To apply, choose one of the following application options. For help filling out the application, contact Ingrid Allen, associate director of admissions, at iallen@transy.edu.
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You should include with your application an essay providing the admissions committee insight into you and what you will bring to the Transylvania community. Please limit the essay to 1–2 typed, double-spaced pages.
a) If you apply using the Common Application, instructions are provided for uploading the essay file.
b) If you complete the Printable Application, submit the printed essay with the application form.
Your secondary school transcript must be translated into English with a grading scale attached.
You must submit official scores from one of these exams for admissions consideration.
Follow the directions below to ensure Transylvania receives the required information from your school guidance counselor.
a) If you use the online Common Application, your high school guidance counselor can submit a recommendation via the Common Application system.
b) If you have applied using the Printable Application, your counselor can complete the Counselor's Evaluation and Recommendation and mail it directly to the Office of Admissions.
If you are a transfer student but graduated from secondary school within the past year, your counselor may provide one of your recommendations.
Ask a teacher with whom you have had class within the past two years to complete a recommendation.
If you are a transfer student, please have two college or university instructors complete a recommendation unless you graduated from secondary school within the past year. In that case, a secondary school counselor may provide one of your letters of recommendation.
a) If you use the online Common Application, your teacher can submit a recommendation via the Common Application system.
b) If you have applied using the Printable Application, your teacher can complete the Teacher's Evaluation and Recommendation and mail it directly to the Office of Admissions.
If you have taken college or university courses during secondary school, you should provide a final official transcript of that coursework.
International students who meet the university’s admission criteria must provide verification of financial support before the federal I-20 can be issued.
Scholarships and Financial Aid
International students may be eligible for merit-based scholarships. Only United States citizens or permanent residents are eligible for consideration for need-based financial aid.
Year-Round Study
Students who plan to remain in the United States during the summer and attend summer school at Transylvania should budget additional money for expenses.
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Ingrid Allen |
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Transylvania University admits students regardless of age, race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, national origin, or any other classification protected by federal or state law or local ordinance.
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