Five Minutes With Washington and Jefferson College

How great is this viewbook cover? Bethany Simmons, Assistant Director of Admissions at Washington and Jefferson College, visited our school recently and agreed to be profiled on the blog. We thought she would be a particularly reliable source regarding campus life since she just graduated from W&J last May!

If Washington and Jefferson had its own ipod playlist, what would be on it? The Wichi Coax (which she described as an "almost fight song"), Don't Stop Believin' by Journey

I wish that everyone knew ________ about W&J.
I wish that everyone know how strong our pre-law and pre-health programs are. W&J has a 90+% acceptance rate to law, medicine, and health related graduate programs!

How many applications will you read this fall? Probably around 1,500.

How long will you spend reading each one? About 20 minutes.

Popular guest speakers/entertainers on your campus in the last year or so? Cobra Starship performed at the annual spring concert last year.

This or That about your school...

Dining Hall or Eat Off Campus? Definitely the dining hall! The food is really good and there are tons of choices including 15-16 main courses and a wood burning pizza oven.

Dress Up For Class or Wear Sweatpants? This one is a 50/50 split. People do both; it depends on what time they have class!

Nearest Starbucks? About a mile from campus. Ali's cafe is a popular place for coffee that is right across the street from campus.

Students can name the quarterback or "we have a football team?" Students can definitely name the quarterback! The stadium is right off campus and games draw a big crowd. Team name: The Presidents!

If you have questions for Bethany, ask your counselor for her contact information.

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