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hello hello...I'm sure this may be a dumb question (and I did sort through other posts looking for tax professionals) and the whole conundrum may make me sound like I live in la la land. Basically I'm a lower-income grad student in a bit of a mess and in over my head understanding and process wise. My dad recommended seeing if financial resources on campus may be able to help or that there may be someone who works as a CPA that could see this and be available.

I was notified that my taxes this year weren't able to be filed because my taxes last year "weren't reconciled" and now I'm freaking out that I'm delinquent and in trying to dig realized I just don't know what to do or where to start and need to work with an accountant or tax expert to sort through the last couple years.

I, of course, keep all tax documents and my filings are pretty straightforward--one or two jobs, no investment accounts, this past year I did a menial amount of freelance work.

Does anyone know if this is something that graduate financial resources could help with or do I just need to bite the bullet and find a CPA? If so--any recs?

Secondly, is it appropriate to ask for a quote for this kind of thing? I'm just trying to figure out if I'm going to end up paying hundreds or ...thousands? to get this sorted out.

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Does anyone know any good/quick places to get posters printed near campus?

Did anyone do the ib diploma?? Does washu ask for ib exam scores in July or are they optional for credit??

Join us for the April 2026 Commute Challenge! This campus-wide challenge celebrates, supports and encourages the use of sustainable transportation at WashU. It takes place on Thursday, April 23rd and is part of April’s Active Transportation Month. This is the same day as the WashU Earth Day Festival on the Medical Campus, so try taking a sustainable mode over to the festival! Eligible forms of commute include: biking, walking, taking public transit or shuttles, carpooling, and vanpooling (Medical Campus only).

Winners will be randomly selected based on trips logged in WashU Rides on the date of the challenge.

Prizes
Four $25 raffles for participants who log at least one trip during the challenge
All participants who log a trip may request a free Bicycle Benefits sticker
There will be two winners from the Danforth, North and West Campus network and two from the Medical and Cortex Campus network

How to participate
Go to WashU Rides, sign in using your WashU Key, and you will be automatically enrolled. Log at least one trip on April 23rd to be eligible for the challenge.

Are there any ways not listed on the housing portal to get around this on-campus living requirement for sophomores?

As far as merit aid, I have a 36 ACT composite and a 4.0 gpa UW. What kind of merit aid can I count on?

Hey! I was wondering if anyone could tell me about what the LGBTQ community is like at WashU! I was admitted and this community means a lot to me as I tend to kind of "find my people" in the LGBTQ community - I'm generally pretty nerdy, artsy and "weird" and am a bit worried about there not being a big queer presence at WashU. Are there any current students or even past alum who'd be willing to share their thoughts?

Housing offer! My roommate is moving out, and I will as well at the end of summer.

Looking for 1-2 new tenants; ideally moving in during August, but we can discuss.

• 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom
• 10min walk from campus, close to East End
• 10min walk from Loop
• Furnished, spacious living room
• Friendly neighborhood
• Responsive landlord

A little bit of context to my question: I just recently decided to go back to studying and apply for a master's degree(in CS) in WashU. I am currently filling out my application and saw I missed the deadline for a full-time student for Fall 2026. I can still catch-up with the Part-time student but I was wondering if I can switch to being full if I ever get accepted? Is worth to do that or should I just apply for Spring 2027?

Hi! My boyfriend and I are looking for 1 more roommate (male or female, just someone relatively tidy 😊). We’re hoping to sublet an apartment near the Danforth campus/Delmar area from around June 1 to August 15–20.

Our budget is about $850–900/month per person, and we’d prefer a furnished place.

Please DM me if you’re interested or if you have a sublet available for 2–3 people, thank you!

Galaxies, including the one we call home, are within halos of dark matter. But what exactly dark matter is remains something of a mystery. A research team from Washington University is part of a NASA-led mission taking a step towards answering that question. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope—or Roman—aims to gather a wide array of data to demystify dark matter. Physics professor Tansu Daylan’s research collective of a dozen post-doc, graduate students, and undergraduates is a central part of Roman.

Over the last two decades, there have been a number of attempts to understand dark matter, but Roman has a unique capability to detect gravitational lensing, which Bryce Wedig, a fourth-year PhD candidate in physics working on the WashU team, explains is what happens when two galaxies line up. “What you get is light being bent by the closer galaxy,” Wedig says. “Based on how the light is being bent, it turns out we can learn about the dark matter in that galaxy.” According to Wedig, researchers have identified about 1,000 gravitational lenses, but there are as many as 160,000 that could help demystify dark matter. With its much wider field of view, Roman will help survey wide swaths of gravitational lenses and then narrow down to 500 to focus on. —Sonal Churiwal

Join us for a special Preservation Week book club with guest host Danielle Creech, Head of Preservation, Processing, and Exhibitions. We will discuss The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel.

In The Monuments Men, we follow a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, who risked their lives scouring Nazi-occupied Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world’s great art from the Nazis.

Book club will begin with a presentation on the importance of provenance and the struggle to protect its physical indicators during the conservation process.

Free and open to all, registration required for Zoom link.

https://wustl.libcal.com/event/16655291

Im living in Millbrook 3 next year, and i legit can’t find any recent pictures of what the rooms look like. Does anybody have pictures of the bedrooms, living room, kitchen, or bathroom they’re willing to share?? I’m a bit of an over planner, and seeing the space ahead of time would be very very helpful. Thank you!!

Anyone have extra wrists bands for the concert tomorrow?

I'm looking to sublease my spot in a 2 bed / 1 bath apartment on the loop for Fall 2026! (women only 😅)

Apartment Details:

• 2 bed / 1 bath (you’ll have one bedroom)
• Fully furnished with a dresser, desk, bed, couch, tables, chairs, etc.
• In-unit essentials and appliances including a large fridge, microwave, dishwasher, oven, and stove.

Lease Term:

• Mid–late August to mid–late December 2026
• Dates are flexible

Rent: $1,000/month + ~$55/month utilities

Feel free to DM me if interested!

Hi everyone-

Just wondering how double-majoring at Olin works. I got into Olin, but I would also like to double major at Olin. Is that possible or even allowed? I know double majoring at Olin + another school is easy, but just wondering how it is at Olin + Olin. Is a third major even possible at A&S -- or maybe a minor at A&S? Was thinking Econ + Strategy and Accounting with a minor (maybe major) in Art History at A&S. Is that possible to do without major stress?

Hi! My roommate and I are two girls looking for a furnished 2 bedroom summer apartment near the Danforth campus. We're willing to spend up to 1800 collectively on rent per month

If you are struggling to find a sub letter one of my friends had the same problem and found this student ran platform where you can post your sublease for free and they help find the right students to fill it through a matchmaking service - hope this helps!