| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
The admissions information below is valid for the 2006-07 academic year.
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| Admissions officer: |
William R. Dunfey,
Director of Admissions |
| Contacting the office: |
617 732-2850
800 225-5506 (toll free)
617 732-2118 (fax)
admissions@mcphs.edu |
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| Is there an application deadline for fall? |
yes |
| Priority filing date for fall: |
February 1 |
| Final filing date for fall: |
February 1 |
| Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: |
no |
| Application fee: |
$70 |
| Can the application fee be waived? |
yes |
| Are refunds available on the application fee? |
no |
| Is the Common Application form accepted? |
yes |
| Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: |
no |
| Admissions requirements: |
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Minimum combined SAT I score of 1000, rank in top quarter of secondary school class, and minimum 3.0 GPA recommended. |
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| High school graduation is: |
required, GED is accepted |
| A general college preparatory program is: |
recommended |
| Campus visit is: |
neither required nor recommended |
| Interview is: |
required of some |
| Off-campus interview: |
can be arranged with admissions representative |
| Standardized test requirements: |
SAT I or ACT required, SAT II required |
| School's test preference: |
SAT I |
| SAT II tests that are required or recommended: |
Changed from "early decision" to "early action" Fall 2006. Thus, no early action candidates for 2005; for 2005, we had early decision candidates totally 38, 28 were accepted, 23 enrolled. For 2006, we will be reporting "early action" numbers. |
| High school units required or recommended: |
| English: |
4 required, 4 recommended |
| History: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Lab: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Math: |
3 required, 4 recommended |
| Science: |
2 required, 3 recommended |
| Social studies: |
1 required, 1 recommended |
| Academic electives: |
5 required, 5 recommended |
| Total: |
16 required, 18 recommended |
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| School has formalized early decision program: |
no |
| School has early action program: |
yes |
| School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: |
no |
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| Academic criteria: |
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- secondary school report very important
- class rank considered
- recommendations very important
- standardized test scores important
- essay very important
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| Nonacademic criteria: |
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- interview considered
- extracurricular activities important
- particular talent/ability important
- character/personal qualities important
- alumni/ae relationship considered
- geographical residence not considered
- state residency not considered
- religious affiliation/commitment not considered
- minority affiliation not considered
- volunteer work very important
- work experience very important
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| Admissions is need blind: |
yes |
| Average secondary school GPA: |
3.5 |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: |
100% |
| Percent of student body in each high school class rank: |
Top tenth: 27%
Top quarter: 63%
Top half: 94%
Bottom half: 6% |
| Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: |
70% |
| Average SAT I: |
527 verbal, 576 math, 1050 combined |
| Average ACT: |
22 composite |
| Combined ACT middle 50% range: |
21 - 25 |
| Test taken by majority of applicants: |
SAT I |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted SAT I scores: |
99% |
| Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: |
17% |
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| Notification of admission: |
on a rolling basis |
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| Number of completed applications received: |
1,943 |
| Number of applicants offered admission: |
1,277 (66%) |
| Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: |
511 (40%) |
| School has a waiting list policy: |
no |
| Percent of freshmen who came from public schools: |
80% |
| Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: |
35% |
| Tuition deposit amount: |
$500, nonrefundable; $500 tuition deposit ($750 for Worcester campus), nonrefundable. |
| Room deposit amount: |
$250, refundable ? |
| Admission may be deferred: |
no |
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