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Get the inside scoop on DePauw University admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
DePauw has a straightforward admissions process. They've become increasingly selective (even since I attended) due to an immense grant they receiv...   READ MORE
Alumni
Contact the admissions office at DePauw and they will send you information such as admissions catalog, scholarships, financial aid, sports, clubs, a...   READ MORE
Current Student
DePauw University was rather selective in their respective admissions process. Personally I took the SAT four different times in order to reach t...   READ MORE
Current Student
DePauw is a fairly tough school to get into. It is helpful to have a high GPA and SAT scores of over 1300. It is aslo extremely helpful to be ta...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The best part of DePauw is its professor. I don't know how they manage it, but the administration obtains some of the best in the country to settl...   READ MORE
Alumni
DePauw's academic program is very rigorous. Most of the classes sizes are small - 5-30 students per class. THere are some larger introductory classe...   READ MORE
Current Student
The quality of classes at colleges will be much higher than those you are accustomed to in high school. Often times the courses will be much more...   READ MORE
Current Student
This is a tough school academically. The classes are very good and most of the teachers are highly knowledgable in their departments. Strong lec...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The key to having a "great job" "lined up" after graduation is taking advantage of DePauw's excellent connections through internship opportunities. Th...   READ MORE
Alumni
DePauw has a very extensive Career Center with databases for alumni and employers. DePauw graduated employers are always eager to hire DePauw alumni. ...   READ MORE
Current Student
DePauw is a very prestigious institution, so almost all graduates have no problem finding work after they leave here. Also those who apply to graduat...   READ MORE
Current Student
This is the biggest incentive of coming to DePauw. The school gets you well integrated with employment opportunities while in school by setting up ma...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Greencastle is small and so is DePauw. The pros and cons of this are the same across any similar school, so I won't go into the details. The camp...   READ MORE
Alumni
The campus is gorgeous. It is a contained campus with some facilities outside the main area. Some of the streets are pedestrian only, and there are ...   READ MORE
Current Student
The housing here at DePauw is very well-kept. As a freshman you must live in a dorm and as an upperclassmen (soph-senior) you can live on univers...   READ MORE
Current Student
Housing is the worst part of the quality of life here. The housing is not quite suitable for the money it costs to come here. Many dorms are old...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
What makes DePauw's social life different than most (even small) schools is that it has one of the most pervasive Greek systems in the country. ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Much of the social life revolves around the Greek system. I was not a part of this system, so I rarely went to frat parties or formals. There are a ...   READ MORE
Current Student
DePauw has a very diverse social life. Anything and everything can be found here. 85% of students join a greek house but the good things is the ...   READ MORE
Current Student
This is another plus side of the campus. There aren't too many bars, but The Duck is a campus owned bar that has live music and a nice restaurant...   READ MORE

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