New Student Checklist

ARCH is your opportunity to learn more about academics at Wooster, meet some of your future mentors and classmates, and ultimately register for classes. We are planning virtual and in-person options.

All College of Wooster students are required to be fully vaccinated and boosted (must be World Health Organization approved) according to recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

To report your vaccination and booster:

1. Log in to WebAdvisor
2. Under “Vaccine Information,” select the link “Covid Vaccination Information.”
3. From the information on your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card, enter the required information
4. Review your entry carefully, then click “Submit” button

NOTE: International students may email their vaccine information to testscots@wooster.edu

All students attending in-person ARCH, vaccine information should be reported by June 1. For students attending virtual ARCH, please report your vaccine information by August 1.

All students must take placement exams prior to participating in ARCH.

The Student Health Form can be accessed through a portal students will use throughout their four years.  To fill out the online health form, go to the Wooster Student Portal and sign in with your full Wooster email address and password. To access your form once in the portal, click on My Forms.

The Housing Application can be accessed through a portal students will use throughout their four years called Housing Self-Service. First, all students who are planning to live on campus will need to complete their Vaccination Waiver. This waiver is different from the Housing forms you will complete through the Wellness Center and is not COVID related.  The Vaccination Waiver can be found at the top of the Housing Self Service page under Applications. Once you complete the Vaccination Waiver, you will be able the access the Housing Application for New Students. Both forms are due by June 1st, 2022. Housing placement and roommate information will be sent out to all students via their College of Wooster email address during the first week of July. If you have questions about living on campus, please visit Residence Life.

The conscious and unconscious thoughts, behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs that you have about learning can significantly affect your academic success in college, and these vital traits can be enhanced through effective academic support services. As a new College of Wooster student, it is important for us to understand your current learning and study strategies through the use of the LASSI assessment prior to your entrance to the college. LASSI (Learning and Study Strategies Inventory) is a 10-scale, 60-item assessment designed to gauge how you interact with strategic learning methods – your knowledge, skills, motivation, and self-regulation related to learning and study strategies. You should set aside approximately 20-30 minutes for the assessment. All incoming students are required to take the LASSI assessment before June 1.

When you are ready to begin, click on the following link: https://www.collegelassi.com/

This link will direct you to a webpage that contains directions for taking the LASSI assessment. After you have read these directions, you must enter your school number to continue. Your school number is listed below along with your username and password.

College of Wooster student log-in information:
School Number: 82333
Username: gyxw
User Password: cza

After entering this information, you will need to enter your first and last name, Wooster email address, and student ID number into the spaces provided for your assessment to be submitted correctly. The next screen to appear will be the LASSI assessment in which you will be asked to respond to 60 statements using five types of responses. To help you decide which responses to select, the intention of each option is described as follows:

• By “Not at all typical of me,” we do not necessarily mean that the statement would never describe you, but that it would be true of you only in rare instances.
• By “Not very typical of me,” we mean that the statement generally would not be true of you.
• By “Somewhat typical of me,” we mean that the statement would be true of you about half of the time.
• By “Fairly typical of me,” we mean that the statement would generally be true of you.
• By “Very much typical of me,” we do not necessarily mean that the statement would always describe you, but that it would be true of you almost all the time.

After completing all the items and successfully submitting the results, a two-page report will be displayed with your scores for each scale, together with your name, college, and date of assessment. If you have any questions about your LASSI assessment results or are interested in learning more about how to strengthen your academic skill sets, please contact Amber Larson or Kate Gullatta.

This 30-minute assessment will help you discover, understand, and maximize your unique strengths. You will use your personalized results during ARCH sessions. You will create a new account using your College of Wooster email address. You should complete the assessment in one sitting, as it is timed with no opportunity to start over or retake.

Your submission must be a head and neck photo with a plain background. See the example to the right at the link below. A gray background may be used. Hats, sunglasses, objects and friends are not permitted in the photo. Please use a JPEG formatted picture with proper lighting and do not add a filter. Make sure that you are looking straight on with eyes open. If your photo does not meet the standards, you will receive a request to submit a replacement photo, which may cause a delay in the printing of your ID card.

Please submit your photo by June 30. If you have questions, email Rebecca Frybarger.

Please fill out and sign the FERPA release form and email it to the Dean of Students Office. You may mail it, fax it to 330-263-2094, or email it to the Dean of Students. The Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records, both financial and academic. For the student’s protection, FERPA limits release of student record information without the student’s explicit written consent; however, it also gives the student’s parent(s)/guardian the right to review those records if the parent(s)/guardian claim the student as a dependent on their federal income tax return.

Log in to ScotWeb to make sure all your forms have been submitted or accept any loans you may have been granted.

Find out what technology The College of Wooster recommends for students.

The Academic Resource Center is available for individual appointments via teams, phone, and/or email for those students and/or families interested in learning about disability support at the College. This meeting, while optional, will provide useful information on academic, housing and dietary accommodations and answer your questions about the application process. To schedule an appointment, find a time that works best for you. All meetings will take place during Eastern Standard Time. The ARC will also be holding information sessions during ARCH for families to attend.

In addition, you can also explore our website and complete all relevant forms and review the policies and procedures. We look forward to meeting you.

The information requested on the Office of Marketing and Communication Questionnaire will be used in the production of media releases about your activities and accomplishments during the next four years at The College of Wooster. If you prefer that no releases be sent, you may indicate that on the form.

Please follow the directions to submit contact information including your cell phone number, non-Wooster email, home phone, and alternative emergency contact, such as a parent or other family member. This information will NOT be used for general announcements, only for emergency notifications.

There has been a delay in the availability of this, an email will be sent to your Wooster email when it is available.