Checklist for Freshmen
Plan your future at UVA Wise.
Mark your calendar, and get ready with our senior year admissions timeline.
Virtual Information Sessions
Join us for admitted student information sessions.
Senior Year Admissions Timeline
SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER
- Meet with a UVA Wise admissions representative during a college day at your school
- Apply for admission to UVA Wise
- Talk to your high school guidance counselor to learn about private scholarship support
NOVEMBER – DECEMBER
- Apply to the First Early Admission Priority Plan (to be admitted by December 1)
- Visit https://studentaid.gov/h/apply-for-aid/fafsa to begin filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or pick one up at your high school guidance counselor’s office. Request a student and parent FSA ID online.
JANUARY – MARCH
- Apply to the Second Early Admission Priority Plan (to be admitted by February 1)
- File tax returns for yourself and your parents as soon as possible
- Complete and submit your FAFSA online by no later than February 15 to meet the April 1 deadline (UVA Wise’s FAFSA code is 003747)
- Watch the mail for your award letter detailing the financial aid programs for which you qualify
APRIL – JULY
- Once accepted, come to your orientation session to meet with an advisor and choose your fall semester classes
- Forward all student and parent loan request forms to the Office of Financial Aid by July 1 for fall semester disbursement
- Sign up for payment plans if you’re choosing that option
AUGUST
Attend Welcome Week and kick off your fall semester with a multitude of educational, social, community service and leadership opportunities.
Get a Head Start with Early Admission
EARLY ADMISSION I
- Priority Orientation and Registration beginning in June
- Early academic scholarship and financial aid consideration
- Eligibility for application to Peake Honors Program
- Priority housing selection (based on date of receipt of housing application)
Application Due: December 1
Enrollment Deposit Due: February 15
EARLY ADMISSION II
- Advanced course registration beginning in June
- Early academic scholarship and financial aid consideration
- Priority housing selection (based on date of receipt of housing application)
Application Due: February 1
Enrollment Deposit Due: March 15
ADMISSION III
- Advanced course registration beginning in July
- Priority financial aid consideration through April 1
- Priority housing selection (based on date of receipt of housing application)
Applications received after February 1
Enrollment Deposit Due: May 1*
*Students who choose to apply after May 1 will be required to submit the enrollment deposit two weeks after notification of acceptance.
Once You’ve Received Your Acceptance Letter
- In the coming weeks, you will receive information about campus housing options – please read this information carefully!
- If you haven’t visited campus, please call the Office of Admissions to make an appointment or register for one of our Open House events.
- Complete the Enrollment Confirmation form and return this to the Office of Admissions with your $75.00 enrollment deposit to hold your space in the freshman class. Securely pay your enrollment deposit online.
- This offer of admission is based on your cumulative academic work to date. If you have been admitted during the first semester of your senior year, please submit official mid-year high school grades when available.
- An official final high school transcript must be submitted upon graduation.
- Freshmen who have taken dual enrollment classes must submit official college transcripts from all colleges attended.
- Complete and submit the FAFSA as soon as possible. The school code for UVA Wise is 003747. Please contact the Office of Financial Aid at 276-328-0139 with any questions that you may have about this process.
- All freshmen are required to attend an orientation session to be able to register for classes. Don’t delay – sign up for the session that best fits your schedule. Please contact the Office of Student Engagement at 276-328-0313 with any questions that you may have about this process.
