This is our favorite time of the year where we as parents, alumni, and families get an opportunity to participate in a number of events for admitted students and their families that are unique to WashU. You are an essential part of this initiative to welcome students and provide information about our amazing university. Ways […]
We value the notes you share with us in interview reports as part of your conversations with our prospective students. We hope the following ensures your notes are reflective of best practices and as helpful as possible to the application readers given the time and effort you spend meeting with our candidates. Great notes involve […]
Welcome to the 2023- 2024 Alumni and Parents Admission Program (APAP) season! My name is Pamela Bookbinder Clarke, AB’06, and I am honored to serve as your new APAP executive chair. For the past three years, I had the privilege of serving as vice chair, and have chaired the NJ APAP program for over ten […]
Thanks to these APAP interviewers who conducted 10 or more interviews during the 2022-23 season! Sophie Allison, ILCH1 David Bass, MNMSP David Bondor, TXSAN Gagana Borra, TNNSH Erik Brinkman, REGNE Michael Byrne, WIMAD Stanley Chang, ZZNAP Austin Chen, KSKSC Max Comisky, FLORL Jim Crisanti, PAPIT Brian Davis, ZZ295 Doug Fisher, MDBLT Jamie Fuhrman, ILCH1 Malini […]
Dear APAP parent volunteers, We wish to thank each and every one of you for volunteering your time to introduce and welcome families to WashU. It is with some bittersweetness that we are aging out of our role as parent chairs of APAP. Our son, Ian, just graduated from WashU and we have recently returned […]
In the admissions world, spring is a time for celebration for many applicants. This year, WashU received over 33,000 applications for a class size of approximately 1,800. The overall admit rate is just about 10%–the lowest in the university’s history. APAP members interviewed a sizable portion of those students (and future WashU alumni!), and I know how […]
and inviting them to get to know us better. We notified students about their admissions decisions last week. If you interviewed a Regular Decision admitted student, you should have received an email inviting you to log in to the Volunteer Portal for additional information. The Admissions Office is planning a wide variety of opportunities–both virtual and […]
WashU has been invited to several College Fairs this spring. College Fairs are information gathering events for high school students to learn more about colleges and universities. We staff many of them with APAP volunteers. Any APAP member can staff a fair and no prior experience is necessary. If you are interested in receiving emails […]
Admitted students will likely have many options of where to spend the next four years. Our job is to encourage them to choose WashU! If you interviewed a student who was admitted, please reach out to offer your congratulations. Parent volunteers who offered to make calls through the Congratulations Calling Program will be receiving their […]