October in the Admissions Office

After a September that just flew by October brings our first open house of the fall. On Monday the 13th we'll welcome over 1,000 prospective students and family members to campus for the day to learn more about what a WPI education offers. We are busy preparing for the exciting day and look forward to a great event!! (So far the weather looks good!!)

We are already receiving applications for admission on a daily basis. We are just starting to process applications and load information into our database. I know we've had a few calls regarding application status and support materials. By the end of next week we should be in good shape to answer all these questions. We will also be sending out our first batch on acknowledgement letters and e-mails next week. These contain the login and PINs applicants will need to track their application status on-line. Please keep an eye on the e-mail account that you provided on your application for this important information.

Enjoy the holiday weekend...and go Sox!!

Ed

Recent Radio Interview

I recently had the chance to be interviewed by Beth Pickett for the Countdown to College Radio Show. This interview gave me a chance to discuss many aspects of a WPI education and provides a good overview for someone considering WPI.

This was broadcast live on wsradio.com on September 19th and was rebroadcast on stations across the country, including locally on WNSH AM 1570 in Beverly, MA this past weekend. I was hoping to get this posted earlier but I just returned to Worcester on Saturday from a conference in Seattle...

But if you are curious to check out the interview you can hear the radio interview through wsradio.com archives.

Go Sox!!

Ed

Performance at Fenway Park

Music isn't always the first thing one thinks of when they think of WPI, but approximately 1/3 of our students participate in music or theater groups here at WPI!!

Last night one of our men's vocal groups performed the national anthem at Fenway park...what a wonderful honor for Simple Harmonic Motion.

Check out the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8v1vFnjYEM&feature=related

What's more the Sox beat the Yankees!!

Enjoy.

Ed

New web application is live!!

I post with great news...the new WPI web application is up and running!! It will be linked to the admissions web pages tomorrow, but for anyone who might be checking out my blog tonight you can view the application by going to: wpi.gotoextinguisher.com/application

Enjoy!!

Ed

Sneak Peek

Our new Virtual Viewbook is about to launch...

For a sneak peek go to admissions.wpi.edu/Viewbook/

Enjoy!!

Ed

This and That

I was leaving work yesterday and saw this

interesting sight. Not something you see everyday!! No guards in sight....I hope is was all on the up and up:)

A few admissions updates to share....

I am excited to share that we are putting the finishing touches on a new addition to admissions web site...next week we hope to unveil our new virtual viewbook!! This should provide a fun way to learn more about WPI and to "meet" current students through some great video and audio clips...we even have some video in Spanish for our Spanish speaking families. Keep an eye out

here for the link!!

The new WPI web app is coming along nicely and should be live within the next week...keep an eye out at admissions.wpi.edu for the announcement.

Tomorrow marks our first Saturday visit day for the fall...we'll be open each Saturday from tomorrow through mid-December with the exception of the Thanksgiving Holiday weekend.

Ed

Classes begin tomorrow and already planning for the future

Orientation wound down today with our annual activities fair on the quad. With classes starting tomorrow, new students had a chance to learn about how they might choose to spend their time outside the classroom by meeting with reps from many of the clubs and organizations on campus. The weather was great and the quad was packed!!

With our entering first-year and transfer students busy with orientation the last few days the admissions staff spent Tuesday and Wednesday holed up planning for the next admissions cycle. We spent time discussing recruitment plans, our new on-line application, meeting with our colleagues from financial aid, career development, and first-year programs, among others, to be sure we have the most up to date information to share with prospective students and their families.

We'll be visiting close to 600 high schools around the world, attending over 200 college fairs, offering off-campus interviews in about two dozen locations and delivering information sessions in 14 east coast cities...yes we will be busy this fall!!

We have 3 new staff members joining the counseling team this fall....Alison Sherlock, Admissions Counselor; Michelle Carrara, Coordinator of International Admissions; and Kait Gentile, Sr. Asst. Director of Admissions. We'll be updating our meet the staff page shortly, so check back for the most update information in the next couple of weeks.

See you on the road this fall!!

Ed