How to Apply

Common Application

Submit your Common App! Once you've submitted this, you'll gain access to your Bryn Mawr applicant status portal.

Submit Your Common Application

Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Required if you are applying to Bryn Mawr Early Decision.

• You will indicate your intention to apply Early Decision in the Bryn Mawr 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 Bryn Mawr until it has all three signatures.

Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement

• 2026-2027 Application Cycle Prompt: Bryn Mawr students bring their authentic selves to campus. What do you know about yourself to be true—and what in your background or experience led you to that truth? 250-500 words, single-spaced.
• Please submit your Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement via the Common App.

Submit Writing Supplement through 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—these 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.​​​​​​
• Arts supplement
  • Arts supplements in music, theater, dance, and creative writing can be submitted through the Common Application Art Supplement (SlideRoom).

Schedule Your Interview

Submit Arts Supplement through Common App

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.

Common Application

Submit your Common App! Once you've submitted this, you'll gain access to your Bryn Mawr applicant status portal.

Submit Your Common Application

Early Decision Agreement (if applicable)

Required if you are applying to Bryn Mawr Early Decision.

• You will indicate your intention to apply Early Decision in the Bryn Mawr 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 Bryn Mawr without all three signatures.

Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement

• 2026-2027 Application Cycle Prompt: Bryn Mawr students bring their authentic selves to campus. What do you know about yourself to be true—and what in your background or experience led you to that truth? 250-500 words, single-spaced.
• Please submit your Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement via the Common App.

Submit Writing Supplement through 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 Bryn Mawr 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—these 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

• Bryn Mawr’s 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.

Review our English Language Proficiency Policy

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)

Bryn Mawr 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 applicant status portal once you've submitted your application.

Visit Your Bryn Mawr Applicant Portal

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.​​​​​​
  • You may also submit InitialView for your admissions interview.
• Arts supplement
  • Arts supplements in music, theater, dance, and creative writing can be submitted through the Common Application Art Supplement (SlideRoom).

Schedule Your Interview

Submit Arts Supplement through Common App

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 Common Application

Submit your Transfer Common App! Once you've submitted this, you'll gain access to your Bryn Mawr applicant status portal.

Visit Your Applicant Status Portal

Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement

• 2026-2027 Application Cycle Prompt: Bryn Mawr students bring their authentic selves to campus. What do you know about yourself to be true—and what in your background or experience led you to that truth? 250-500 words, single-spaced.
• Please submit your Bryn Mawr Writing Supplement via the Common App.

Submit Writing Supplement through 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—these 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.

Submit Professor Recommendations through Common App

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.

Submit Transfer College Report

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.

Submit Transfer Mid-Term Report

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.​​​​​​
• Arts supplement
  • Arts supplements in music, theater, dance, and creative writing can be submitted through the Common Application Art Supplement (SlideRoom).

Schedule Your Interview

Submit Arts Supplement through Common App