News from Admissions

Winthrop attracted more than 1,600 people on March 27 during Winthrop Day, including 600 students accepted to Winthrop for fall 2010. Students traveled from as far away as California and New Hampshire, with 15 percent coming from outside the Palmetto State. Big Stuff was there to pose for pictures.

• Visit the campus. An admissions presentation, student-guided tour and a meeting with an admissions counselor all are part of the daily campus visit experience offered weekdays at 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Click here for complete information on the campus visit experience.

To schedule a visit, call 1-800-WINTHROP (946-8476) or make an appointment online.

• Entering class of 2010. Be sure to confirm your plans to enroll at Winthrop in August (or in one of our summer sessions). Your personal enrollment checklist for the fall can be viewed by logging on to www.winthrop.edu/mychecklist.

Don't forget to sign up for one of the Orientation sessions, where you will meet other new students and register for your fall classes.

If you have questions or just need additional information, your personal admissions counselor will be happy to provide assistance.

• Accepting your financial aid and scholarships. The financial aid office will send information on accepting your award to your Winthrop e-mail account. The communication will include information on accepting Winthrop and/or state scholarships and federal and state need-based aid. If you have not created your Winthrop e-mail account, you are encouraged to do so NOW.

Logon to www.winthrop.edu/mychecklist and click on Create Computer Account.

• Apply now. Applications for fall 2010 admission are still being accepted. Apply online or click here to print the application.

• Connect to Winthrop. Follow Winthrop Admissions on Twitter and on Facebook.