Office of Admissions and Recruitment Please join OAR in welcoming two new team members to the Office of Admissions & Recruitment. Megan Thompson, Admissions Counselor Megan joined our team on Monday, October 18. She earned a BA in Urban Studies with a minor in Educational Studies from Barnard College and an MEd from the Harvard …
October 18-22 is National Transfer Student Week (NTSW). NTSW is a week dedicated to celebrating transfer students and the diversity they add to our campus community! Our OAR Communications & Marketing team will be promoting options for transfer students and NSTW on our @uwmadisonadmissions Instagram. Encourage students to check out the transfer.wisc.edu website for more information …
Office of Admissions and Recruitment Please join OAR in welcoming Hyewon Chung – our newest Operations Team member. Hyewon joined the team last Wednesday, September 8th. Hyewon is originally from southern California, and moved to Madison a few years ago. She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles and earned a bachelor of …
This year, the OAR Transfer Team, consisting of Lori Christianson, Alyssa Watts Ransom, Arriana Dawidziak, Ezra Mauk, Joshua Rybaski, Katie Seibel, and Vianey Hernández, pivoted quickly and effectively to meet the new needs of transfer students. The team implemented one-on-one virtual appointments, open to transfer students anywhere in the admission process. Through these appointments, the …
In close partnership with Campus and Visitor Relations (CAVR), the Office of Admissions and Recruitment (OAR) is providing an “add-on” admissions Q&A experience for guests who are registered for an in-person walking tour, taking a self-guided tour, or visiting campus on their own. An OAR representative is available to visitors who are interested in and have questions about undergraduate admissions and student life. The CAVR information and tour …
Over the last several months, the team at the Office of Admissions and Recruitment (OAR) has been working to develop leadership capacity and learn about ways to strengthen their ability to work effectively together through engaging with DiSC 363 for Leaders and Everything DiSC Catalyst. They did this work in collaboration with International Coaches Federation …
Over the past months, members of OAR, Campus and Visitor Relations (CAVR), and the Center for the First-Year Experience (CFYE) have met regularly to work together in developing a plan for in-person tours and programming for admitted, deposited, and prospective students. The team has met weekly to navigate new direction and changing policies to develop …
On March 26, the Office of Admissions and Recruitment released 118 decisions to our Transfer Priority Decision applicants, who applied by February 1. Over 80 students were admitted, and more than 15 students were deferred. Deferred students will receive a decision after their current semester or trimester grades are received. On April 2, we released …
On February 26, we contacted our Regular Decision applicants, students who received a defer decision in Early Action, and all high school and secondary school counselors to inform them that we would be releasing RD decisions on April 2. This year we received a record number of applications for our fall 2021 freshman class, including …
Starting April 6, 2021, the Office of Admission and Recruitment will be conducting a series of virtual presentations for high school counselors, community-based organizations, and independent educational consultants. These seven virtual events will provide admissions and campus updates, discuss recent class profiles and trends, and highlight academic and financial aid opportunities for students. Current WAVs …