Lindsey Wilson University — Attraction in Columbia

It's a good school and it's nice and small and peaceful.

Update: If you're in the military (active -online courses, Army/Air National Guard and reserves) then I would suggest to go to a different school.

This college now has an ROTC program however the school itself doesnt support military very well.

I would suggest for anyone first of all to go to a cheaper college or community college to get your General education courses finished and then choose a school but for military please look at public Universities so your Tuition will be paid for but you still have to look at and figure out how to pay for room and board, food, gas, school supplies etc. and the GI bill check isnt going to cover all that and try not to spend it(ROTC will pay for room and board once you get a contract signed with them for going active duty when you finish or whatever other options they give but it takes a semester or 2 until they allow you to contract).

Go get scholarships, as many as possible and dont worry about getting too much money because once those scholarships cover your cost you get to pocket whatever goes over so if you needed $10,000 and got $15,000 in scholarships then the school has to give YOU that $5,000 every semester you have the scholarship.

Anyways if you made it this far, I had to leave LWC a few years ago since I couldnt pay $5,000 a semester since my parent plus loan was taken down so I told them I would be in Basic training so I couldnt pay anything yet on my loan.

Apparently they tried contacting my home while I was in training and since I never contacted them back (because I was in basic training) they moved my 8 grand into collections which added another 5 grand and they refused to even speak with me about it even when i drove down there in person after i finished AIT obviously. I cant go back to any school until I pay off my debt because LWC wont give me my transcript til its paid off.

This whole situation couldve been avoided if I had gone somewhere else or worked longer hours at my job or worked harder for scholarships but why I'm upset with Lindsey is the fact that they claim I never told them I was going to training and refused to speak with me even in person claiming they arent allowed to talk with me about it.

So that's 2 years wasted anyways if you actually read all this I hope you got a little more knowledge of what to do if you werent sure already and work hard to avoid situations like mine because even if you're military and get the student loan repayment incentive, it cant pay if it's in collections.

Lindsey is still a good school its just not too big on supporting military as they dont really care and they care much more for their athletics than their academic areas so facilities are very old and not in great operating shape, lots of and I mean LOTS of reports from many students and even some faculty of black mold, dead little animals found and it takes at least a month until they decide to fix it but that's with dorms too but the football stadium looks nice after it got another few million spent on it a couple of years ago.

Anyways just be careful about what you're getting into and KNOW WHAT YOU WANT before you go to school especially a private college...

Dropped off our Freshman kiddo last week (Aug 2023) & learned a few good things ...

1. If arriving early to campus (many athletes do), there's not much guidance on where to go/how to start. So..... 1st: Admin Bldg (LR McDonald), 3rd floor & get Student ID. 2nd: get room key (housing info on MyLWC Portal) at Residence Life Offices (small round-hut-bldg just down from water tower). if you kid needs a sport physical, the Campus Nurse does these at the Biggers Center, her email is on LWC Site.
2. Our son met his RA & he was really great. Important - it's a DRY campus & NO smoking. EITHER ONE can get you ejected from your sport-team (not sure about academically, but they are REALLY strict about these rules).....some kids last year tested this & were immediately excused from their teams.
3. In most girls dorms, RA will get male visitors ID upon arrival & return it only when they leave (no overnight guests/boys after visiting hours). Same visiting hours with boys, but don't think they check/get ID's like girls dorm?
4. Rooms are small! They have a mattress, bedframe, desk & dresser (3-drawer) & a short (4-foot?) closet bar/pole & a shelf above. Walls (in his) were cream painted cinder block. Bring plastic bins for under-bed storage, you can fit 3 x 66-qt (you could also use plastic drawers, but our son wanted airtight bins, which is smart in a male athletes dorm!). bed was a twin NOT twin XL (Horton Hall Freshm.Dorm) bring a mattress encasement unless you don't care about germs at all We also brought a mattress foam topper. you mite want an office chair, the chair they provide is metal folding chair type. there is room for a mini-fridge & microwave, we also brought a Keurig AND an air purifier (recommended by his Advisor). We also brought a smaller air-tight bin (20 qt?) to keep food items in, these buildings are older & probably have critters! -**bring at least one surge-protector that is 10-ft long, bring TWO if you bring refer/microwave....the dorms don't have many plugs & they are old. We found a great "surge-bar" at WMart with 6-8 plugs spaced apart & had a 10-ft cord. Perfect for all small appliances to plug into. Then we had a 2nd one for his PC equipment. BE SURE to get NEW surge protector strips - this area gets brown outs & surges & it will kill electronics QUICK. Surge Protectors only last about 1-2 years! a nice bonus is to get them a LifeStraw Pitcher or Bottle Horton Hall, Laundry (get them laundry pods!) was on 1st floor & bathrooms (each floor) are community bathrooms, so shower shoes & a bath-caddy are def helpful!
5. Freshman do NOT need a car! Everything on campus is SUPER close. Our son found friends within 24 hours he could catch a ride to WalMart with for incidentals. So while it might be nice for them to have it, it's certainly not...

As a parent, I want my kids to have an awesome experience but also have fun and BE SAFE! Well, I couldn’t be more thrilled of my son’s choice to attend Lindsey Wilson College this Fall!

Madison Bryant - has successfully done her job when recruiting my son to LWC! From the beginning she has been an excellent representative of LWC with her kind and fun personality, really opening up and sharing her love for LWC from her days as a student. Reilly came home from school one day stating he filled out an info form because the girl seemed nice. Then the hand written notes kept coming and Reilly’s name was always spelt correctly; that’s an important detail where many other colleges failed. Madison even started the process of roommate assignments asking questions to find a roommate to match with Reilly. He has worked hard to get to where he is now and I am so thrilled he found a college that really resonated with him. Thank you Madison you are a key reason Reilly chose Lindsey Wilson College. Go Raiders!

Bradley Karnes - went above and beyond by airing my tire up and informed me it wasn’t going to hold air. He the offered to change my tire and put on a spare! Definitely makes me feel like safety is a top priority for LWC!

The entire staff was kind, friendly and helpful during our visit! Our Tour Guide, said friendly hellos, greetings said by name to each other is really welcoming and homey...