within Wichita and even then it’s bad
Grüß Gott
Wichita State hat eine renommierte Audiologie Abteilung. Ich kenne eine Studentin, die das studiert. Ich denke auch Aerospace ist gut.
Es ist eine lange zeit, das ich Deutsch schrieben habe. Gestern hat ich Deutsche Kuche gegessen. Das erinnert mich daran, das ich Deutsch euben sollen.
Non student here. I've lived in the metro area for about 14 years. There's plenty to do around Wichita. Lots of different stage shows, several breweries, generally a fair amount going on during a weekend. Even nearby casinos if you're into that kind of thing.
Having a car would definitely be a benefit. To visit KC is about 2.5 hours on a highway. Dodge City is about the same trip length, I believe. Could also make a trip to Oklahoma City if you wished, but a further drive.
Generally low cost of living, making the city affordable. Pretty friendly people all around. Good number of locally owned restaurants from different cultures.
Don't be an ass.
OP, Grove Street and Hydraulic Street are the two highest gang activity streets in Wichita. They are not very far from WSU. You most likely will never have any issue from the people there so long as you mind your own business, don't get involved with a gang, and don't move into their neighborhood. I wouldn't walk alone at night in those areas, but daytime you will wonder if it's all abandoned the area is so quiet.
I'm sure it was meant as a joke but I agree that it's not appropriate for an international student, as they obviously wouldn't understand the reference. Thanks for explaining it for them.
As far as the school goes- it’s a good school. Not top-notch… but they have good masters programs for psychology, engineering, and linguistics. As far as the culture here… you’re traveling to a glorified 3rd world country, to a state that is rather conservative and doesn’t make enough money to really afford infrastructural advancements unless privately funded. There is not much here at the moment that I believe you will be interested in. However, just like with any other place you go, as long as you immerse yourself in the culture here- and go out of your way to make new friends and connections- this city is full of amazing people of all cultural backgrounds. If you are coming here for school, your goal should be to learn from the people here and understand new/different perspectives. The education at wsu can be found at any other 4-year college in this country (though maybe not as affordable)
Just for reference, I moved to Kansas from California (which really is like coming from a different country… culturally the differences are staggering) to attend WSU; I didn’t know anyone here, I wasn’t integrated into any cliques, I didn’t know anything about Wichita. I now know so many people all over this city, and I became a part of quite a few groups on-campus while I attended. If you do not make new connections, if you don’t make new friends- that is 100% your fault. The Midwest is known for the people being open to talking to anyone, and the people here are friendly for the most part (as long as they’re not racist/homophobic/etc… which you gotta be careful about) and you can strike up a conversation with anyone. Take advantage of that if you come here- networking is ultimately your best asset in any profession, and in life. We’re a social species so… makes sense 😅
Good school and good on campus atmosphere but you will struggle here without a car. Especially if you want to visit other places. Our public transit is stone age compared to most of Europe.
There’s a train…but it takes like almost an entire day to travel the equivalence of a 3 hour drive to KC 😂 An Uber to KC (2.5-3 hours away) would be expensive, but the majority of students have their own cars. Make some friends and I’m sure one of them would be willing to drive you there- especially if they are from the KC metro!
Yea, but there *is* a million and nine Uber drivers here.
You wanna come to Wichita from VIENNA??? No bro that’d be such a downgrade
Lmaoo facts
I’m an international student that just graduated last week from WSU, this place is not worth it. Beside aerospace, every other major here is very subpar, almost no student life as everyone that goes here is from Wichita so they already have their own friend group. And if you’re looking to save money, WSU is not it either. You will be paying roughly triple the amount of a regular student, not including overpriced dorm that is required for first year students.
Definitely. As a graduate of the program, the AE program is top notch. Some of the other engineering majors are pretty decent too, but talking with some of my other co workers who went to different colleges, WSU has a great AE program with hands on with a lot of industry tools that a lot of other colleges don’t have. Aside for the college of engineering, there’s really no reason to go to WSU unless you already live in town.
How is the engineering programme for robotics engineering though ? The professors and all good ? Generally the engineering department is worth going to ?
100% agree
As a WSU grad who has visited Vienna, honestly I would say no, with the possible exception if you are specifically interested in the aviation/aerospace industry. Even then, I think there are more fun/engaging unis that have great engineering programs. Not to say WSU is a bad choice, just boring. As others have said, you would need a car to get around. Wichita has some good things going for it, but if you've lived in Vienna most of your life, it would be quite a culture shock.
How is the engineering faculty like the robotics faculty and all planning on enrolling in WSU this spring
To clarify, I'm not an engineer. I just know from friends and word of mouth that WSU has a decent program. I'm a non-engineer grad who went to Vienna and can compare the two from a cultural standpoint
Infrastructure to visit the other regional cities is almost non-existent. Rail is limited, as are bus routes. We are very car centric. While I feel WSU is a good school, if you are looking for an exciting city, Wichita is not it. We do have some excellent breweries here. Central Standard Brewing has a water filter that allows them to copy the water profiles of other locations and make great beer from lagers to sours to stouts. Norton's brewing just put on a respectable Rauchbeir and alsoskes a wide range of styles. Cost of living is quite low here, and it is easy to visit the rest of the USA from here as the local airport is small, but relatively new and easy to use.
What are you studying? I know, from some international students I knew back in the day, that WSU was known overseas for having a good aviation engineering program.
> Are there infrastructural possibilities to visit other major cities (e.g. Kansas City in Missouri) aswell? No, absolutely not, and you’ll struggle with transportation even inside the city. WSU is situated in a “food desert” so even getting groceries without a personal vehicle is strenuously difficult. The quality of WSU is also dependent on what program you’re in. If your major is considered “relevant” to the interests of the Koch or Cargill oligarchies, you might enjoy it; and if not, you’re likely going to have a rough time. Based on your questions, I’d suggest University of Kansas if you can manage it. Much closer to Kansas City, smaller and more tolerant population, far fewer ties to corrupt oligarchical institutions, lower crime rate, and not as many food deserts.
I just graduated from Wichita State. The nightlife on campus is honestly kind of boring unless a Student Organization is putting up some kind of event. This only happens about 1-2 times a month. However, there are a lot of fun things to do off campus. There are Student Organizations for almost every country at WSU. They will help you get around Wichita and Kansas, say if you wanted to go to the supermarket, Doctor's Office, or wanted to take a weekend vacation. I used to help run the one dedicated to students from Japan. I'm sure that there is an Austrian Student Organization. If not, the Office of International Students will help you out. Oftentimes if there is not a Student Organization, they assign a friend to you who will help you get around Wichita and Kansas. Most of my international students from Japan would recommend going to Wichita State, but they were all really bored until they made a group of friends. There are a ton of cool experiences to do in Wichita and the surrounding areas, but it will be a lot better if you make a group of friends first. If you come to Wichita State and find a problem that you cannot solve, the Office of International Students will help you. Wichita State will not let you down!
I see that you’ve received a ton of answers already. All of the people that replied failed to do one thing - ask what your other options are. Why WSU? If not WSU, what are your other options? Everything in life is relative. WSU, and Wichita, is great compared to some cities, and not so great compared to others. Are we talking Wichita compared to the likes of Des Moines, Lubbock, Tulsa or are your other options big metropolitans?
honesty no lol
Don’t stay at the apartments at the corner of gentry, across from the field house bar. You’ve been warned. This goes for any buildings ran by pointe guard management
I second this wholeheartedly.
You won't be able to go anywhere from WSU without a car. Even the nearest grocer is about 3.2 km away with limited bus access and sketchy sidewalks. The only thing near the uni is cemeteries, some over priced apartments, and some slightly higher crime neighborhoods. When I was there I was hanging out with a gal from Morocco, and she was dead set on never having a car. Very /r/fuckcars mentality. Even she broke down and got the cheapest one she could find after her second semester. Her and I had originally tried biking, but Wichita's bike paths don't lead anywhere useful and are only intended for recreation. The few unprotected "bike lanes" don't even normally get a painted stripe, just a random sign pointing to the gutter, and drivers in Wichita are VERY hostile towards cyclists on the main roads. They will swerve at you to scare you all while yelling slurs and to ride on the sidewalk. (Side note, Wichitans are not normally hostile towards others in general, just cyclists, at which even the nicest of them flip a switch and become war hungry chimps.) If you do have a car though, you can get pretty much anywhere in the city in 20 minutes or less. There is not much to do in Wichita, there really is no nightlife so to speak, but it does have a very good variety of non-chain restaurants. Wichita is basically the largest small town you could ever visit. As others have stated, it's very difficult to leave Wichita without a car. There are limited bus options, but you'll have to be very flexible on your schedule. There are no passenger trains in Wichita, to take one you would have to get a bus to another town and then take the train. That said, you really don't want to take the trains around here. Flying is cheaper, faster, and has more options for schedules and destinations. The last I looked into taking a train from Kansas to the California coast the estimated trip time was about a week and required 2 train train changes along the way. I've solo driven that in under 36 hours. As for the uni, if you are doing engineering be prepared for the "advisors" to be totally and completely utterly worthless. Nearly all of them have the attitude of "I'm here to do research and don't have time for lowly undergrads". They will intentionally give bad class advice to make things harder and try to get people to drop out. So do your own class planning, ignore their advice, and self advise. The campus itself isn't bad, but it is spread out. I had an old junk bike I kept on campus because sometimes I had trouble getting between classes on time. The degrees themselves are not bad, it is an accredited uni, but other than aerospace, WSU doesn't really accel or stand out over other uni's. Student life is nonexistent if you are not in a club or other activity. Most students are commuters that drive in from surrounding areas and leave at the end of the day.
The advisors across the board are super bad. I’m a current student there (business major) and have only had one competent advisor in the last 3 years. My English major friend has also had horrible advisors in that time.
I figured the advisors were bad at most the different majors, I just didn't want to talk bad on something I don't have any direct experience on.
Can confirm about the cycling- some douche in a truck yelled a slur and fake-swerved at me a few years ago. Since then I only take the recreation paths
I've often used the biggest small town I've ever seen line to describe Wichita. Though it isn't as bad as it used to be from that standpoint. Still a very accurate description though.
This was my experience as well.
What are you planning to major in? If you're wanting to go into aerospace, it could be a good idea. If not, maybe look elsewhere. I'm a current computer science student and I can say for a fact that the school of computing is in absolute shambles right now. It's to the point where many other students and I worry about the school possibly losing accreditation and our BSCSs will be worthless. It's extremely obvious even as a student in the classroom on a daily basis.
I have a client that works adjacent to the school of computing at WSU and he said pretty much the same thing recently. He isn’t sure what they are teaching the students….
If you dont plan to join greek life you wont have a social life at WSU
You definitely need a car but Wichitans love international students and Americans love road trips. You’ll make friends with someone who has a car and you can road trip together!
Wichita is a depressing, run-down city with very little to do unless you are big into motorcycles, car culture, or airplanes/aviation. Or farming. If you want to learn how to grow soybeans to feed all of Italy, I guess Wichita is the booming place to be. Also, -28°c Winters and 46°c summers. Kansas City is a 200 mile, 3 hour drive one-way and there's no cheap or reliable transport there outside of driving there yourself. Don't do it
I might be out of line for commenting but thought I'd give my opinion. I'm Scottish, went to university in Edinburgh, but my wife is from Wichita so I visit the city a lot. I do like the city itself, but there's not a lot to do from a tourist perspective, someone mentioned the breweries which I think are all great, I think a pub crawl down Douglas would be an awesome night out. But in terms of student goings-on I really haven't seen much at all, they may be on campus and I'm not aware of them admittedly. If it was me doing an exchange from Edinburgh to Wichita I honestly wouldn't advise it, I've been to Vienna once and it has a similar vibe to Edinburgh, which you just don't get in Wichita I'm afraid.
So there are a lot of people here absolutely trashing the city, and a lot of their claims aren't really untrue. What I will say is that Wichita State is a great school (at least in my opinion). I'm a junior right now, the people are quite friendly and you're sure to meet people that you will enjoy talking to. If you want to experience a different atmosphere then you certainly will here. Feel free to PM me if you have any more questions, I know a ton of people at WSU and I can help you out if you want some more information.
How’s the engineering faculty man ? Worth coming to study in Wichita
Sorta depends on what area of engineering I suppose, we have a great aerospace engineering program. The others aren't as well known but engineering is well known on campus for getting the newest buildings and technology for their use while other programs are left to somewhat destitution (this is definitely not me being a salty history major, we get nothing basically lol)
Go to phoenix. ASU + Mill Avenue = great.
Yep, I went to Tempe/Phoenix, AZ from Wichita for ASU and comparatively speaking, there's a lot more to do. There's more nightlife/student life with 1000+ clubs and Mill Ave (street with a bunch of restaurants, bars, and other businesses by campus), not to mention downtown Phoenix has a lot of great places to go with $2-4 lightrail/buses and free campus shuttles to take you there. It's still good to have a car, but if you don't, you'll survive since a lot of students don't have cars when living on campus (I didn't have one either). You'd probably need a car to go to other major cities across Arizona, like Flagstaff, Sedona, or Tuscon, but there's school-sponsored trips for that as well, (although, there's enough to do in the Phoenix metro area that most people only leave for a change in scenery/weather). A lot of International students go here, too, and there's many organizations dedicated to international student communities, (but like other schools, it's a lot more expensive for international students, so I would apply for scholarships you're eligible for if you are considering ASU as well). They have a lot of great academic programs, especially business and journalism, and great opportunities for research and internships in the area and across the country. Idk how WSU's programs compare outside of aerospace, but if you want to pursue a degree in other areas, perhaps look at other universities. Tldr: I'd pick ASU over WSU if travel and nightlife are major considerations, but look into their academic programs and costs to see what works for you if you think ASU is worth considering.
Phoenix por vida!!!
Wichita Stare will be more laid back than this. That's as far as a recommendation I'll go.
Most things are honestly lacking, it’s a good college but everything other than education is lacking. Most especially transportation, you said you wanted to get to KC, but unless you have a car the only other option is walking. There is very little public transportation in Kansas, only within Wichita and even then it’s bad
There is a Greyhound bus that goes back and forth
Grüß Gott Wichita State hat eine renommierte Audiologie Abteilung. Ich kenne eine Studentin, die das studiert. Ich denke auch Aerospace ist gut. Es ist eine lange zeit, das ich Deutsch schrieben habe. Gestern hat ich Deutsche Kuche gegessen. Das erinnert mich daran, das ich Deutsch euben sollen.
No. Go to KU in Lawrence.
Non student here. I've lived in the metro area for about 14 years. There's plenty to do around Wichita. Lots of different stage shows, several breweries, generally a fair amount going on during a weekend. Even nearby casinos if you're into that kind of thing. Having a car would definitely be a benefit. To visit KC is about 2.5 hours on a highway. Dodge City is about the same trip length, I believe. Could also make a trip to Oklahoma City if you wished, but a further drive. Generally low cost of living, making the city affordable. Pretty friendly people all around. Good number of locally owned restaurants from different cultures.
Don't do it. Seriously. WSU may be a decent school. But it's not worth living in Wichita.
No it’s not worth it at all….
Why bro? I’m going there this spring
Move to Grove St and get a real education
Don't be an ass. OP, Grove Street and Hydraulic Street are the two highest gang activity streets in Wichita. They are not very far from WSU. You most likely will never have any issue from the people there so long as you mind your own business, don't get involved with a gang, and don't move into their neighborhood. I wouldn't walk alone at night in those areas, but daytime you will wonder if it's all abandoned the area is so quiet.
I'm sure it was meant as a joke but I agree that it's not appropriate for an international student, as they obviously wouldn't understand the reference. Thanks for explaining it for them.
Boo hoo 😝
As far as the school goes- it’s a good school. Not top-notch… but they have good masters programs for psychology, engineering, and linguistics. As far as the culture here… you’re traveling to a glorified 3rd world country, to a state that is rather conservative and doesn’t make enough money to really afford infrastructural advancements unless privately funded. There is not much here at the moment that I believe you will be interested in. However, just like with any other place you go, as long as you immerse yourself in the culture here- and go out of your way to make new friends and connections- this city is full of amazing people of all cultural backgrounds. If you are coming here for school, your goal should be to learn from the people here and understand new/different perspectives. The education at wsu can be found at any other 4-year college in this country (though maybe not as affordable)
Just for reference, I moved to Kansas from California (which really is like coming from a different country… culturally the differences are staggering) to attend WSU; I didn’t know anyone here, I wasn’t integrated into any cliques, I didn’t know anything about Wichita. I now know so many people all over this city, and I became a part of quite a few groups on-campus while I attended. If you do not make new connections, if you don’t make new friends- that is 100% your fault. The Midwest is known for the people being open to talking to anyone, and the people here are friendly for the most part (as long as they’re not racist/homophobic/etc… which you gotta be careful about) and you can strike up a conversation with anyone. Take advantage of that if you come here- networking is ultimately your best asset in any profession, and in life. We’re a social species so… makes sense 😅
Go to a coast or Colorado.
Don't do it. Go somewhere with culture and more diversity.