An official transcript is required from your current high school. The transcript must come to Meredith directly from your school. Check with your school counselor for transcript request procedures. 

Your high school record provides the most comprehensive record of your academic accomplishments in high school, making it one of the most important aspects of your application for admission.  We’ll review your coursework for academic rigor and your grades for success. Meredith recognizes both weighted and unweighted grading scales when reviewing transcripts.

We will also accept your GED.

In addition to the requirements above, an interview with an Admissions Officer is required. 

A non-refundable $40 application fee or acceptable fee waiver is required at the time you submit your application for admission. To review an extensive list of applicable fee waivers, please review the fee waiver list on The Common Application or our Meredith Application.

Submit your application fee

Submission of the SAT/ACT is an optional component of the application for admission.

All applicants will indicate their testing plan when completing their application for admission. Once the application is submitted, changes to the testing plan should not be requested unless an applicant registered for an exam and was physically unable to complete the exam. If  you’ve taken the SAT or ACT and feel the score represents your ability, submit the score(s). If  your access to the exam(s) has been limited, submission of the scores is not required.  Whichever option you choose is okay; you will not be penalized for the option you choose.

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Students submitting test scores may have their official scores sent directly from the testing agency or retrieve a Student Score Report from their student account at the  testing agency. A Student Score Report may be emailed to your admission counselor or admissions@meredith.edu. You may also upload your Student Score Report in your applicant portal AFTER you’ve submitted your application for admission.

Meredith’s SAT code is 5410. The ACT code is 3126. Meredith super-scores. Be sure to  send all score reports.

The essay portion of the SAT and ACT are optional.

Note: Submission of a test score for the STEM Scholars Program is preferred but not required. 

Minimum completed units in grades 9-12:

• English – 4
• Mathematics – 3, 4 preferred (Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry or a higher level course for which Algebra II is a pre-requisite.)
• Science – 3
• History/Social Science – 3
• Foreign Language – 2
• Academic Elective – 1