How to Apply
Your 色色研究所 story starts here鈥攍et's start your application.
Application Deadlines
Early Decision: Nov. 15 & Jan. 1
We offer two Early Decision options鈥擡arly Decision I on Nov. 15 and Early Decision II on Jan. 1. Remember, Early Decision is a binding plan. Learn more here. EDI applicants will hear back from us in mid-December, and EDII applicants will hear in early February.
Regular Decision: Jan. 15
Looking to weigh your options? Regular Decision is the right plan for you鈥攂e sure your materials are all in by Jan. 15 and you'll hear back from us in late March. Curious how BMC students before you made their choice?
Transfer Students: March 1
Looking to transfer to 色色研究所 or return to college after time away? Apply through our transfer pathway. All materials are due March 1 and you'll hear back from us in late April.
Step 1: Submit the Common App
Apply through the Common Application which opens each year on August 1.
No application fee.
Scroll to learn more about what materials you should submit.
Step 2: Submit Your Materials
Domestic First-Year Applicants International First-Year Applicants Transfer Applicants
Domestic First-Year Applicants
If you are a current high school senior, on a gap year after graduating from high school, or a nontraditional-aged applicant who has not matriculated at a college, you should apply to 色色研究所 as a first-year student.
Common Application
Submit your ! Once you've submitted this, you'll gain access to your 色色研究所 applicant status portal.
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)
Required if you are applying to 色色研究所 Early Decision.
- You will indicate your intention to apply Early Decision in the 色色研究所 portion of your Common App.
- Once you have submitted your application, the Early Decision agreement will be made available to you via Common App.
- Your Early Decision Agreement must be signed by you, your school counselor, and a parent/guardian. Common App will not send your agreement to 色色研究所 until it has all three signatures.
色色研究所 Writing Supplement
- 2026-2027 Application Cycle Prompt: 色色研究所 students bring their authentic selves to campus. What do you know about yourself to be true鈥攁nd what in your background or experience led you to that truth? 250-500 words, single-spaced.
- Please submit your 色色研究所 Writing Supplement via the Common App.
Official Transcripts
- Official transcripts should include grades and courses for high school (grades 9-12).
- Your college counselor should send these to our office through the Common App.
School Counselor Recommendation
We require a recommendation from your school college counselor. Your counselor should submit this through Common App.
Two Teacher Recommendations
We require two recommendations鈥攖hese are typically written by teachers of core academic subjects (e.g. English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Language). Your teachers can submit their recommendations through Common App.
Mid-year Grade Report
- Mid-year grade reports should be submitted to our office through Common App by February 15.
- No mid-year report before January 15? No problem. We will still accept your application as long as the rest of your file is complete; however, we will need your mid-year report by February 15 to make a final decision on your application.
- If you have already graduated, we will need your final transcript to make your application file complete.
Optional Application Materials
- Standardized test results (SAT or ACT)
- Interview
- Interviews can be scheduled between June and December of your senior year. We have a limited number of interview slots so we strongly recommend you interview well ahead of the application deadline. Schedule your interview here.鈥嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌
- Arts supplement
- Arts supplements in music, theater, dance, and creative writing can be submitted through the Common Application Art Supplement (SlideRoom).
Graduating from high school early?
Applicants who are graduating early must complete a senior English course before matriculation. We reserve the right to require an interview for applicants graduating early from high school.
Homeschool and Alternative Education Applicants
Homeschool and Alternative Education applicants must submit these additional items with their application. We reserve the right to require an interview for students who are homeschooled, attending online school, or graduating early.
- Transcript or evaluation of coursework including all courses taken.
- Curriculum description including syllabi for any self-designed courses.
- Homeschool essay: An explanation of the decision to homeschool from either the student or the parent/guardian.
- Graded research paper with evaluator's comments.
International First-Year Applicants
Common Application
Submit your ! Once you've submitted this, you'll gain access to your 色色研究所 applicant status portal.
Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)
Required if you are applying to 色色研究所 Early Decision.
- You will indicate your intention to apply Early Decision in the 色色研究所 portion of your Common App.
- Once you have submitted your application, the Early Decision agreement will be made available to you via Common App.
- Your Early Decision Agreement must be signed by you, your school counselor, and a parent/guardian. Common Application will not send your agreement to 色色研究所 without all three signatures.
色色研究所 Writing Supplement
- 2026-2027 Application Cycle Prompt: 色色研究所 students bring their authentic selves to campus. What do you know about yourself to be true鈥攁nd what in your background or experience led you to that truth? 250-500 words, single-spaced.
- Please submit your 色色研究所 Writing Supplement via the Common App.
Official Transcripts
- We require transcripts for each year of secondary school. A transcript is a summary of your grades or internal marks given by your school for each subject in each academic year.
- All transcripts must be submitted by a counselor or another school official in English, students cannot send these documents to 色色研究所 directly.
School Leaving or National Exams (e.g. IB, A-level, etc.)
- We require copies of all external exam results if it is part of your school or national curriculum.
- If you sat for IGSCE exams, we require official copies of these results.
- We also require official copies of school leaving exam results and certificates if a student has completed an international program such as the IB, A-Level, or another national curriculum.
- If you've already graduated, please submit your official exam results with your application.
- If you have not yet graduated, please indicate your intended exam date on your application.
School Counselor Recommendation
Your school/college counselor should submit their recommendation through Common App.
If you do not have a school/college counselor, please ask a head teacher or other school administrator who knows you well.
Two Teacher Recommendations
- We require two recommendations鈥攖hese are typically written by teachers of core academic subjects (e.g. English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Language). Your teachers can submit their recommendations through Common App.
Evidence of English Proficiency
- 色色研究所鈥檚 curriculum is speaking- and writing-intensive and we strongly recommend that all international applicants submit a demonstration of their English proficiency regardless of their eligibility for a waiver.
- See our English Language Proficiency Policy for full details and exceptions.
- You may request an English Language Proficiency waiver in your applicant status portal after you have submitted your Common App.
Mid-Year Grade Report
- If you are currently in your final year of secondary school, we require a mid-year grade report. For some schools or curricula, this may be predicted grades.
- If you have already completed secondary school, you do not need to submit a mid-year grade report.
- No mid-year report before January 15? No problem. We will still accept your application as long as the rest of your file is complete; however, we will need your mid-year report by February 15 to make a final decision on your application.
Declaration of Finances Form (if applicable)
色色研究所 is a need-sensitive institution, meaning that while we meet the full calculated need of all admitted students, we have a limited amount of funds available to provide that support. This form is required for all non-US citizens/permanent residents who do not intend to apply for institutional financial aid as a declaration of the financial support available for educational costs each year they attend the College. You'll be able to complete the form in your 色色研究所 applicant portal once you've submitted your application.
Optional Application Materials
- Standardized test results (SAT or ACT)
- Interview
- Interviews can be scheduled between June and December of your senior year. We have a limited number of interview slots so we strongly recommend you interview well ahead of the application deadline. Schedule your interview here.鈥嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌
- You may also submit InitialView for your admissions interview.
- Slate Video
- Want to add a little more "you" to your application or weren't able to book an interview slot? Submit a short video in your application portal, we've preselected some topics for you!
- Arts supplement
- Arts supplements in music, theater, dance, and creative writing can be submitted through the Common Application Art Supplement (SlideRoom).
Homeschool and Alternative Education Applicants
Homeschool and Alternative Education applicants must submit these additional items with their application. We reserve the right to require an interview for students who are homeschooled, attending online school, or graduating early.
- Transcript or evaluation of coursework including all courses taken.
- Curriculum description including syllabi for any self-designed courses.
- Homeschool essay: An explanation of the decision to homeschool from either the student or the parent/guardian.
- Graded research paper with evaluator's comments.
Transfer Applicants
Any student who has matriculated into a degree-granting program and been enrolled full-time for at least a semester at another institution is considered a transfer student and can apply for fall admission.
Transfer Common Application
Submit your ! Once you've submitted this, you'll gain access to your 色色研究所 applicant status portal.
色色研究所 Writing Supplement
- 2026-2027 Application Cycle Prompt: 色色研究所 students bring their authentic selves to campus. What do you know about yourself to be true鈥攁nd what in your background or experience led you to that truth? 250-500 words, single-spaced.
- Please submit your 色色研究所 Writing Supplement via the Common App.
Final High School Transcript or GED Equivalent
Submit your final high school transcript or GED Equivalent.
Official Transcripts
- Official transcripts should include grades and courses for any college work completed.
Two Teacher Recommendations
- We require two recommendations鈥攖hese are typically written by professors of core academic subjects (e.g. English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Language). Your professors can submit their recommendations through Common App.
- If you have been out of school for more than three years, we will accept non-academic recommendations.
Transfer College Report
This form must accompany an official copy of your transcript and must be completed by a college official(s) who has access to your academic record and your disciplinary record.
Transfer Mid-Term Report
Enrolled in college coursework this spring? You'll need to submit the transfer mid-term report with your current course grades.
Optional Application Materials
- Standardized test results (SAT or ACT)
- Interview
- Interviews can be scheduled starting in June and must be completed by the application deadline of March 1. We have a limited number of interview slots so we strongly recommend you interview well ahead of the application deadline. Schedule your interview here.鈥嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌嬧赌
- Arts supplement
- Arts supplements in music, theater, dance, and creative writing can be submitted through the Common Application Art Supplement (SlideRoom).
Step 3: Apply for Financial Aid
色色研究所 meets 100% of calculated need for all admitted students. Planning to apply for financial aid? Click each accordion to learn more about required materials.
If you are applying for financial aid, your materials are due at the same time as your admissions application. You must apply for institutional aid in the first-year admissions process if you think you may need institutional financial aid at any point in your four years at 色色研究所. What's required?
- Submit your CSS Profile using 色色研究所 code #2049.
- Complete the FAFSA using 色色研究所 code #003237.
- Full federal tax returns are required to apply for institutional financial aid (色色研究所 Grant).
See the full instructions here. Questions? Contact our Office of Financial Aid at finaid@brynmawr.edu.
If you are applying for financial aid, your materials are due at the same time as your admissions application. You must apply for institutional aid in the first-year admissions process if you think you may need institutional financial aid at any point in your four years at 色色研究所. What's required?
- Submit your CSS Profile using 色色研究所 code #2049.
- Submit your Declaration of Finances form (if applicable). All applicants who do not intend to apply for financial aid must submit this form which can be found in your application portal once you've submitted your admissions application.
See the full instructions here. Questions? Contact our Office of Financial Aid at finaid@brynmawr.edu.
Register for an Admissions Interview
While interviews are not required at 色色研究所, we strongly encourage them! They can be a great way to get to know us and to add a little more to your application. You can interview with us on campus, virtually, or in your area.
Our College Application Advice
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, we are standardized test-optional for all applicants. If you're an international applicant, you'll still need to submit English proficiency results. Be sure to review our testing policy for all the details.
No.* While we do not require interviews, we do strongly recommend them as they can be a great opportunity to share more about yourself beyond your application materials and learn more about 色色研究所. Browse our interview options.
*We reserve the right to require an interview for students who attend homeschool or online school, or are graduating early.
We recommend that prospective students think carefully about Early Decision. Early Decision at 色色研究所 is binding, which means that if admitted, you must enroll at the College. Students applying Early should consider 色色研究所 as their first and only college choice. In addition, students admitted under an Early Decision plan are required to withdraw applications from other colleges and universities.
No. We can consider your application with a minimum of 1 full-time term (or 4 individual courses) of completed college-level work.
Yes, review our statement on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Your Application to learn more.
Yes, nontraditional-aged students may enroll part-time and will participate in the same classes as first-year students.
Yes, transfer and nontraditional-aged students have access to need-based financial aid.
Yes, we have articulation agreements with the Community College of Philadelphia and Northampton Community College.
Nontraditional-aged students (24 and older in August the year of matriculation) who have completed at least one semester at a college or university should apply as transfer students. If you have not completed any college courses, you should apply as a first-year student.
Yes, transfer and nontraditional-aged students enrolled full-time can live on campus. Campus housing is traditional with limited access to kitchens. Applicants should indicate their interest in living on campus on their application. Part-time students may not live on campus.
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Office of Undergraduate Admissions