Please help! Rodriguez scholar finalist

Colleges and Universities A-Z Washington University in St. Louis
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<p>Hello everyone.
I am an international student from asia and I am a rodriguez scholar finalist.
I have a few questions about the finalist weekend and the program itself
any help would be highly appreciated!</p>

<p>1, how are the interviews conducted? Would the interviewer ask the common interview questions or more specific ones about the program? Does anyone have any sample questions from past interview experiences?</p>

<p>2, What should I wear for the interview? Should I wear something really formal?</p>

<p>3, i know that this program has many hispanic students, but are there many international students in this program? Are there many Asian students?</p>

<p>4, During freshmen to senior year, do the scholars live together? Are there special classes designed for scholars only?</p>

<p>5, current rodriguez scholars, DO YOU ENJOY THE PROGRAM?? :)</p>

<p>Thank you so much!
congrats to all finalist and see you next month!!</p>

<p>Doris.</p>

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<p>Congrats! I know there are a few Rodriguez scholars on this board who can respond to some of the more specific questions, but I can answer some:</p>

<p>3) There are definitely students from many different ethnicities and foreign countries. I know a couple white and black students in it. I’m sure there are some asian students, and I know there are quite a few international students in it. Keep in mind that the scholarship groups are designed to be really small (they are really selective, so congrats again for being chosen). So, even if you do happen to be one of only a couple Asian students in the small Rodriguez program itself, that’s okay, because there are LOTS of asian students on campus as a whole and there are several Asian student groups that you can still join. They actually host some of the more popular events on campus, like the Lunar New Year event and the Night Market, among others. For what it’s worth, I’ve heard that South Korea is the largest foreign country represented on campus, and China is probably second. </p>

<p>4) Nope. The only program where students live together is the Danforth program. All the Danforth scholars live in the Danforth dorm, but they don’t even entirely occupy that dorm (maybe 20% of that dorm is occupied by Danforth scholars) and aren’t necessarily roommates with each other. So, short answer: no, the Rodriguez scholars don’t live together. Wash U places a big emphasis on having everyone live together with everybody, so there isn’t a special pre-med students dorm or a scholarship dorm or anything. </p>

<p>I don’t think the Rodrizuez scholars take any special courses, but there might be seminars or special speakers brought to campus. They do have very regular meetings, trips, dinners, and other events. Community service seems to be a big part of the program. This goes for all the scholarship groups: the groups are pretty tight, and you definitely make your first friends through your program, and probably some of your best friends on campus (they definitely won’t be your only friends, though). </p>

<p>This is the website for the Rodriguez scholars, which lists in more detail the types of events they put on, the “family” aspect, and there’s a list of the current scholars:</p>

<p>[url=&lt;a href=“http://rodriguez.wustl.edu/pg043.html]Pre-Orientation[/url”&gt;http://rodriguez.wustl.edu/pg043.html]Pre-Orientation[/url</a>]</p>

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<p>I know several rodriguez scholars and I believe they do take a course together. At least first semester freshman year. Beyond that I’m not sure.</p>