Within the application, first year applicants to the University of Mary Washington may request to be considered for admission to the university without standardized test scores. Students offered admission under the test choice process may qualify for curriculum-based scholarships determined by the strength of their curriculum and their performance within their classes (GPA). Curriculum-based scholarships are renewable and range from $1,500-$5,000 for Virginia residents, and $5,000-$9,000 for non-Virginia residents planning to live on campus. To be considered for curriculum-based scholarships, first year students must meet the February 1 application filing date. Students applying test choice may also qualify for other endowed scholarships.
Exceptions to test choice review include:
- Students applying for admission to the Pre-Nursing Program with less than a 3.5 cumulative GPA.
- Students applying for merit based scholarships (full-ride Washington and Alvey Scholarships)
- Home-schooled applicants
- Candidates applying from schools that provide written evaluations rather than grades
Admission to UMW remains a competitive process, and all candidates for admission will be considered on their own merits. Qualifying for application review without submitting standardized test scores does not guarantee admission to UMW. Students interested in pre-nursing can apply test choice, but may be required to provide SAT or ACT scores for admission to the Nursing Program.
If you have questions regarding the test choice policy, please contact Admissions at 540/654-2000, 800/468-5614 or admit@umw.edu.
