Diversity exists in a large variety of forms. Students often want to know what communities and resources WashU has to offer for their identities. It’s best, however, never to assume a student’s identity. Instead, speak first on WashU’s stance on diversity and resources in a general way. Then, feel free to follow up by asking students […]
Be sure to check out the current issue of Washington magazine, which is sent by mail and also available online. There is a great story about Varuni Kumara, AB ’96, chair of the San Antonio APAP committee, and her friendship with 2021 graduate Summer McKenna that began at an admitted student reception hosted by Varuni in […]
Thank you to those of you who interviewed Early Decision I candidates. APAP volunteers offered interviews to 535 EDI applicants. We notified applicants about their admissions decisions last week and are thrilled to welcome the first members of the Class of 2026 (60 QuestBridge applicants and 701 Early Decision I applicants)! If you interviewed an […]
We hope that you have heard the great news that WashU has adopted a need-blind admissions policy. Ronné Turner, vice provost for admissions and financial aid explains what this means for applicants.
Do you enjoy personalizing the admissions process for applicants as an APAP volunteer? Please encourage your WashU friends (undergraduate alumni and parents of current undergraduates) to sign up to help, too! Students and their families are more eager than ever to make connections with alumni and current parents. Anyone who received an undergraduate degree from […]
Before you meet virtually with students, please familiarize yourself with the key messages we would like you to share with them. You can refer to these at any time on the first page of the Admissions Information Guide. • At WashU, you’ll be pushed—an inspired—to do great things, in ways that both celebrate and […]
We hope that many of you were able to attend the APAP and Admissions Kick-Off last month. In case you missed it, you can view the APAP portion of the event and review the demographic information for the Class of 2025 that we covered.
Thank you so much for all the interviews you are conducting! We are in the thick of our interview season and want to share some reminders: If you have not yet logged into the APAP Volunteer Portal, please do so! If you are having any trouble, please reach out to the APAP office at apap@wustl.edu […]
APAP alumni volunteers can opt in to conducting additional virtual interviews with applicants outside of their home regions. This helps us expand our geographic presence and make APAP interviews available to more students, particularly in more remote parts of the U.S. and internationally. Please consider conducting additional interviews outside of your committee area. We could […]
All interviews during this season will be conducted by video conference or phone. If your chair assigns an interview to you, you will receive an email that will ask you to log in to the Volunteer Portal to accept or decline the interview. Please be sure to check email on a regular basis, including […]