Common App Critical Notice NOTE: The Common App recently released a reminder for students who file a paper application, or submit an application via the W&L Application, and then try to submit School Forms and the Supplement via the Common App
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Also, we have recently added an FAQ clarifying the University's policy regarding dual enrollment classes.
The First eNewsletter of 2009 Goes Live! There's nothing like move-in day to bring out the best in a campus. It might have been 7 a.m. but parents and students alike were bounding up the four flights of stairs to Graham-Lees.
The Generals' HQ - Applicant Web Portal This fall will see the launch of the Generals' HQ - a web portal for students applying for admission to W&L Distribution of login credentials will commence in early October.
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And they're off... Cue the tumbleweed blowing through campus. It's going to be a dark week in good ole Lex Vegas as the students, of the undergraduate and law variety, have officially headed home for Thanksgiving. But have no fear, your loyal admissions staff is still here!
SATIIs: Questions Answered From all the frantic emails and phone calls we've been receiving I gather that your undies are in a bundle over the SATIIs. Who knew that two little tests could cause such mayhem? Let's sort this out...I've taken the ACT and the SAT, do you still need 2 SAT II Subject Tests?Yes. Regardless of what tests you've already taken we require 2 SATII Subject Test scores.I've taken 32 AP tests and
ED and $$ I was just asked a great question in an E-Mail about Early Decision and money. If you are applying Early Decision to Washington and Lee you must submit the CSS Profile by December 1st to be considered for need-based aid. If you are admitted, you will receive an initial aid package within a few days of your acceptance letter and you can look at you package before you are required to pay your
Bridges made from recycled plastics can support weight of tanks New bridges made from recycled detergent bottles and car bumpers are strong enough to hold up a 73-ton Abrams tank, takes only a month to build, costs 25% less than an equivalent wooden bridge and requires no annual maintenance.
W&L sophomore Matt Simpson a member of U.S. champion goalball team newsleader.com | The News Leader: Imagine a three-pound ball coming at you at 50 miles an hour from 40 feet away. Now, imagine that you are blindfolded and have half a second to deflect the ball.
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That's the challenge Washington and Lee University sophomore Matt Simpson faced when he played on the United States team in the under-19 World Championships in goalball in Colorado Springs this summer.
Justice Thomas: Americans should emulate Lincoln - Ledger-Enquirer.com LEXINGTON, Va. -- Americans must pay attention to challenges to democracy today just as Abraham Lincoln did by fiercely opposing slavery, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas told a conference on the 16th president's legacy Friday night. "We are part of something far greater than ourselves," Thomas told more than 300 people at Washington and Lee University.
Working to Increase the Food Supply in the Developing World - Sciencemag.org Jagger Harvey received a full scholarship to study at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, through Carl Rowan's Project Excellence, a program founded by Rowan, a syndicated columnist who died in 2000, to aid African-American high-school seniors from the Washington, D.C., area who plan to attend college. It was at university that Harvey developed a love of plant science and saw an "opportunity to help the developing world through science: a career in plant genetics."