International Students

Common App

As an international student you will enjoy the diversity of Amherst, Massachusetts, a community with more than 30,000 students from all over the world.

To be considered eligible to apply as an international student, you may not be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. International students are eligible to apply for financial aid. More information on deadlines and required documents can be found here.

Questions? Contact admissions@hampshire.edu

Application Deadlines

International Students	Deadline	Notification	Deposit
Spring 2020	November 1	November 15	December 1
Early Action - Fall 2020	January 15	March 1	May 1
Regular Decision - Fall 2020	February 1	April 1	May 1
Transfer Students - Fall 2020	March 15	April 15	May 15

Am I a First-Year or Transfer?

As a first-year student you must have received, or be on track to receive, a high school diploma or high school equivalency and must be 17 years of age or older at the time of enrollment. College coursework completed during high school often counts towards advanced standing and possibly an accelerated timeline towards graduation. If you have completed more than 15 transferable college credits, you are eligible to apply as a transfer student.

As a transfer student, you must have completed at least 15 college credits with a grade of C or better. These courses cannot have been recorded for credit on your high school diploma. Hampshire College accepts transfer credits for courses taken at a regionally accredited college or university if the courses are comparable in content, nature, and intensity to courses offered at Hampshire College. The minimum residency requirement for graduation is three semesters, regardless of how many credits are transferable. Students receiving financial aid should consult with the financial aid office regarding the number of semesters of financial aid eligibility.

Required Application Materials

To apply, submit the following materials through the Common Application:

First Years

• Common Application and Writing Supplement
• High School Transcript (current or final)
• School report and college counselor recommendation
• One (1) teacher letter of recommendation
• TOEFL or IELTS score (Minimum TOEFL score of 91 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. Predicted grades for IB English A1 or A2, or for A-level English, will also be considered. You may request a TOEFL waiver at admissions@hampshire.edu)

Transfer Applicants

• Common Application and Writing Supplement
• All College Transcripts
• Transfer Mid-Term Report (if currently enrolled)
• Final High School Transcript
• One Academic Recommendation
• TOEFL or IELTS score (Minimum TOEFL score of 91 or a minimum IELTS score of 6.5. Predicted grades for IB English A1 or A2, or for A-level English, will also be considered. You may request a TOEFL waiver at admissions@hampshire.edu)

Optional Application Materials

Some optional application materials can be submitted through the Common Application. You will also have the opportunity, after applying, to submit additional optional materials such as photos, videos, PDFs, Word documents, and music files through your online application portal with Hampshire College.

• Video/media supplement. This could be music, dance, film, animation, monologue, etc.
• Project sample: Submit an example of your independent or collaborative project work. This project can be creative, scientific, or otherwise showcase the type of work you've done in high school.
• Additional letters of recommendation, up to three.

We also highly recommend an interview.

Writing Supplement

We like to geek out here at Hampshire, and our essay questions give you a chance to do the same. So here's a sneak peek at the questions you'll find on the Common App. We can't wait to read what you come up with.

The following questions get at some of our core values: inquiry, interdisciplinarity, and growth. Choose one prompt from the list below and respond (500 words max):

1. Hampshire’s motto is “to know is not enough.” People interpret this motto in different ways. What does it mean to you?
2. Tell us about something you recently learned and found fascinating. What else do you want to learn about it and how would like to learn about it?
3. Describe a situation in which you received feedback, academic or otherwise, that changed your thinking or behavior for the better.

Application Status

Once we process your application, we will send an acknowledgment email that includes a username and password for you to check the completeness of your admissions file online. To make sure that you receive your decision, we recommend not opting out of email communications.