First-Year Applicants

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Admission Application

First-year applicants can apply to Wheaton using the Common Application or the Coalition for College Application (choose Wheaton College MA). There is no application fee.

Required Credentials

The school report, academic transcripts (high school and college) and Mid-Year Report

Ask your high school college advisor to submit the School Report form. An official copy of your high school transcript must accompany the School Report. An official Mid-Year transcript, showing grades from the first semester or trimester, must be submitted by your high school as soon as it is available. Please note: The Admission Committee will not act on applications without at least first-term grades.

Letter of Recommendation

Our objective is to gain a deeper understanding of your role within your learning environment. We encourage input from school counselors, teachers, and community-based organizations. While one recommendation is required, we gladly accept additional ones. For nursing applicants, we suggest including a letter of recommendation from a science and math teacher.

English Proficiency (non-native English speakers only)

Applicants whose first language is other than English must demonstrate their English proficiency in order to be considered for admission. Wheaton does not provide an English as a Second Language program, but does offer a writing course and skills course that students whose first language is other than English may be required to take in their first year. Applicants whose first language is other than English may demonstrate proficiency in one the following ways.

• • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT)
    Recommended score of 85
    Wheaton College Code: 3963
    Wheaton College accepts TOEFL MyBest scores, sometimes referred to as superscores
  • IELTS
    Recommended score of 6.5
    Wheaton College Code: 5109
  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE)
    Recommended score of 61
  • Duolingo English Test (DET) with interview
    Recommended score of 125

English proficiency may also be established by successful completion of at least four years at a high school where English is the principal language of instruction. All coursework other than a foreign language must be taught in standard English language and not English as a Second Language courses.

Waiver requests will only be reviewed after the submission of an application and academic credentials. If a waiver is approved, the application status will be updated automatically.

Optional Credentials (test scores, writing sample, portfolio)

Standardized Test Scores (SAT, ACT, SAT Subject Tests)

The submission of standardized test results is optional for all candidates. The Admission Committee, however, encourages students whose first language is not English to submit their SAT or ACT scores along with the required English proficiency test. Students applying Early Decision 1 who wish to include their SAT or ACT scores in their applications should plan to complete testing no later than November of their senior year. The College Board/SAT code for sending your scores to Wheaton is 3963; the ACT code is 1932.

Optional Portfolios

You may submit additional materials in support of your application to provide the Admission Committee with evidence of particular strengths, talents, interests, experiences or accomplishments.

First, indicate on the Common Application or Coalition for College Application that you intend to submit one or both types of optional materials listed below. Next, Wheaton will send you instructions for uploading materials through your Wheaton Applicant Portal.

There is no fee to submit supplemental materials. Please submit optional materials by your application deadline whenever possible. These submissions are entirely optional. Omitting them will have no effect on your application.

Creative Arts Portfolio

If you’d like our faculty to review your creative work, we invite you to share a portfolio in any of the following disciplines:

• • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Film and New Media
  • Music Performance (including voice)
  • Theatre/Drama
  • Visual Arts and Design

Wheaton Supplemental Materials

In collaboration with the Learning Policy Institute’s Reimagining College Access Initiative, Wheaton offers the option to submit supplemental materials to provide additional context about your strengths, talents, interests, experiences or potential to succeed at Wheaton.

These optional materials allow you to showcase in detail what makes you unique and may include a report, publication, presentation, research project, entrepreneurial pursuit, reflection essay, community engagement project or another sample of work that has meaningful significance to you.

Include a brief description with each submission that responds to the following:

• What are you submitting?
• What do you hope we will learn about you from this submission, and why is that important to you?
• What was your role in this work? This is required only for submissions highlighting work completed as part of a group.

Financial Aid

Regular Decision U.S. citizens and permanent residents applying for financial assistance are asked to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)  . The Wheaton FAFSA code number is 002227. For more information, please visit the Student Financial Services webpage or contact the Student Financial Services staff at 508-286-8232 or [email protected]. Candidates applying for Early Decision 1, Early Decision 2 or Early Action admission should review the requirements on our Early Decision and Early Action page.

Financial Aid Application Deadlines

While Wheaton attempts to provide financial assistance to all eligible applicants, the college cannot assure that funding will be available for applicants whose files are completed after Wheaton’s deadlines.

Contact Us

If you have questions regarding Wheaton’s application or financial aid process, please contact:

For technical issues on the Common Application, please reach out directly to Common App Technical Support.