Application Deadlines & Notification Dates

Required credentials:

• Submit appropriate academic credentials for first-year students or transfers.

Additional required credentials:

• Official results of all school-leaving examinations
• Official TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) results. A minimum score of 550, or 213 CBT, or 80 IBT is required for regular admission if the SAT Critical Reading score is below 600.
• School records in other languages must be accompanied by a certified English translation.
• International Supplements (47k, pdf)
• Bank statement showing the required minimum support as indicated on the International Supplements

For more information about studying in the United States, visit the website for the Council of International Schools and Educational and Cultural Affairs at the U.S. Department of State at
http://www.educationusa.state.gov/.

Financial aid to international students is available only in the form of a Mills College merit scholarship. The scholarship awards are based on academic performance in school, school examination results and the
results of standardized tests. Unfortunately, these scholarships do NOT meet the total cost of education and living expenses. International students are expected to meet these costs with their own funds.

International first-year students may compete, along with domestic students, for a full tuition Trustee Scholarship. Ten Trustee Scholarships are awarded each year to first-time freshwomen in the fall semester only. The scholarship does not cover the cost of room, board, books, personal or travel expenses. This is the largest scholarship offered and cannot be combined with other Mills scholarships.

For the 2008-2009 academic year, we estimate educational and living expenses to be $55,000. Since the Trustee scholarship will cover the cost of tuition only, the student must have a minimum of $21,000 of her own funds in order to meet the total cost of education for 2008-2009 at Mills. Please note that all costs typically increase each year. Use the Certification of Finances form in the International Supplement (47k, pdf) to indicate the amount of funds available to you and provide a bank statement.

Other scholarships of $8,000-$18,000 are offered. The student must fund the balance of the cost of education. If you do not have sufficient funds, we must discourage your application.

There is no separate application form for scholarships. All students who submit admission applications and all required credentials by the February 1 deadline are considered for scholarships. The February 1
deadline is for admission to the following fall semester, which begins in late August.