Welcome Parents and Families

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Congratulations and welcome to the Brandeis community!

We know you are just as excited as your newly admitted student. Brandeis family members play an important role in a student's college success. You are your student's biggest cheerleader and advocate, a source of constant support and encouragement throughout the college experience. Our goal is to support you while you support your student through their transition to college.

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The First Year Experience

There's more than Orientation to help your student transition to college. The Brandeis First Year Experience (FYE) program is designed to support first-year, transfer, and exchange students academically and socially.
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Next Steps: Housing, Orientation, Academic Services, and Wellness

Virtual Event on April 29

Hear from university administrators about the next steps toward becoming a member of the Brandeis community. We will discuss housing and residence life, New Student Orientation, and academic services and advising, and more. 
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Career Preparation, Connections and Opportunities

The Hiatt Career Center assists students in developing the skills to transform their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiential learning into meaningful professional futures and relationships.

Your student will gain hands-on experience through their classes, internships, and research opportunities. Whether they continue on to graduate school or their first job after graduation, their Brandeis education will provide the foundation for success. 

97%

of the Class of 2024 was employed, in graduate school or engaged in meaningful experiences within six months of graduation.

Where Our Graduates Go

 

Access to World-Class Opportunities

As a medium-sized, top-tier research university, Brandeis offers a combination of resources and engagement that a larger school cannot. Close relationships with faculty, courses taught by tenured professors, and research opportunities that have first-year students working alongside faculty members are just a few of Brandeis’ academic advantages.

9:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

Meet Our Faculty