{"id":20,"date":"2024-10-04T14:52:08","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T18:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/umwwebmaster.wpengine.com\/admissions\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2024-10-10T14:47:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T18:47:20","slug":"checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/first-year-admission\/checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Year Admission Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><section class=\"wp-block-umw-hero alignfull umw-custom-block umw-hero umw-hero--dark-text umw-hero--white umw-hero--with-no-media\"><div class=\"umw-hero__inner\"><div class=\"umw-hero__media\"><\/div><div class=\"umw-hero__title\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__title__wrapper\"><h1 class=\"umw-hero__title__header\">First-Year Admission Checklist<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-intro-text alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__content__copy\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-intro-text umw-intro-text\"><div class=\"umw-intro-text__inner\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading umw-intro-title\" id=\"h-\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left umw-intro-content\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-umw-hero-ctas alignfull\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"umw-hero__links__wrapper\">\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-application-materials-and-information\"><strong>Application Materials and Information<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>UMW accepts both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonapp.org\/explore\/university-mary-washington\">the Common Application<\/a>&nbsp;and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/admissions.umw.edu\/\/apply\/?sr=5478f515-1185-45ec-a23c-b0d36d03d4d5\">UMW Application<\/a>. Please apply along with an essay, application fee, or approved waiver.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are requesting a review for the Honors Program or Summer Transition Program, please indicate this in the Common Application and review the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/checklist\/special-programs\/\">Admission to Special Programs details<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&rsquo;re requesting review under the binding Early Decision process, you must invite your counselor to sign the Early Decision Agreement before submitting your application. If you&rsquo;re not able to gather signatures electronically, you may print the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2015\/05\/Early_Decision_Agreement.pdf\">Early Decision Agreement<\/a>&nbsp;and send it to UMW. This form&nbsp;<strong>MUST<\/strong>&nbsp;be signed by the student, parent or legal guardian, and your high school counselor and is required to complete your application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submit at least one letter of recommendation. You may invite your school counselor, teacher, or school official to write it.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-information-from-college-counselor-high-school\"><strong>Information from College Counselor\/High School<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ask your school counselor to complete and sign the Secondary School Report, included on the Common Application, and provide a copy of your official high school transcript. (Home-schooled applicants should provide documentation of their educational experiences, as well.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you completed college work during high school, request that an official college&nbsp;transcript be sent to UMW once the coursework is graded.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ask your high school to send your mid-year grades to UMW so that the&nbsp;Admissions Committee will have your most current information.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-test-scores\"><strong>Test Scores<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Request your standardized test results be sent directly to UMW (SAT CEEB 5398, ACT 4414). Notify Admissions if you&rsquo;ve taken the SAT or ACT using something other than your full legal name. UMW superscores your EBRW (evidence-based reading and writing) and math scores regardless of the test date, and we will take ACT scores attached to your strongest composite score.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Please read about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/checklist\/test-optional\/\">test choice policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-fafsa-information\"><strong>FAFSA Information<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you&rsquo;re filing a&nbsp;Free Application for Federal Student Aid&nbsp;(<a href=\"https:\/\/fafsa.ed.gov\/\">FAFSA<\/a>), please submit&nbsp;it by&nbsp;February 1, using the UMW code 003746.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-virginia-in-state-tuition-and-commuter-forms\"><strong>Virginia In-state Tuition and Commuter Forms<\/strong><\/h3><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you would like to commute as a first-year student and live more than thirty miles from campus, please complete the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/first-year-off-campus-waiver-form\/\">first-year off-campus waiver form.<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eligibility for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.umw.edu\/admissions\/viteligibility\/\">Virginia in-state tuition information.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>We can&rsquo;t wait to get your first-year admission application! We&rsquo;ll send you an email when we receive it and let you know if anything&rsquo;s missing. Please know that it&rsquo;s your responsibility to make sure your file is complete and keep copies of all application materials.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Application Materials and InformationInformation from College Counselor\/High SchoolTest ScoresFAFSA InformationVirginia In-state Tuition and Commuter FormsWe can&rsquo;t wait to get your first-year admission application! We&rsquo;ll send you an email when we receive it and let you know if anything&rsquo;s missing. 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