Student review [#105577] for Business Management and Organizational Studies
at Western University - UWO

I’m in my second year of a BA in Business Administration at Huron, one of Western’s affiliate university colleges. That distinction is worth stating up front, because it shaped my experience more than anything else and nobody explained it to me before I applied.

The teaching is the strongest part. Classes are small enough that professors actually know who you are, and office hours are genuinely available rather than theoretical. That matters most in first and second year, when you’re still deciding what to specialize in. I’m leaning toward finance, and being able to just ask someone has done more to shape that than the course calendar did.

Socially, Western is as advertised. [Joining a fraternity gave me a network across both Huron and Main Campus within weeks], and London is a real student city rather than a campus parked beside one.

The honest downsides: [cost — tuition plus residence adds up faster than I expected, and you should go in having done that math], and [course selection in the business stream is narrower than at a larger school, so if you already know exactly what you want to study, read the calendar carefully first].

Would I recommend it? Yes — especially if you want a well-known degree without sitting in 400-person lectures. If maximum course choice is your priority, look at Main Campus first.