Application

First-Year Applicants including international students

To submit a First-Year Application for entry in September 2010, 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 Arts 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 Arts Supplement (Visual Arts, Music, and Theatre) and/or Athletic Supplement. If applicable, see also the Arts Supplement Guidelines and Tips from the Wellesley College Art and Music Departments.

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
	2009-10 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF
	2009-10 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
	2009-10 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF

	COMPLETE FIRST-YEAR APPLICATION PACKET
	You may download any of the following 2009-10 Common Application Forms from the Common Application website.
		Instructions PDF
		Instructions (Español) PDF
		Application (student form) Only PDF
		Arts Supplement Only (Visual Arts, Music, Theatre) PDF See also Arts Supplement Guidelines and Tips from the Wellesley Art and Music Departments
		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

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.

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

2009-10 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF

2009-10 Common Application Transfer Transfer Application (includes required forms) PDF

Separate Components of the Transfer Application

2009-10 Wellesley Supplement (required) PDF

To download any of the following 2009-10 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

Mid-Term Report Only PDF

Secondary School Report Only PDF

College-Specific Supplements LINK

FINANCIAL AID

You can afford a Wellesley education.

How to apply

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

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 to Wellesley

Students who have previously taken courses as degree candidates at Wellesley and have withdrawn 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 February 2, 2010
Expires on June 30, 2010