These deadlines are strict and all meetings are required. Failure to meet the deadlines or attend the meetings could compromise your ability to participate in this program.
| April 2025 | After admission to the program and reception of all required documents for admission, you will receive an email indicating that you have been added to the VWPP database. Set up a password associated with your university email address and save it in a secure place. Add the database (https://data.vwpp.org/) to your bookmarks tab! |
| April 9, 2025 | TCF at Vassar (GIS Lab, Ely Hall, 3-5 pm) |
| April 21, 22, 23 | TCF at Wesleyan |
| April 22, 2025 | Descriptions of the writing intensive courses and seminars offered at Reid Hall will be made available on the VWPP website. Take the time to familiarize yourself with the course offerings and to discuss options with advisors if you are seeking major credit for these courses. |
| April 22, 5-6:30 pm | General program information session at Vassar with Hannah Gersten, assistant director of VWPP, and Tom Parker, Resident Director, on campus : Chicago Hall LL 103 |
| April 23, 9-12 pm | Vassar “office hours” with Hannah Gersten, assistant director of VWPP. Come with your questions about Paris housing and logistics! CH 104 |
| April 24, 4:30-6 pm | General program information session at Wesleyan with Hannah Gersten, assistant director of VWPP, and Tom Parker, Resident Director, on campus : Fisk 209 |
| April 25, 9 am-12 pm | Wesleyan “office hours” with Hannah Gersten, assistant director of VWPP. Come with your questions about Paris housing and logistics! Fisk 204 Conference Room |
| April 28, 2025 | Deadline to complete the “General info” and upload the following documents to the “Documents” tab in the VWPP database: PDF scan of your passport Passport-style photo against a white background (in JPEG format) Photo or PDF scan of your current student ID card (from Vassar or Wesleyan) Renew your passport at this time if necessary. Important note: Passports must be valid for at least three months beyond your planned date of departure from the Schengen area. Please respect the format required for each document. Other formats will not be accepted and may delay your enrollment. |
| April 30, 2025 | Deadline to complete your French university request in the VWPP database (under the “Univ. reg.” tab): https://data.vwpp.org/. You must have a minimum TCF score of B2 to request enrollment at la Sorbonne Université or l’Université Paris Cité. If you choose to request Université Paris Cité, you must include at least three course choices in your request (see our website for courses taken in the past, and the departmental brochures from last year for ideas). These can be adjusted later, but should reflect your interests. Without these materials we cannot complete your registration. There is no minimum language level for study at la Sorbonne Nouvelle or l’UPEC. |
| May 9, 2025 | Deadline for pre-registering for Reid Hall courses in the database (tab: Courses): https://data.vwpp.org/. You must rank courses according to preference and choose multiple options for your writing intensive and your seminar in order to be pre-registered. |
| May 17 | You will be sent your university assignment. |
| May 18, 2025 | Deadline to complete the housing questionnaire in the VWPP database (“Housing” tab): https://data.vwpp.org/. |
| Starting May 19 | Individual housing meetings with Hannah Gersten over Zoom. Sign up for a 30-minute slot here. Zoom link: https://vassar.zoom.us/j/4682335757. |
| May 28, 2025 | Housing questionnaire will close for any final changes. |
| TBD | Deadline to commit to the round-trip group flight (communicate with Study Abroad Office/Office of International Programs). Your return flight can be modified at a later date. |
| July 1 | If you are not on the group flight, you must send your travel itinerary to info@vwpp.org by this date! Deadline to open your WISE account (account in Euros) and send your IBAN to info@vwpp.org. This must be completed before you leave the US. |
| August 1 | Deadline for uploading your French visa into the VWPP database (tab: Documents): https://data.vwpp.org/ |
