Undocumented or DACA Applicants

Important Changes for First-Year Applicants

Please note that the Office of Admission has made important changes that you can read about in the blue shaded box below. We encourage you to contact the Office of Admission should you have any questions.

Undocumented or DACA Applicants

The application: an overview

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Wellesley accepts applications from undocumented and DACA students but before you begin your application, you must choose a decision plan. Your decision plan will determine when your application materials are due.
Use our application instructions for first year applicants to keep track of your application process.
Frequently asked questions for undocumented or DACA applicants are over here.
If you still have unanswered questions about applying to Wellesley, please feel free to contact the Office of Admission or the Student Financial Services Office.

Important updates for First-Year Applicants

Suspension of Standardized Testing Requirement (Updated April 2022)

Wellesley College has temporarily suspended its standardized test requirement for a four-year period of review. Applicants to Wellesley for entry in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 are not required to submit SAT or ACT test results with their applications.

Our holistic, committee-based application review process gives us the flexibility to evaluate each applicant’s full record within the context of their available resources. While standardized tests have long served as an external benchmark of college readiness, they are one factor among many that we can consider in the admission process.

Regardless of an applicant’s decision to submit test scores, the admission committee is particularly interested in an applicant’s demonstrated writing and quantitative skills as key predictors for success in Wellesley’s curriculum.

Financial aid for undocumented and DACA students

For financial aid purposes, Wellesley considers undocumented and DACA students as international citizens. Financial assistance is available for a limited number of undocumented and DACA students. Wellesley is committed to meeting 100 percent of calculated need for all admitted undocumented and DACA students who apply for financial aid during the admission process. Admitted undocumented and DACA students will receive financial assistance in the form of grant aid. Students will not be expected to borrow (via a student loan) as part of their aid packages. If students are ineligible to work in the United States, students will receive grant aid in place of the typical school year work-study and summer work earnings expectation.

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