PWI Experience

We feel that this interview will help! We interview Nina Whitfield and she transferred from a pwi to PVAMU Check a portion of her interview out below! Full Interview Here

"How did you decide to become a student at Prairie View A&M University?

Originally, I started my college career at a PWI. At first I loved it! But after the hype of freshman year went away, I realized that I was just a number to the university and my professors truly didn’t care anything about me excelling academically even though that was what I was paying them to do. So my sophomore year I transferred to PVAMU. I got to know ALL of the professors of my major and the Dean of my college very well and they do everything in their power to make sure I graduate a leader in my field of study.


What professors at Prairie View A&M University are leaving or have left the most impression upon you as a student and/or person? What did they do that continues to mean so much to you to this day?

Dr. Derek Wilson is the head of the psychology department PVAMU and has had the biggest impact not only on me but to the majority of the psychology majors of my university. He has an open door/ open discussion policy in his office which is EXTREMLY rare of a department head or a professor period! My colleagues and I have the opportunity to talk about any topic and express ourselves freely in his office, without feeling restricted out the fear of offending anybody. He has accomplished a lot and he realizes that he is the stepping stone of our success, and he sacrifices a lot his personal time for his students.



What is the story of your "experience" to date at Prairie View A&M University given its heralded status as a stellar and prestigious HBCU?

Homecoming is where you’ll usually see your Alumni, but at my university at any given day you could see an Alumnus that graduated way back in the day, for no particular reason at all! One day I met an Alumni that graduated with a degree in my same major, Psychology, went on to earn their PH.D and now has their own practice out of state. He offered me lunch and we talked about my future career goals. He said that he was very impressed with my ambition and he gave me his email so that I could keep him updated about everything. I was so grateful to have made that connection. Networking is vital to your success these days.



Where are the spots to go to if you wanted to cuddle with your boy or girlfriend?

 I would have to say the best place to spend time with a significant other would be in the privacy of your own place. If you have roommates hopefully they respect you enough not to spread information about who you let into house/room all over campus."

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