Usain Bolt and a foot of snow!!

Just in case you didn't believe me winter is indeed here!! WPI closed at noon yesterday in anticipation of a significant snowfall. The forecasters weren't wrong as you can see from my kitchen window this morning. The day was filled with snow blowing and shoveling...and just a bit of Christmas shopping. I am watching my beloved Cowboys losing to the Ravens as I type this...but I digress!!




The snow reminded me of our incoming students who will begin their studies at WPI in January. We will welcome about 30 new students to WPI next month. Some will be first time college students and otters will be transferring their studies to WPI for our spring terms. Some students will be coming from Massachusetts, but the snow made me thing of some of the other students coming from further distances...Greece and Jamaica for example. Each fall we welcome students from around the globe to WPI and some of those students have never experienced cold weather or seen snow for that matter. At least those students have a few months to ease into the cold weather...it may be a severe shock to the system for some of our incoming students in January!! Now I understand that Olympic Champion Sprinter Usain Bolt was in Boston last night and in attendance at the Celtics game...I figure if he can tolerate the snow our new students will be OK:)


That being said, we are of course looking forward to welcoming the new group of students wherever they might hail from and I hope to have the chance to meet you all in January.

Ed

Winter Wonderland

Winter is officially here.....

A bad ice storm just a few days ago, followed by 2 inches of snow today, and two more storms waiting in the wings. Friday sounds to be a big one with upwards of a foot of snow in the region. I guess we'll have a white Christmas for sure!!

I finally fixed the snowblower tonight after it broke down late last winter and was sitting in the garage all summer...looks like just in the nick of time...finally putting that WPI engineering degree to good use:)

The Admissions Office is winding down for the holiday break. We'll be open through next Tuesday and then return on the 5th of January. If you have last minute questions about the app process or a visit to campus be sure to catch us in the next few days.

Ed

Decision Letter Update

Hello from an ice covered Worcester!!

A quick update on Early Action decision letters: They have mailed!! However there may be some weather related delays with their arrival.....hang in there:)

Ed

Time to sign the letters

After learning about many great applicants over the last few weeks we wrapped up our admissions committee meetings this morning for early action and now it is time for me to sign the letters!!

We plan to mail decision letters late Friday.

Ed

New Look for the Office of Admissions

The posts have been a bit quiet as we are all hunkering down and reading applications...over 1,600 Early Action Rd I applications this year!!

I did want to draw attention to some great additions and a new look on the admissions home page.....admissions.wpi.edu. Check it out!

If you applied Early Action Rd 1you'll be hearing from us shortly...hang in there!!

Ed

Project Work on Nantucket

If you are considering WPI you've probably heard about all the great project work our students are doing in their junior and senior year. Here's a great video showcasing a wind turbine project on Nantucket Island....

http://nantucket.plumtv.com/videos/life_nantucket_wpi_student_interns

Enjoy! (For some reason the small screen was choppy but full screen was much clearer...)

Ed

Praise for WPI

Just a couple of days ago I learned that the Association of American Colleges and Universities highlighted WPI as one of “32 exemplary practices deserving of special note nationally” in its recent publication More Reasons for Hope: Diversity Matters in Higher Education.

Our students’ work through the Global Perspective Program was cited under the category of “Engagement with Local and Global Communities.”

Check it out....

Ed