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gr First-Year Applicants
including international students
Transfer Applicants

Nontraditional Applicants
 including Davis Degree and Postbaccalaureate candidates
  Readmission to Wellesley for applicants who have previously matriculated as degree candidates at Wellesley

Application Deadlines for September 2009 entry:
  First Year:  Early Decision: November 1
Early Evaluation: January 1
Regular Decision: January 15 
  Transfer:

Fall Transfer: March 1
Spring Transfer: November 1
Please note: International students who are attending U.S. institutions and are seeking financial aid may only apply for fall entrance and must submit their admission application by January 15.  
  Continuing Education:

Davis Degree/Intl. Applicants: January 15
Davis Degree/U.S. Applicants: March 1
Postbaccalaureate Study
for Fall Semester: March 1
    Postbaccalaureate Study
for Spring Semester: November 15

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First-Year Applicants including international students
   

To submit a First-Year Application for entry in September 2009, please complete the Wellesley College Supplement plus the Common Application. We recommend that you apply online via the Common Application website. If you are unable to apply electronically, please download and print an application (links below). We are no longer offering students a traditional paper application.
 
  APPLY ELECTRONICALLY
  To apply to Wellesley College, we recommend that you go to the Common Application website to complete the both the Wellesley Supplement and Common Application electronically. The $50 application fee is waived if you apply online. You will need to submit the Wellesley Supplement first, then the Common Application.
   
  EARLY DECISION CANDIDATES ONLY:
  If you apply to Wellesley via Wellesley's binding Early Decision (ED) Plan (deadline November 1), you must complete and mail the Early Decision (ED) Agreement form to Wellesley. You may not submit this form electronically. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

You may download the ED Agreement form here, or from the Download Forms page of the Common App site. Please complete the ED Agreement form, obtain signatures from your parent or legal guardian and your counselor, and mail to:
   

Board of Admission
Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203

tel: 781-283-2270
fax: 781-283-3678
   
  ART or ATHLETIC SUPPLEMENT (for interested candidates)
 

If you choose to submit an Art Supplement or an Athletics Supplement, you may do so electronically on the Common App website. If you would like to download and view these forms, go to Art Supplement and/or Athletic Supplement. If applicable, see also the Art Supplement Guidelines and Tips from the Wellesley College Art Department.
   
 
or
  DOWNLOAD, PRINT, AND MAIL YOUR APPLICATION
  If you prefer to complete a paper application, you can download, view, and print the Wellesley Supplement and the Common Application using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please mail your completed application to:
   

Board of Admission
Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203

tel: 781-283-2270
fax: 781-283-3678
 
 
Total First-Year Application
  2008-09 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF
  2008-09 Common Application First-Year Application Packet (includes required forms) PDF
  If applicable, see also the Arts Supplement Guidelines and Tips from the Wellesley College Art Department.
 

Separate Components of the First-Year Application

  2008-09 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF
   
  You may download any of the2008-09 Common Application Forms on the Common Application website or click on any of the forms listed below.
  COMPLETE FIRST-YEAR APPLICATION PACKET
    Instructions PDF
    Instructions (Español) PDF
    Application (student form) Only PDF
    Arts Supplement Only PDF
See also Arts Supplement Guidelines and Tips from the Wellesley Art Department
    Athletic Supplement Only PDF
    Early Decision (ED) Agreement Only PDF
    Teacher Evaluation Only PDF
    Secondary School Report Only PDF
    Midyear Report Only PDF
    Final Report Only PDF
    International School Supplement to the Secondary School Report Only: PDF
     
FINANCIAL AID
You can afford a Wellesley education.
How to apply


 
 
gr Transfer Applicants
  Transfer Credit Guidelines
  More information for transfer applicants
   
  APPLY ELECTRONICALLY
 

To apply to Wellesley College as a transfer, we recommend that you go to the Common Application website to complete the both the Wellesley Supplement and Common Application for Transfers electronically. The $50 application fee is waived if you apply online. You will need to submit the Wellesley Supplement first, then the Common Application for Transfers.
 
or
 
DOWNLOAD, PRINT, AND MAIL YOUR APPLICATION
 

If you prefer to complete a paper application, you can download, view, and print the Wellesley Supplement and the Common Application for Transfers using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please mail your completed application to:

   

Board of Admission
Wellesley College
106 Central Street
Wellesley, MA 02481-8203

tel: 781-283-2270
fax: 781-283-3678
   
  Total Transfer Application
    2008-09 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF
 


2008-09 Common Application Transfer Transfer Application Packet (includes required forms) PDF
   
  Separate Components of the Transfer Application
    2008-09 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF
    To download any of the following 2008-09 Common Application forms for transfers, please go to the Common Application Forms page of the Common Application website.
    Application Only PDF
    Instructor Evaluation Only PDF
    College Official's Report Only PDF
     
  FINANCIAL AID
  You can afford a Wellesley education.
  How to apply
     
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Nontraditional Student Applicants

   
  Application for Davis Degree Program
(students over 24 years of age)
   
  APPLY ELECTRONICALLY
 

You may apply online to the Davis Degree Program for students over the age of 24. The $50 application fee is waived if you apply online.

Click here to download supplemental Davis forms:
    Form for Transfer Credit
Form for High School Transcript
Form for College Transcript
Form for Letter of Recommendation
 
or
  DOWNLOAD, PRINT, AND MAIL YOUR APPLICATION
 

If you prefer to complete a paper application, you can download, view, and print the application for the Davis Degree Program using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Please mail your completed application to : Board of Admission, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481-8203. Download Davis Degree Application
   
  FINANCIAL AID
  You can afford a Wellesley education.
  How to apply
   
  Application for Postbaccalaureate Study
  If you are applying for Postbaccalaureate Study, you may download, print, complete, and mail the postbaccalaureate application to: Board of Admission, Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481-8203. If you are downloading this application, you can read and print it using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Financial aid is not available for Postbaccalaureate students.
   
readmission Readmission to Wellesley
  Applicants who have been previously matriculated as degree candidates at Wellesley must apply for readmission through the Office of Advising and Academic Support Services, rather than through the Admission Office. Please call  Dean John O'Keefe at 781-283-2325 or email him at jokeefe@wellesley.edu for more information.
 

Office of Admission
Last Modified on January 9, 2009
Expires on June 30, 2009


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