New in 2006-2007: Re-Visits

We are pleased to announce that this year we have adapted our admissions procedures to improve the ability of applicants to evaluate our Program as they choose a school for their graduate education.   As before , applicants whose files are judged favorably by the committee in December and January will be invited to interview at Washington University during a short, two-day trip on one of two weeks (interviews on January 25 or February 8, 2008).   The change is as follows : Applicants who are subsequently offered admission to the Program will be invited for an optional second visit on March 28. Like the first interview, the second trip will be at Program expense.   The second visit is purely for the sake of the applicants.    When considering the possibility of attending different Neuroscience Programs, there are many important features about an individual Program, the University and the host city that must be considered carefully.   We believe a second visit to Washington University will permit students to make an informed and confident choice.   The second trip will include i) opportunities to meet with specific faculty and laboratories that could not be scheduled on the first visit, ii) to meet and get to know better other potential 1st year class members, iii) to sit in on a 1st year Neuroscience class in order to get a feeling for the academic culture, and importantly iv) to tour the city and see potential living arrangements at a relaxed pace.