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Decisions will be mailed for Early Decision I and II approximately one month after the deadlines. For Early Action and Regular pool, the decisions will be mailed almost two months after the deadlines. Need-based financial aid and merit scholarship recipients will also be notified at the time of acceptance.We have recently added the ability to view decisions online and we will send you an e-mail that lists your user name and password and the Web site address. The online decisions will be made available on the same date we mail the decision letters.

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Applicants interested in applying for need-based financial aid must submit the CSS PROFILE form to the College Scholarship Service by the appropriate admissions deadline. The Federal FAFSA must also be filed after January 1, but not later than February 15. Estimate 2006 income data if federal tax forms have not yet been prepared. Signed copies of parent and student tax returns must be mailed to the Financial Aid Office by May 1. It is important to meet published deadlines, as financial aid from Dickinson College is awarded on a funds-available basis. Dickinson's CSS PROFILE code number is 2186, and our FAFSA code number is 003253.

One other very important item: Family financial circumstances change from year to year. Sometimes, a family's financial situation will improve dramatically, and the grant aid awarded from the College will decrease in the sophomore, junior or senior years.

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Yes. In Early Decision, the Admissions committee is more concerned about whether an applicant can do the work at Dickinson and less concerned about the applicant's "competitiveness" within the applicant pool. Generally, a student is admitted under Early Action if the admissions committee believes that he or she is similar to students in the top half of the overall applicant pool. Students are admitted under Regular Decision based on how competitive they are within the overall applicant pool and depending on how many freshman spaces have not yet been filled. To learn more about the application options, please visit our admissions plans web page.

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Primary consideration for admission is always given to your academic and extracurricular achievement in high school as Dickinson seeks to enroll a bright and talented freshman class. However, one of the best ways you can make yourself stand out in an applicant pool, other things being equal, is to make contact with your regional admissions counselors. Your regional admissions counselor(s) are most familiar with high schools in your area and recommend who should be admitted. Make an effort to visit, email, phone, or write your regional admissions counselors who are the ones who will do the first review of your application.

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Absolutely. You're in for an amazing four years, but before you decide where to apply, make sure you've done your homework. How do you learn and interact? That's the first question to answer. Then make sure that the colleges to which you apply MATCH your particular style. If you do that -- if you would be THRILLED to attend any of the colleges to which you have applied and are admitted --then you will have conquered the process. Enjoy your school year, and please let any of us at Dickinson know how we can help you.

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We value and encourage your submission of additional materials in support of your application. If submitting artwork, please send copies, slides or electronic media.  If you submit original artwork, material will only be returned, upon request, if a return self-addressed envelope with postage is included with your submission.  Materials will be returned after June 1st.

Applicants with an interest in music are asked to fill out the Dickinson College Music Application Form and are encouraged to audition with the Music Department.