Admissions Application Procedure

Under our rolling admission policy, applications for admission are evaluated as soon as all credentials have been received by the Office of Admission. Students are notified of a decision after the following materials are received by Admissions:

Required

• A completed application for admission

• The applicant's high school transcript or evidence of successful achievement in the High School Equivalency Examination

Strongly recommended

• Letter of recommendation from a teacher or guidance counselor may be required

• A personal statement, essay or GAP statement may be required

First-year freshman candidates are encouraged to apply to Mount Saint Mary College. The application for admission opens on August 1st. Standardize test scores are currently optional for students. Applicants who choose to submit a record of their scores should note that they will be reviewed as a part of our holistic application review process. We will accept an official test result from either the American College Testing Service test (ACT) or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). For the ACT, the Mount's code is 2819; for the SAT, the Mount code is 2423. To register for these exams, visit www.actstudent.org or www.collegeboard.org.

The Office of Admission reserves the right to request additional information from an applicant. A candidate may be asked to submit a record of schoolwork taken during the first half of the senior year, as well as any supplementary documentation we feel may be necessary to make an informed holistic admission decision.

A deposit of $250 for resident students ($150 for commuter students) is required to reserve a place in our entering class. This deposit is credited to the student's account for the first semester (for resident students, a portion of the deposit is reserved for room damage and will be refunded to the student when they no longer reside in the residence halls and rooms have been free of damage). Deposits are refundable provided the Office of Admission receives written notice of intention not to attend Mount Saint Mary College on or before May 1.