Preparing To Apply

Talk with your guidance counselor, call our office, or check out our website (www.pacificu.edu) to find out when a Pacific Representative may be in your area for a high school visit or a college fair.
Make sure you check the registration dates for the SAT I and/or ACT exams in order to meet the deadlines for registration.
Think about a good time and date to visit the campus this fall.
Complete a resume of school and community service activities, projects, awards, and participation. You will want to send this with your application for admissions and scholarship applications during the coming months.

Begin working on your application.
Begin applying for outside funding and scholarships.
Request that your counselor(s) send a recommendation form to the Office of Admissions.
Call two weeks in advance to set up a visit to the campus if you haven't already.

Make sure all of your SAT I and/or ACT scores have been sent to Pacific University. Our school code for SAT is 4601 and for the ACT it is 3488.
Complete your application essay.
Get a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) from your guidance counselor or download it from the web.

Complete your application online or mail to:

Office of Admissions
Pacific University
2043 College Way
Forest Grove, OR 97116
Request your seventh semester transcripts be sent to Pacific. Please make sure they are official transcripts in a sealed envelope sent directly from your school.
Continue applying for outside funding and scholarships.
Begin the FAFSA form and have it ready to mail or transmit as soon after January 1 as possible.

Submit your completed FAFSA to the processor as soon after January 1 as possible. Keep a copy of the completed form for your files.
Make sure your application is complete (application fee, essay, letters of recommendation, official transcripts, and official SAT I and/or ACT test scores.)
Call and set up a campus visit if you haven't done so already.
Talk to your admissions counselor about academic qualifications for Pacific's Pacesetter Scholarship Competition.

February 15 is the preferred application deadline.
Make sure your FAFSA has been mailed.
Ask your guidance counselor about Advanced Placement (AP) examination dates and registration.
Call the Office of Admissions for information on tickets to the annual Tom McCall Forum held in Portland.

Watch for the results of your FAFSA. It will arrive as the Student Aid Report (SAR). If you need to make corrections, do so right away to avoid a delay in processing your financial aid.

Pacific University financial aid awards should be mailed very soon.
Call your admissions counselor or the financial aid office with any questions about your financial aid offer.
Accept your financial aid award by signing the Conditions of Financial Aid Award and Acceptance Form and send it to the Financial Aid Office.
Sign and mail the Admissions Confirmation Agreement, along with the $200 enrollment deposit and housing application to Pacific to confirm your place in the next entering class.

Make sure your deposit, housing application, and Confirmation Agreement are submitted by May 1 so you will receive your room assignment and Orientation schedule in the coming months.
Talk to your admissions counselor about registering for classes.
Return any loan applications and other financial aid documents sent to you by the financial aid office for processing.
Make sure your high school will send your final transcripts (including graduation date) to the Office of Admissions.
After you pay your deposit, you will receive a Student Health Form that should be returned to us as soon as it's ready.