Visiting St. Louis On the Cheap

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Morehouse Visit Highlighted in Record

The recent visit to Washington University by the Morehouse Hopps Scholars Program has been hightlighted in the Washington University Record. Check it out HERE

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Men of Morehouse

On March 8 and March 9 DBBS hosted a visit from Morehouse HOPPS Scholars, faculty and staff. The group arrived on Saturday and were given a tour of the St. Louis area that included the Arch, Union Station and, best of all, Ted Drewes frozen custard!

After a hearty breakfast on Monday, the young men of Morehouse enjoyed Information Sessions on the Ph.D., M.D/Ph.D, and M.D programs at Washington University. They were also given an opportunity to meet with DBBS Program faculty, as well as faculty from Chemistry, Physics, Psychology and Engineering for an informal "graduate fair".
Lunch in the King Center was followed by a scientific talk given by Dr. Erik Herzog on sleep.

The day wrapped up with a Panel Talk with current DBBS Graduate Students and Pizza in the FLTC Atrium.

DBBS enjoyed the opportunity to meet everyone from Morehouse and we certainly hope to see them again next year!

The DBBS PhD Admission season is winding down. We received over 900 applications for 80 positions in our entering class. We interviewed over 215 applicants during the 7 week interview season. We are very excited about the outstanding individuals who have been offered admission and hope many will decide to become part of the Wash U- DBBS family.

This is a very exciting time in the next stage of your life. You are finishing your undergraduate work and perhaps taking that last spring break trip. The interviews are over and you are now making a decision of where to spend the next 5-7 years of your life. Many of you have received several offers of admission. If you Google “how to choose a graduate school”, you will find many sources of information. In the end, you will need to make the decision that is best for you based on the factors that are the most important to you. April 15th is the deadline for informing all schools if you are accepting or declining an offer of admission. If you have any questions about DBBS as your make your decision, please contact me at rineyr@wustl.edu.

Sincerely,
Rebecca Riney
Director of PhD Admissions and Student Affairs