Archive | February, 2009
Commencement 2009
Although I work in the Admissions Office, my favorite day of the year at WPI is Commencement. It’s such a celebratory event, and it brings together coordination from all areas across campus. I am a part of the Commencement planning committee and assist with various duties on the day of the event. May 16, 2009 [...]
Continue reading >Reading Status: February 24
February 24, 2009
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I made some good progress this past week; my official file count doesn’t reflect applications that I have reviewed that have yet to be entered into the system. That total is probably around 35. February 24: 370 files read, 179 to go. February 17: 345 files read, 220 to go. February 11: 308 files read, [...]
Continue reading >Reading Status: February 17
February 17, 2009
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I posted last week about my progress in reading my share of applications. We’re getting down to crunch time, so you can track my progress weekly. February 17: 345 files read, 220 to go. February 11: 308 files read, 257 to go.
Continue reading >Winter Preview recap
February 17, 2009
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On Sunday we hosted our first of three admitted student open houses of 2009: Winter Preview. At Winter Preview we welcomed nearly 400 students admitted at early action round 1 and their families to campus. The program was designed to be celebratory and informative; after the welcome for students and parents, the two groups were [...]
Continue reading >I’m Still Here, but Where Have I Been?
February 11, 2009
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I told myself I wouldn’t let this happen. I told myself I wouldn’t write a post apologizing for being too busy to write a blog post. Posting here has been high on my list of items to do, but it hasn’t happened recently. Why? I’ve been busy. That’s not an excuse, of course, but here’s [...]
Continue reading >I’m Still Here, but Where Have I Been?
February 11, 2009
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I told myself I wouldn’t let this happen. I told myself I wouldn’t write a post apologizing for being too busy to write a blog post. Posting here has been high on my list of items to do, but it hasn’t happened recently. Why? I’ve been busy. That’s not an excuse, of course, but here’s [...]
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February 24, 2009
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