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The Brandeis University Alumni Admissions Council (AAC) is an international organization of Brandeis graduates who volunteer to represent the University to prospective students, parents, local secondary schools, and the community at large. Organized in 1972, the AAC has grown to nearly 1,000 members in more than 25 councils around the world. AAC members enthusiastically assist the Brandeis Office of Admissions with applicant recruitment activities.

Councils vary widely in size, from 80 to 100 members with a chairperson and one or more deputy chairpersons, to councils of five or fewer members, and, in some areas, only one member. Regardless of the shape or size of the council, all have a common purpose: to assist the University in recruiting talented and promising high school students and to promote the Brandeis education.

Criteria for Membership

The criteria for AAC membership are the ability and willingness to represent Brandeis enthusiastically and honestly to prospective students, guidance counselors, parents, and teachers in the local community; the willingness to take the time to keep informed on the state of the University as well as on higher education in general; the ability to listen to candidates, to report perceptively on their qualities, and to encourage their matriculation if they are admitted; and the willingness to actively seek qualified students, report them to the Office of Admissions and encourage their interest in Brandeis.

Specifically, AAC members accomplish these tasks by attending college fairs at various high schools and interviewing Brandeis applicants in their local communities. The Office of Admissions requires at least a one-year time commitment during the academic year (September-May) and AAC members are busiest during the fall interview season. College fair assignments may take place either in the fall or spring.

Becoming an Alumni Admissions Council Member

To sign up as a member of the Alumni Admissions Council in your local area, please visit http://www.brandeisaac.org and register as a new AAC member. Once you have completed a new member profile, the Office of Admissions will welcome you and provide additional information on your AAC membership. You may log into this website for information throughout the year and to view AAC training materials. For additional information please contact the Office of Admissions below.

Alumni Admissions Council

Join nearly 1,000 alumni across the country and around the world who interview prospective students, represent Brandeis at college fairs, and refer potentially outstanding students to the University. Call 781-736-3500 for more information.