Five Minutes With....

Washington University's Cory Zimmerman spent all of second period with two very interested seniors, patiently answered all of my admissions questions, and was nice enough to volunteer to be profiled on the blog!

If Washington University had its own ipod playlist, what would be on it? Taylor Swift, K-pop, T.I., Lady Gaga, MGMT, Scott Joplin, The Beatles.

How are DC area students/applicants different from their counterparts in other regions of the country? DC kids are savvy and can clearly articulate what they love about their school and their city. They definitely take advantage of their amazing location.

How many applications will you read this fall? Probably around 1,000.

How long will you spend reading each one? It really depends on the application - anywhere from a few minutes to almost and hour.

Popular guest speakers/entertainers on your campus in the last year or so? The Biden/Palin debate, Thomas Friedman, Seth Myers

This or That about your school...

Dining Hall or Eat Off Campus? It's a tie. The food is fantastic on campus (for example, there is Mongolian Barbeque and a Vietnamese Deli in the student center) but there are great options off campus as well. Most people probably eat in the cafeteria during the week and venture out on the weekends.

Dress Up For Class or Wear Sweatpants? The students are very casual - definitely closer to sweatpants than anything fancy!

Nearest Starbucks? Kaldi's coffee (a Starbucks rival in St. Louis apparently) is served on campus and there is a Starbucks six blocks north on The Loop.

Students can name the quarterback or "we have a football team?" We do have a football team but I'm not sure most of the campus can name the players. Basketball and volleyball are probably our more popular sports.

This is the second year Cory has visited our school and his third year in admissions. If you have questions for him, ask your counselor for his contact information. We are looking forward to visiting Washington University when we are in St. Louis for a National Admissions Conference in a few weeks. Thank you for spending so much time at Visi this year and volunteering to be on the blog Cory!

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