September 2023

 

Application Updates   Our application for Fall 2024 is live, as of August 1, 2023! Here are the requirements: Application form (UK Application or Common Application) Official high school transcript $50 application fee or qualifying fee waiver ACT/SAT scores (optional) Official ACT/SAT Scores- Testing Center or Transcript UK has extended our test-optional pilot through the 2028-29 academic year and we will accept ACT/SAT scores directly from the testing centers and/or from the student’s official high school transcript.  If you include test scores on transcripts, we will automatically pull those from the student’s transcript and include them with their file. This is to benefit students who want us to receive their scores and to eliminate the need for them to spend time or money requesting an official score report. Test scores will never be used in a way that would negatively affect a student’s admission or scholarship opportunities. Students need not be alarmed if they prefer to be test optional but know that we see their test scores on their high school transcript. They will only be used if they can help a student in the admission, scholarship or class placement process. Combined Application UK offers a combined application, meaning that students can apply for admission, the Lewis Honors College, competitive scholarships, and/or the William C. Parker Belonging Scholarship within one application. Deadlines December 1, 2023 Early Action (non-binding) admission Lewis Honors College Academic scholarships Competitive scholarships Priority deadline for belonging scholarships February 15, 2024 Regular decision admission Deadline for belonging scholarships Essays Students may address any of the Common Application essay prompts for their admission essay requirement, regardless of whether they apply through Common Application or the UK Application. Students interested in the William C. Parker Belonging Scholarship Program can choose one or both essay prompts below as a portion of the application process: “Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.” “The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?” Students can apply for Competitive Scholarships and/or the Lewis Honors College using this prompt: “Kentucky is one of four states that is a Commonwealth. The term means the state is for the common good.  What do you consider to be for “the common good” and how do you hope to use your life experiences, challenges, uniqueness, and intellect to contribute to the common good in your community, as you define it?”

Scholarship Updates Fall 2024 Freshmen scholarship opportunities are posted with full details on our website. UK is continuing our commitment to making scholarship opportunities available to students who qualify, whether they apply with or without test scores. Once admitted, eligible students are automatically considered for academic scholarships. For both academic and competitive scholarships, the completed admission application and all supporting documents, including high school transcript, must be received as soon as possible, but by no later than December 1, 2023 for scholarship consideration.

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Applicant Timeline   Admission Students who meet certain criteria could expect an admissions decision notification in as little as two weeks after their application file is complete. We admit on a rolling basis throughout the year. Scholarships Awarding for academic scholarships is expected to start by late October. Offers will be sent out on a rolling basis, based on a student’s admission date. Competitive scholarship offers are expected to be made by March 1, 2024. Housing Admitted students will be able to access our housing application starting September 5, 2023. The early action housing deadline is February 15, 2024 and the regular decision deadline is June 1, 2024. Early applications are strongly encouraged. Orientation Students confirm their choice of UK through registration for a Big Blue Nation Orientation (BBNO). As soon as they are admitted to UK, students will be able to select an orientation date and pay their enrollment fees. The deadline to confirm attendance by registering for BBNO is May 1, 2024.

Events Our UK Visitor Center continues to host campus visit experiences for prospective students. In addition to our admissions information session and campus tour, we offer customized visits including: academic college visits, self-guided tours, diverse student visits and first-generation student visits. Build an on-campus visit to UK here: https://visit.uky.edu/ Throughout the fall, we will be hosting Big Blue Open House experiences to give students an opportunity to explore our campus, academic programs, and departments all in one day. Registration is live here for the following dates: Saturday, September 16 Friday, September 29 Friday, October 6 Friday, November 3 Friday, November 17 Monday, November 20