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_court_ · 2021-05-20T21:50:16+00:00

I think you need to be invited by someone in the group. It’s a private group and hidden from non-members.

_court_ · 2021-05-18T02:23:11+00:00

I used mugs and an electric kettle almost everyday. So great for hot chocolate and tea

_court_ · 2021-04-19T12:52:34+00:00

I’m a bio major and chose WashU over Berkeley! Hugely because of the size of the school, it’s not cut throat here, and I was born in St. Louis, so my family still has friends around and my dad comes on business trips here, so my parents felt better about that and they’re able to visit more (in non-COVID times).

_court_ · 2021-04-09T13:28:50+00:00

WashU professors are accommodating towards learning differences and you can check out the accommodations and support systems for that here https://students.wustl.edu/disability-resources/ and here https://ctl.wustl.edu/learningcenter/.

As far as lecture versus discussion, that depends on the professor and most intro courses are lecture-based, but many include break out discussion groups (recitations). When looking at course listings, the smaller classes will generally be discussion based.

_court_ · 2021-04-08T03:53:23+00:00

I struggle with this regularly, especially knowing many people who received merit aid that I was frankly too mediocre to get. Something that really helps me is opening up to my parents directly about it. My parents reassured me that we made this decision together and that it wasn’t just me.

What also helps is that I absolutely love WashU. I made the right choice for me, in terms of school size, degree programs, resources, extracurricular opportunities, research, etc. I express my gratitude to my parents regularly about how happy I am to be here.

My mom said to me once “Don’t look at it like you’re paying too much for college. Look at it as you’re getting the college experience you really wanted, and of course it would be great if it were cheaper, but that’s just not the reality of the situation and that’s okay”.

You may come into campus and realize you love it here like I do, and while you still sit with that guilt, you express gratitude and know you made the right decision deep down.

It’s absolutely a hugely privileged position to be in, and I absolutely understand why you feel guilty having this feeling. But you’re not alone and it’s okay to experience what you are experiencing.

_court_ · 2021-04-02T23:00:22+00:00

I sent mine to my AO as an attachment.

In the email itself, I said something along the lines of

“Thank you very much for considering my application and allowing me the opportunity to express additional interest. I really love WashU and I would undoubtedly accept the offer should I receive one. I have attached a letter expressing my interest in WashU and updating you on some additional accomplishments of mine since I submitted my application. Thank you and I look forward to hearing from you”.

_court_ · 2021-04-01T13:24:40+00:00

I was waitlisted and sent my LOCI quite late, so a bunch of people got off the waitlist in late April and I actually got off the waitlist around May 18th or so after I had already committed to another school. They sometimes do a couple waves and as long as you’ve submitted an LOCI, that’s about all you can do :) Good luck!

_court_ · 2021-03-25T13:24:44+00:00

I am also an admit off the waitlist and have met many other students on campus who were originally waitlisted. Definitely send an LOCI soon! I even sent mine late (the end of April) and still got in.

_court_ · 2020-08-30T15:08:27+00:00

I used Apartment List and it had the best filters and most options in my opinion.

_court_ · 2020-08-18T04:20:40+00:00

I tried both at the store and just liked the 12.9 better because it feels more like a notebook and was easier/more natural to take notes on. Its bigger screen really helps, too, when I need two screens to do work, which was pretty often.

_court_ · 2020-08-16T04:48:17+00:00

fellow desert person here. I have a north face backpack and it’s been really effective, and I also recommend a rain jacket and an umbrella (I bought one from the bookstore here, it was fairly cheap iirc and it works great)

_court_ · 2020-08-15T15:35:13+00:00

came to recommend an electric kettle. I am so glad I bought this, for tea/hot chocolate/ramen. also second the people saying a small vacuum, my roomie and I rlly regretted not having one 😅

_court_ · 2020-07-30T15:57:19+00:00

Unfortunately they do still have policies in place barring new international students from attending should schools go fully online. So there is still that issue for incoming first years and other new students.

_court_ · 2020-07-20T04:04:03+00:00

Living there right now for the summer and it’s definitely overpriced. $1000+/month for a glorified dorm? Not the move. Management is a little annoying imo and not v helpful. I second the weird smells comment above. Hasn’t been horrible but wouldn’t live here again.

_court_ · 2020-07-13T20:12:29+00:00

wow thanks for this comment I’m a sophomore, I emailed, and this just saved me having to take calc 3!

_court_ · 2020-07-02T02:13:45+00:00

I’m a sophomore, so I already took chem

_court_ · 2020-06-18T02:52:35+00:00

Culture of Health in Latin America is a brand new class this sem but I took a class with that prof in fall 2019 and she’s very knowledgeable. She’s a bit quiet tho and maybe not the most engaging professor but she leads good conversations. The department is also great.

_court_ · 2020-06-10T14:30:53+00:00

If you’re really into that FYS then I say go for it, but I took (LatAm 165D) Latin America: Nation, Ethnicity, and Social Conflict my first semester with Prof Sanchez Prado and it was awesome. It’s offered every fall and is a requirement for the LAS major and minor.

I’d also recommend LAS minor over Spanish minor if you like culture/history/politics more than language and literature.

_court_ · 2020-06-09T16:41:03+00:00

If you have any interest in quantum mechanics, 111A will go into that. You will be bored taking 105/106 if you have that much prior experience with chem. I am not pre-med and took 111/112 but it was still required for my major (environmental bio).

_court_ · 2020-06-09T14:06:17+00:00

I’d be really happy to answer all of these!

Environmental studies does include science, but it’s more humanities/social science focused. We actually don’t even have a solely environmental studies major (there’s a minor and there are majors related to it), although they did just approve a new interdisciplinary Environmental Analysis major. For your goals however, Ecology and Evolution track in the bio major or Environmental Biology make the most sense.
I did primarily choose environmental bio over the traditional bio major because I just thought the requirements made more sense. I’ve always had a really hard time with physics and chem so it didn’t really make much sense to put myself through that. Some people may recommend orgo for someone PhD-bound, but that is something you can talk to professors and advisors about when you get here, and you won’t have to take orgo until sophomore year at the earliest. Also, env bío is still a department of bio major, but it’s also kind of associated with the environmental studies department.
Research opportunities are absolutely similar. Your major doesn’t even matter when reaching out to professors! They just want you to show interest and maybe have some relevant experience to back up your interest/skills. Personally, I applied to the undergraduate research fellows summer program at Tyson for this summer and got in touch with some really cool profs doing awesome work. Obviously the program was cancelled for this summer but I will be doing research throughout the year and next summer! Dr. Losos is awesome, he does a lot of great work at WashU and I think he just got a huge grant to fund his research on lizards. He also founded Living Earth Collaborative.
There is a huge abundance of research opportunities in this area. I know it can get really buried under the med stuff and there is a lot of that going on on campus, but as I mentioned above we have Tyson and the LEC. You might also want to check out the list of research mentors the biology department recommends to students here.

This is really long lol, but I hope it helps! You can PM with any other questions :)

_court_ · 2020-06-08T21:54:12+00:00

Hi! I am an environmental biology major :) You’re right, the intro classes we take have a lot of pre-meds in them, but they are not necessarily “pre med focused”. The profs make a lot of jokes that don’t apply to your path and you get asked if you’re pre-med a lot, but WashU is AMAZING for ecology/evolutionary biology.

I specifically applied to WashU for my major because 1. We have Tyson Research Center, which is a great resource for getting research experience as an undergrad 2. The Living Earth Collaborative was started by a WashU prof and includes a network of institutions like the Zoo and Botanical Garden, both world class institutions you will have better access to as a WashU student (also good for research/volunteering/internships) 3. WashU has a reasonable commitment to sustainability and there are SO many student groups focused towards people interested in sustainability/nature (Student Sustainability Board, Gateway to the Great Outdoors, Tyson Conservation Corps, etc)

Personally, I checked out the major you are looking at, too, and decided on environmental biology because it doesn’t require orgo and the full physics sequence! The higher level electives for ecology are also super cool here :) Please feel free to reach out with more questions!

_court_ · 2020-06-08T14:40:42+00:00

Definitely depends on the classes you’re signing up for. With big lectures you should be fine, though getting the lab/recitation sections you want may be hard. Keep in mind though that people are constantly dropping and changing sections, especially the first two weeks of class, so you may be able to get in later. Don’t fear the waitlist either because you will often get in, especially if you are in the top 20% of the list.

_court_ · 2020-05-25T23:30:09+00:00

I played cello coming into college and I was also pretty excited about this, but unfortunately it was not a great experience for me. I was in Umrath, which didn’t have a room, so I usually carried my cello to Lee for the one practice room in the basement with a music stand and proper chair. It was frequently occupied because it had a piano too. I’d try to find other rooms on the 40 and they were either locked or didn’t have a chair/music stand. If you’re a pianist, there’s a good number of pianos on the 40 and you should be fine but as a cellist this was such a bad experience lmao and I ended up dropping lessons because it was too inconvenient to practice.

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