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Common ApplicationCoalition Application

We also offer the opportunity to apply for:

• Eight-year Leadership in Medicine-Health Management program
• 3+3 Accelerated Law Program
• 4+1 Business Master's Pathway

Priority Deadline for Scholarships: Students who submit their application by December 1 will receive priority consideration for scholarships.

Regular Decision applicants have until February 15 to switch their application to Early Decision II.

Important Notes for Combined Degree Programs:

• Admission to Union’s combined degree programs is connected to our application rounds. You may apply through the admission plan that best fits your goals (Early Decision I, Early Decision II, or Regular Decision). Binding application rounds require a commitment to attend Union College regardless of the outcome of your combined degree program application.

• All required application materials, supporting documents, and financial aid forms must be submitted by the earliest applicable deadline—whether for the combined degree program, admission round, or December 1 priority scholarship consideration.

  For example:

  • A student applying to the Leadership in Medicine (LIM) program through Regular Decision must apply by November 15.

  • A student applying to the 3+3 Accelerated Law Program through Early Decision I must apply by November 15.

  • A student applying to the Business Master's Pathway through Regular Decision who wishes to be consider for merit scholarships must apply by December 1.

Union accepts the Common Application or the Coalition Application, and there is no fee to apply.

Applicants also need to submit:

• Personal essay — Union uses the Common App essay prompts or Coalition App essay prompts.
• Official high school transcript(s)
• Counselor letter of recommendation
• Teacher letter of recommendation
• Financial aid forms (if applying for need-based aid)
• Standardized Testing (optional, except for those applying to the 8-Year Leadership in Medicine Program or the 3+3 Accelerated Law Program). Our school code for the SAT is 2920 and for the ACT our code is 2970.

• AOP/HEOP Students
• Art Portfolio Review
• Homeschooled Students
• International Students

We seek students with excellent grades and look favorably on applicants who exceed the minimum number of high school courses required. Honors, advanced, and Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses are strongly encouraged. Your secondary school recommendations are also important. Beyond academic excellence, we look for personal responsibility and integrity and carefully review your talents and background. In particular, we look for students who can participate enthusiastically and constructively in the life of the College. The Admissions Committee will also carefully consider applications from students whose preparation is unusual and who, for good reasons, do not meet the norms above.

We advise prospective students to visit our campus for a tour and personal interview. Your personal interview with one of our Admissions counselors or highly trained senior interns is a way for you to round out your profile and let us learn more about your college interests and goals. We'll also be able to discuss any questions you have about Union.

Union has a longstanding commitment to admitting an economically diverse student body. We meet the full demonstrated financial need of all admitted students. In order to meet this commitment, we are need aware in the admissions process.

The AOP/HEOP programs at Union serve talented students who might otherwise not attend college. These programs are designed to assist students in fulfilling their dreams of gaining a successful college experience by providing individualized academic, personal and financial support.

When applying to Union's AOP/HEOP programs, prospective students must complete Union College's admissions process. Students do not need to mark AOP or HEOP interest on their application. Eligibility information is available through Union's AOP/HEOP office.

We value students with special talents in music, visual arts, theater and dance. To have your skills considered in the admissions process, please submit your work online through the Common Application or on Union SlideRoom. We only evaluate work submitted through this website.

All students who apply Early Decision I to Union or to the Leadership in Medicine Program (deadline November 15) should have their SlideRoom Arts supplement submitted by November 15 for evaluation.

All Students who apply Early Decision II or Regular Decision to Union (deadline January 15) should have their SlideRoom Arts supplement submitted by January 15 for evaluation.

Please note Union's SlideRoom will close on January 20. We are unable to accept late submissions after this date.

Students are welcome to submit their Schoolhouse.world certifications along with their application. Once you have completed a certification, you'll be able to download a PDF document from the website verifying your completion. Please send this PDF to admissions@union.edu for inclusion in the application review process.

For homeschooled students planning to apply to Union, please review the information below. If you have any questions, please email admissions@union.edu.

• As part of an application to Union, homeschooled students may be asked to provide more details about their high school work. This may include:
  • classes taken
  • class location (at home, online, with a homeschool consortium, at a local community college )
  • books used
  • method of evaluation
  • final grade earned
• We also strongly encourage homeschooled students to complete a personal interview with us.