Welcome

Transfer students, The end of classes is in sight! We hope that your first semester at WashU has gone well. If you have any questions, feel free to email us, message us through our Instagram, or ask your WUSA! -The First Year Center

Spring Semester Information

Chancellor Martin and Provost Beverly Wendland have outlined the plans for the Spring 2021 semester. Please review the Spring 2021 semester plans message, which include information regarding the academic calendar, housing, COVID-19 testing, and more.

Department Debrief: The Career Center

Check out the following information and tips from the Career Center: I bet you’re pretty familiar with your interests and talents. But can you name your values?     The next few years will be filled with decisions about what to study, how to spend your time, and which activities and summer experiences to explore. A key to making choices that feel fulfilling begins with understanding why you do what you do. Your values are your “why." Your principles. Your gut feelings and fundamental beliefs about what is important and what feels right. Values are rarely discussed, and yet they are probably the measures you use to tell if life is turning out the way you want.   Winter Break is a good time to consider how your values relate to your goals for next semester or plans for summer. The advising team at the Career Center wants to help! If you’d like to talk about your ideas, plans, or decision-making, feel free to schedule an appointment.

Winter Break Housing Information

Residential Life provides housing for current residential students who need to stay over the Winter Break at no additional cost. While the residence halls (including fraternity housing) will not close over Winter Break, registration is required.  Please note: There will be limited resources over the break such as minimal dining operations and many campus departments are only available through virtual meetings. Winter Break will begin on December 18, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. To stay for any portion of Winter Break, ALL (including fraternity housing members) students must submit a Winter Housing Form via the WashU Housing Portal. Only students with a Spring Booking are eligible for winter housing.  Submit your Winter Break Housing Form through WebSTAC and see the Residential Life Academic Housing Information webpage for more information.

What's Going On This Month

1) Academic Deadlines December 4th: Drop course without a "W" December 14th: Withdraw from course with a "W' AND change grade options (between letter grade and Pass/Fail) 2) Winter Pop-Up On Tuesday, December 8th from 4:00 - 6:00 PM outside the First Year Center, stop by to pick up a goodie bag of items to help you close out the semester! 4) WUSA Appreciation We love our WUSAs and everything they have done for us this year! We invite you to send a note of appreciation to your WUSA.

Quick Links

First Year Center WebSTAC WUSTL Email

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