Application Checklist
Note: The checkboxes are for you to print out and keep with your other hardcopy materials. They cannot be saved or returned to at a later time.
First-Year Student:
Your application file is complete and ready for review when we have received your:
| Application Form (online version) | |
| High School Transcript (You will need to ask your high school Guidance Counselor to mail an official copy) | |
| Standardized Test results (SAT (Messiah College SAT code is 2411) or ACT (Messiah College ACT code is 3630) | |
| Christian Life Recommendation Form | |
| Essay | |
| Application Fee - Printed/Paper application $30; Online/Electronic applications $20 (fee is waived if application is received before November 15) |
First-Year Student:
Write Choice Application Option
Your application file is complete and ready for review when we have received your:
| Application Form (online version) | |
| High School Transcript (You will need to ask your high school Guidance Counselor to mail an official copy). Must be ranked in the top 20% of the high school class. | |
| Christian Life Recommendation Form | |
| Essay | |
| Graded Writing Sample (high school class composition, essay, research paper, etc.) |
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| Application Fee - Printed/Paper application $30; Online/Electronic applications $20 (fee is waived if application is received before November 15) | |
| Admission Interview (All application materials above must be submitted prior to scheduling your Write Choice admission interview.) |
Transfer Student:
Your application file is complete and ready for review when we have received your:
| Application Form (online version) | |
| College Transcript(s). (Request transcript(s) from the academic office at the institution(s) previously attended) | |
| High School Academic Record/Standardized Test results (required of all transfer applicants who have completed less than 30 college credits). | |
| Christian Life Recommendation Form | |
| Essay | |
| Application Fee - Printed/Paper application $30; Online/Electronic applications $20 (fee is waived if application is received before November 15) |
International Student:
Your application file is complete and ready for review when we have received your:
| Application Form (online version) | |
| High School/Secondary School Academic Record (The high school/secondary transcript must be in English. If not, a translation should accompany the transcript.) | |
| Standardized test results from one of the following: • Scholastic Assessment Test (Messiah College SAT code is 2411) • American College Test (Messiah College ACT code is 3630) • TOEFL: Test of English as a Foreign Language (Messiah College TOEFL code is 2411) • IELTS: International English Language Testing System |
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| Christian Life Recommendation Form | |
| Essay | |
| Complete Family and Sponsor Contribution Form http://www.messiah.edu/admissions/international_students/ |
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| Submit Affidavit of Support and current bank statements for the past three months. | |
| Application Fee - Printed/Paper application $30; Online/Electronic applications $20 (fee is waived if application is received before November 15) |
Admissions Decisions:
Once all application documents are received, admission decisions are processed on a rolling or continuous basis.
Contact Us
Messiah College
P.O. Box 3005
One College Avenue
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-6183
800.233.4220 (toll free), 717.691.6000
FAX: 717.796.5374
Messiah College does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, color, age, disability, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other College-administered programs. Messiah College does reserve the right to revoke admission or readmission in the event of an applicant’s misrepresentations in any phase of the application process.
Messiah College’s Campus Security Report and Safety and Security Information are posted on the Department of Safety web site at: http://www.messiah.edu/offices/safety/report.html . Information includes statistics regarding the incidence of campus crime over the past three years, as well as details about our safety and security practices. Related material can be found on the U.S. Department of Education web site at: http://www.ope.ed.gov/security/
If you would like additional information, clarification, or a paper copy, please contact the Department of Safety at 717-766-2511, extension 6005.
This serves as notification to current and prospective students that, pursuant to Section 486 of the Higher Education Act, Messiah College’s six year graduation rate and other retention/graduation data are available online. A hard copy will be provided upon request by contacting the Institutional Research Office. To view statistics online, please go to the Messiah College home page - Campus Offices - Institutional Research. Once at the web site, click on Messiah Stats - Six -Year Graduation Rate (HEA Section 48) or key in: http://www.messiah.edu/offices/research/data/
