Supplemental Application Materials

IMPORTANT: Please include your full name on all supplemental application materials.

FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

Official Transcripts
Arrange with your high school and/or other appropriate educational institutions (GED, college, etc.) to have a complete, official transcript sent to the Office of Admissions.

An Essay
Select one topic and type double-spaced.

    1. St. Mary's College is casting for the incoming class. Send us your audition tape via the Web or DVD. Please provide us with the site for posting. Selection of this option will stand as your college essay. Consider your audience.

    2. Andy Warhol said that in the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes. Describe your future fifteen minutes of fame.

    3. All St. Mary's students take a seminar in their first semester which is an introduction to the liberal arts and sciences. If you could design your own seminar for a class of 15 students, what would your topic be, and why? To learn more about the first-year experience and seminars currently offered, visit www.smcm.edu/firstyear/seminars. Outstanding topics may be selected for future seminars.

    4. The director of admissions is coming to dinner! Whom would you invite, past or present? What topics would you discuss over dinner? What would you serve your guests?

SAT-I or ACT Scores
Send SAT-I or ACT Scores directly to the Office of Admissions, if not on your official high school transcript, from the test provider. SATs will come from ETS (St. Mary's ETS Code is 5601) and ACTs will come from ACT Inc. (St. Mary's ACT Code is 1736).

Service and Co-curricular Résumé
Please provide a résumé of your co-curricular involvements and activities. At the end of the résumé, in a well-written paragraph or two, describe the activities that you consider the most important (250 words typed and double-spaced).

Two (2) Letters of Recommendations
Letters should be from individuals who know you in an educational setting. Optional: Students may submit up to two additional letters of recommendation from a parent, guardian or peer. Letter of recommendation cover sheet can be downloaded here.

$50 application fee
A $50 non-refundable application fee must be received before an application is complete. The online application includes a payment link.

Early Decision Agreement
Only students applying for Early Decision 1 or 2 are required to submit the Early Decision Agreement. The agreement must be signed by the applying student, parent or guardian and guidance counselor. 

TRANSFER STUDENTS