Application Process
Congratulations! You are making a great decision—to apply to Wesleyan! To begin, you’ll need to fill out the Common Application or Coalition Application online.
When to apply depends on whether Wesleyan is at the top of your college list. If you know you want to be in an environment where collaboration is prized over competition, where thinking differently is an asset, and where future success is ensured through academic exploration and interdisciplinary curiosity, then you should consider applying Early Decision. If you want to keep your college options open and consider your offers of admission in the spring, we welcome you to apply Regular Decision.
EARLY DECISION PROGRAM
Early Decision may be a more favorable pathway to jumpstart your college career and save time and stress in the application process. Applying Early Decision lets Wesleyan consider that we are your first choice college and that you are fully committed to joining us in the fall. It also allows us to get an early start on building our next incredible class of Cardinals. Early Decision can free you up to enjoy more of your senior year and to begin planning your transition to life at Wesleyan.
ED1 | ED2 | |
Application Deadlines | NOV 15 | JAN 1 |
Online decision notification |
DEC 15 | FEB 15 |
As soon as you have decided to apply, select Wesleyan as one of your colleges. Complete the Wesleyan Member Questions along with your application.
Your Early Decision application to Wesleyan University uniquely includes the following:
Early Decision Agreement Form
Your signed Early Decision Agreement must be received by the ED application deadline. Students applying under Early Decision certify that Wesleyan is their first choice and agree to accept Wesleyan's offer of admission
How ED works in Common Application
If a student is applying Early Decision to an institution, it is necessary that he/she complete the Common Application Early Decision Agreement form. In order to complete and submit this form
1. The applicant must read and sign the ED Agreement from within his/her Common Application account; a parent/guardian signature is also required. He/she must then notify the counselor that he/she is applying ED.
2. The counselor must then log into his/her account to read, sign and submit the ED Agreement from within his/her Common App School Forms account (if the counselor has agreed to complete school forms online).
If the counselor is not completing the school forms online, the student must print the ED Agreement (within the school forms section) and give it to the counselor to send directly to the institution. Please note the counselor is responsible for the submission of the ED Agreement once the student has completed it.
Special Note about Early Decision for International Students
While Wesleyan does not prohibit international citizens applying for financial aid from applying in either round of Early Decision, please note that due to the highly selective nature of our selection process for those students, it is unlikely that we will offer an international citizen seeking financial aid admission in Early Decision. Most Early Decision applicants who are international citizens seeking financial aid will be deferred to the Regular Decision round for consideration with the entire applicant pool. Students applying for the Freeman Asian Scholarship (applicants applying for financial aid who are citizens or permanent residents of China, South Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Japan, or Singapore) should NOT apply in Early Decision as applicants for the scholarship will only be considered in the Regular Decision round. International citizens NOT seeking financial aid may apply for and be considered in both Early Decision rounds.
REGULAR DECISION PROGRAM
Application deadline | |
Online decision notification by: | APR 1 |
As soon as you have decided to apply, select Wesleyan as one of your colleges. Complete the Wesleyan Member Questions along with your application.
Note: Applicants to the Freeman Asian Scholars Program should visit the Freeman Asian Scholars Program webpage for application instructions.
EARLY DECISION AND REGULAR DECISION PROGRAM
Both Regular Decision applications and Early Decision applications include the following:
- First-Year Application & Personal Essay
Submit your application online through the Common Application or Coalition Application website.
- Secondary School Report Form & Transcript
Your college counselor should submit a secondary school report along with an official transcript (including courses in progress) and school profile.
Homeschool Supplement (if applicable: only available on Common Application site)
Wesleyan encourages applicants to request that school forms be filed electronically via the Common Application website.
- Counselor Recommendation
Your college counselor should submit a written evaluation.
- Homeschool Supplement
(if applicable: only available on Common Application site)
Wesleyan encourages applicants to request that school forms be filed electronically via the Common Application website.
- Midyear School Report Form
Your college counselor should submit your midyear grades when available (end of first semester or second trimester).
- Teacher Evaluation Forms
Two academic teacher evaluations are required. You are encouraged to submit one from a humanities or social sciences teacher and one from a math or science teacher.
Wesleyan encourages applicants to request that teacher evaluations be filed electronically via the Common Application website.
- Test Scores
Wesleyan does not require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores as part of the application for admission. Students can decide for themselves whether or not their scores reflect their ability and if they would like their test scores to be weighed alongside their day-to-day work in secondary school.
Learn more about test scores.
Wesleyan University School Codes:
CEEB (SAT) 3959
ACT 0614
- Track Your Application Materials:
After you have submitted your application you will receive an email with a PIN which will enable you to access WesCheck, your applicant portal, to track your application materials.