How to Apply
You Can't Put a Price on a Great Education. So We Don't Think it Should Cost You to Apply.
That's why we don't charge an application fee for first-year freshman students or transfer students. First year freshman students apply to Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) through the Common Application or the MCPHS Freshman Application. Transfer students, please click here for a link to your application.
The Admission Office reviews files on a "rolling basis" and will not make a decision about a particular student until all of his or her application materials are received. Feel free to call 617.732.2850 or email admissions@mcphs.edu with any questions you have about the application process.
Priority Application Filing Dates
MCPHS is currently accepting applications for Fall 2015. Only completed applications with the required materials listed below will be reviewed.
Early Action I – November 1st
Early Action II – December 1st
Regular Decision – February 1st
To apply to MCPHS, using the Common Application, you must follow these steps:
1. Check deadlines and required materials before you begin the application process.
2. Create a Common Application account and select Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences* as one of the schools to which you are applying. If you already have a Common Application account, please log on.
*You can also find MCPHS by searching for our former name or one of the following variations of it:
MCPHS
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences
Mass College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
Mass College of Pharmacy
3. Complete the Common Application, which you'll access through the Common Application website. Read all application instructions carefully.
4. Submit all forms online. Although your application for admission is submitted we cannot begin your application review, until we receive all required materials.
5. Submit all of your required materials including:
Completed Common Application and Writing Supplement
Official high school transcript
First quarter grades from senior year
SAT or ACT
TOEFL or IELTS results if English is not a first language
One letter of recommendation from a guidance counselor is required.
One letter of recommendation from a math or science teacher is recommended.
Required materials for international applicants include (but are not limited to):
Completed Freshman International Application
Official high school transcript
Official score report from one of the following: SAT, ACT, TOEFL, IELT or ACT Compass
One letters of recommendation
Note: Please see our statement on technical standards.
6. We will reach out to confirm receipt of your application materials and we will let you know if any are missing.
To apply using the MCPHS Application, you must follow these steps:
1. Check deadlines and required materials before you begin the application process.
2. Complete the MCPHS Freshman Application by clicking here.
Please note: You must complete the application in one sitting. The application does not save until you click submit.
3. Submit all of your required materials including:
Personal Essay
Official high school transcript
First quarter grades or mid year grades from senior year
SAT or ACT
TOEFL or IELTS results if English is not a first language
One letter of recommendation from a guidance counselor is required
One letter of recommendation from a math or science teacher is recommended
These items may be submitted via email at admissions@mcphs.edu or by mail to:
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Admission Office
179 Longwood Ave
Boston, MA 02115
4. We will reach out to confirm receipt of your application materials and we will let you know if any are missing.
Note: Please see our statement on technical standards.
Contact us at 617.879.5964 or admissions@mcphs.edu if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application.