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Requirements for Freshman Application

Requirements

  • Official high school transcript
  • Two letters of recommendation (one from a guidance counselor and one from the teacher of your choice)
  • Personal statement/essay
  • $50 non-refundable application fee
  • Nursing and education applications must submit SAT or ACT scores (our CEEB code is 3759). 

Additional Requirements

  • Home schooled applicants: A copy of all course descriptions and a portfolio of work. Home schooled applicants are required to submit SAT or ACT scores.

Please note: Your application will be processed faster if you submit all the required materials together, and use paper clips rather than staples to secure your documents.

Notification

Applications must be complete in order to be reviewed. Completed applications contain all of our required items. If you receive a missing items postcard, please check to see that the items have been sent. Please remember that items sent by your school may have crossed in the mail with our processing. Do not panic - as long as missing items are received with a postmark date prior to the deadline, your application will be reviewed.

Salve Regina's Early Action deadline is Nov. 1. Decision letters for Early Action candidates will be mailed shortly before the holiday break in December.

Salve Regina's regular application deadline is Feb. 1. All decision letters for the fall semester are mailed by April 1.

Admissions Decisions

Accept

Applicants accepted to Salve Regina must submit their enrollment deposit by May 1. Accepted students will also be invited to our spring event, Connections Day, to assist in their college selection process. Accepted students planning to apply for financial aid must file all financial aid forms by March 1.

Wait List

Applicants placed on the wait list will be notified of their status no earlier than May 1 and no later than June 30. Students must return the wait list response form to hold their place on the wait list. We realize the difficulty associated with the uncertainty of being on the wait list and have developed a question-and-answer sheet which we mail to wait-listed applicants to answer your questions.

Denial

Unfortunately, Salve Regina receives many more applications than there are spaces in the entering class. In recent years, Salve Regina has been able to accept only 60 percent of applicants. If you receive a denial letter and have questions about the decision, please send your questions in writing and we will respond. Unfortunately, we cannot accept phone calls on this topic during reading season (December through March). Students who are not accepted are welcome to reapply the following year after a successful year at another college. Please refer to our policies and procedures on reapplying as a transfer student.

Early Action Deferral to Regular Applicant Pool

If you applied under the Early Action plan and received a letter stating that your application was deferred, this means that your application will be re-reviewed within our regular decision applicant pool. Simply put, the admissions committee needs more information (about you as well as the applicant pool as a whole) before it can make a final decision on your application. You should arrange to have your guidance counselor send your mid-year grades as soon as they are available. Also, feel free to send any additional information that you think may strengthen your application. Applicants will receive a decision by April 1.

Deferred Admission

Students who are accepted to Salve Regina may defer their enrollment for up to one year. Students wishing to defer must submit a Request to Defer Admission Form along with a non-refundable enrollment deposit. It is understood that students who defer their admission will not enroll in credit-bearing work at another college or university. Students who do not enroll at Salve Regina within one academic year and/or who attend another college or university during the academic year in which they have deferred must reapply for admission to Salve Regina. A student electing to defer enrollment must contact the Office of Financial Aid to determine filing requirements.