Directions to Applicants for Admission

Early Decision Applicants

If you desire consideration under the Early Decision plan, you should indicate a preference for this plan in the appropriate section on your application and complete the Early Decision Agreement form. Prospective students should become candidates for Early Decision only if Allegheny is the first-choice college and if they intend to accept an offer of admission. Early decision candidates may submit Regular Decision applications to other colleges, but these applications must be withdrawn when acceptance to Allegheny is confirmed.

Admission Notification

If you apply under the Early Decision program, you will receive admission notification no later than December 15. Under the Regular Decision program, you will receive notification by April 1. Accepted candidates must submit the non-refundable $400 matriculation deposit by May 1, in accordance with instructions provided in the acceptance letter.

Financial Assistance

If you are seeking financial assistance from Allegheny, please submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by a preferred date of February 15 and designate that copies of the form be forwarded to the College (Federal Code Number 003230). The Financial Aid Office will send notification of financial assistance by April 1, provided the FAFSA is on file with the College at that time.

A completed application file includes the following:

Application and Fee

The $35 application fee is waived for all online applications. Be certain to forward the appropriate forms to your guidance counselor and a teacher to complete your application.

If downloading an application, the appropriate application forms should be completed and returned to the Office of Admissions with a non-refundable $35 application fee payable to Allegheny College. All college visitors prior to February 15 of their senior year receive an application fee waiver.

School Report/High School Transcript

Complete the upper section only of the School Report Form and deliver it to your high school counselor. Your counselor should provide the balance of the required information, including a recommendation, and forward the completed form, along with an official copy of your high school transcript, to Allegheny College. In addition to your high school transcript, please submit your mid-year grades when they are available. As a courtesy, please provide a pre-addressed, stamped envelope for your high school counselor. If you have taken college courses for credit, please forward an official transcript from the appropriate institution.

Entrance Examinations

As an applicant, you are required to take either the SAT or ACT no later than January of the final year of high school and are expected to arrange for the results to be forwarded directly to Allegheny College. For students applying for admission for Fall 2008, the College will use the SAT Critical Reasoning and Math subsections, and less so the Writing subsection for admission evaluation. SAT subject tests are optional and used primarily for placement purposes. If it is strongly recommended that you take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) if English is your second language.

Teacher Evaluation

Please have at least one letter of recommendation from a teacher who has taught you in a major subject (English, history, mathematics, science or a foreign language) forwarded to the Office of Admissions. Please provide the teacher(s) writing your recommendation with a copy of the Teacher Evaluation Form.

Personal Statement

Please review the suggested topics and complete an essay. You must submit this written statement in order to complete your admissions credentials.

Application Supplement

Included with the Common Application is the Application Supplement. Complete this informational sheet and return it with your application. (You may also submit the Supplement online.)

Other Information

F.E.O.A.

Under the terms of the Fair Educational Opportunities Act of 1961 of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, you need not disclose any activities that might reveal race, religion or national origin. Any such disclosure is considered voluntary.

Equality of Opportunity

Allegheny College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of non-discrimination. Allegheny College adheres to the principal that all persons shall have equal opportunity and access to its educational facilities, activities, and employment without regard to race, color, sexual orientation, creed, national origin, sex, age or handicap. Further, Allegheny College does not discriminate and is required not to discriminate in admission, employment, or administration of its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or other federal, state, or local laws or executive orders. Inquiries related to sexual harassment may be directed to Jennifer Foxman, assistant dean of students, at (814) 332-4356. Inquiries related to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act may be directed to John Mangine, associate director of the Learning Commons, at (814) 332-4356.