<p>So tomorrow I'm flying to St. Louis for the day to visit WashU for the first (and likely only time) before deciding where I will transfer to next fall. I have meetings with an Arts & Sciences dean at 11, a rep from the Performing Arts Department at 1, and the campus tour at 2:30. Any suggestions for other stuff I can see or do myself while on campus that might be important but not covered in the tour? And if it makes any difference, I have to go alone given how much it would have cost for my mom to join me so I'll be using Metrolink to get to and from campus (flight gets in at 9ish and leaves at 6ish). Thanks!</p>
<p>I suggest looking into the dorms, if you do decidee to go there you’ll want to have an idea of your top choices to live. You might also want to observea class.</p>
<p>Try the food and see the dorms. Also, walk around campus to get a feel for the place, and maybe ask a couple of students what they think.</p>
<p>Yeah, just remember it is finals time, so people will be …well, however people get during finals time.</p>
<p>yep, the campus will be a bit reclusive here during reading week. Since there will only be a very few classes still in session, any professors you can talk to (if they happen to be in their offices) might be good, if you know what sorts of things you’re interested in. You would want to try to call ahead though.</p>
<p>you’re not gonna have a whole lot of extra time looking at your schedule. You could; check out the Kemper Art Museum on campus (<a href=“http://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/visit.html);%5B/url%5D”>http://www.kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu/visit.html);</a> drop into the campus store; check out the career center or Cornerstones learning center.</p>
<p>Check out the library a little, Holmes Lounge, and definitely the DUC. I’d go look at Forest Park and the Loop if I had time, but that’s a big if.</p>
<p>Definitely visit the Wohl Center (in the South 40, where most of the housing is) and the fitness/recreation center if that’s important to you. </p>
<p>Also, on my first visit to campus I just breezed through the DUC, looked at the bulletin boards and kept walking. During my second visit I discovered my mistake: Definitely eat in the DUC so you see what it’s like, and Definitely poke around upstairs! That’s where the community service office is, and there’s a really nice lounge area.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t get attached to the Wohl Center. It’s getting demolished this summer.</p>
<p>Go when the Cards are home. The new stadium is outta this planet! 
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<p>^^^Um, yeah. He is only in town like 9 hours. But I agree, going to a Cards game is a blast.</p>
<p>of course.</p>
<p>^ touch its butt too!</p>
<p>Hey guys thanks for the feedback! I just got back from the day trip. It was exhausting. I hardly slept last night since the entire campus was crazy celebrating the last day of classes, but I somehow made it through the day. As somebody above me mentioned, my schedule was pretty awkward so I didn’t have a ton of time to do things outside of the meetings I had scheduled, but I did get an awesome view of the campus and really enjoyed it–even during reading week. Now I just have to convince myself on St. Louis.</p>
<p>annnthony - you will just have to trust some of us on this, but St. Louis will really grow on you. It has plenty going on, especially around campus for you guys. I would also point out that you can keep your eye on things going on in Chicago, because every now and then for a super crazy weekend, if you have the money, you can fly really cheap on Southwest to Chicago Midway, do Chicago stuff (concerts, plays, clubs, whatever you are going for), flop somewhere cheap, and make it back. It is only an hour flight. Can probably do the whole weekend for a couple hundred bucks. Kind of thing that people can do once or twice a year, usually. Just saying that school and the St. Louis scene will keep you plenty busy most of the time, and there is a great diversion available for not an exorbitant amount of money.</p>
<p>fallenchemist, as usual, I agree with you. about I would like to reiterate my view that unless you are attending a true city school (eg. NYU, BU) the vast majority of your time will be spent on or near campus. WashU offers a very rich campus life and has some great areas right near the school-- Forest Park, the Loop, The Central West End. If and when you want, St. Louis has plenty to offer. Concerts, ballgames, shopping, and much more. St. Louis may not be NYC or Chicago, but for four years of college, WashU offers a unique combination of a beautiful campus with rich campus life PLUS easy access to a city.</p>