Admission

Step 1

Submit Application
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  • Elms application for full-time undergraduate admission.
  • $30 application fee.
  • Essay
  • Official secondary school transcript of first three years plus first quarter grades of senior year, or official GED scores.
  • SAT I or ACT scores. (Our College Board number is 3283.)
  • Two letters of recommendation: one from a guidance counselor and one from a teacher.
  • An interview with an Elms College admission counselor is recommended.

Submission deadline

Admission is offered on a rolling basis.

Step 2

Receive admission decision

Committee begins reviewing complete applications the third week of December. First decisions are mailed shortly after. Files completed after January 1 are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Students offered admission to Elms College are asked to submit a non-refundable $200 enrollment deposit by May 1, the Nationwide Candidate Reply Date to secure their spot in the incoming class. Deposited students will be invited to attend a summer orientation and registration program over the summer prior to the fall semester.

Rolling basis

 

 

Enrollment Deposits are due by May 1. Students admitted on or after May 1 are asked to submit their enrollment deposit with two weeks of receipt of their offer of admission or within two weeks of receipt of their financial aid award notice, whichever is later.

Step 3

Receive Financial Aid Award
Students must be accepted to the college and have submitted a complete financial aid application in order to receive a financial aid award. Complete financial aid applications are reviewed after the March 1 Priority Date.

Priority date

March 1


Joe Wagner Director of Admission