Campus Resources
Language
• English Conversation Practice: Each week, WashULaw offers a casual English conversation about local and American culture to all international students and their families. For more information, please reach out to Mark Bass.
• English Conversation Hour: Join the Graduate Center and English Language Programs in this co-sponsored weekly event to strengthen your proficiency in conversational English in a fun and supportive environment. This is a free program open to all Graduate and Professional Students.
• Writing Center & Speaking Studio: WashU provides free, one-on-one tutoring to all students for any writing or public speaking project.
• TeachESL: This is a student-run tutoring group at WashU that pairs native and non-native English Speakers together to work one-on-one to strengthen your English speaking skills. Registration is on a continuous basis with tutors that work with your schedule. For more information, reach out via email: teachesl.washu@gmail.com
• WashU Chinese Table: Come practice your Chinese/English-speaking ability in a language partner program. In this student-run group, Chinese/English speakers are paired together to practice the languages together.
Legal Aid
• WashULaw Housing Consultation: Upon request, WashULaw Admission Officer offers a free housing consultation before signing the housing lease. Click here to schedule an appointment.
• OISS Advisor Consultation: Jeanne Pizarro is an OISS Advisor responsible for international students pursuing a law degree. Please contact Jeanne by phone (314-935-5904), email (jpizarro@wustl.edu), or make a virtual appointment to consult about immigration matters, including OPT and CPT.
• Travel Signature: F-1 students need a travel signature on page 2 of their I-20 when re-entering the United States. It can be used for multiple re-entries, and it must be less than 12 months old upon re-entry. Travel signatures are requested online and can take up to two weeks to process. So plan ahead!
Transportation
• WashU Campus Shuttle System: WashU campus shuttle offers all students to get around campus or one of the seven neighborhood shuttles that extend to areas to and from the core of campus for free.
• Campus2Home Shuttle: The Campus2Home shuttle is available 7 days a week for free to provide a safe ride home from WashU’s Danforth Campus to off-campus residences within the specified boundaries.
• WashU Rental Car Vendor Information (Discount): WashU offers discount information for the rental car vendors.
• Enterprise CarShare: WashU offers a car-sharing service to the campus community.
• Motorist Assist Program: Free battery jumps and vehicle lockout services 24 hours a day!
Health
• Habif Health and Wellness Center: Habif offers medical services to students, including free immunization shots for COVID-19, Influenza, and HPV.
• Free safer sex supplies, including condoms, lube, and are provided at the Habif Health and Wellness Center and the Zenker Wellness Suite in the Sumers Recreation Center. Free pregnancy tests are also available at both sites.
Student ID
• Bear Bucks: Bear Bucks is a cashless payment system on the WashU ID card that can be used tax-free on-campus and at select off-campus merchants.
Student Discounts
• Spotify & Apple Music: Both music providers offer a “3 months free” deal. Apple Music comes with Apple TV+ access, and Spotify comes with Hulu and SHOWTIME included. Both Spotify and Apple Music cost $4.99/month for students, which is nearly half the normal price.
• Amazon Prime: Amazon Prime for students is half the price of regular Prime and comes with 6 months free. Student Prime offers fast delivery and discounted prices for Whole Foods and Prime Video, Prime Music, and Amazon Photo accessibility.
• New York Times: Create an account using your wustl.edu email address. See the New York Times Libguide and FAQ. To register for an account, 1) Follow the link to accessnyt.com 2) Type and select “Washington University – Saint Louis” in the box. 3) Create an account and complete the registration fields.
• Wall Street Journal: To access, go to WSJ.com/WUSTL. Log in with your WUSTL key and create an account using your WUSTL email as your user ID.
• St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO): The SLSO, the second-oldest professional symphony orchestra in the United States preceded by the NY Philharmonic, offers student discounts for selected concerts starting at $10. Each year, the SLSO also offers two FREE concerts:
1) Forest Park Concert at Art Hill in September (no reservation required); and
2) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert at Powell Hall on the third Monday of January (MLK day) (reservation required).