We welcome all of those that have been admitted to Sewanee. All the hard work over the past four years has come to fruition. Now it's time to decide whether the next four years will be spent diving into academic life, leading SOP trips, getting to know professors over a cup of coffee, or forging exceptional friendships with folks from all around the globe. Come start the most exciting chapter of your life–today, right here at Sewanee. Congratulations to all of those admitted to Sewanee's Class of 2024!
The Office of Admission is making a promise to be flexible around the May 1 deposit deadline. As admitted students make their decision to enroll at Sewanee, we want to be sure that they are confident in their decision. If an admitted student is having trouble meeting that deadline for any reason, they should reach out to their admission counselor.
With news about the COVID-19 virus changing so rapidly, the University made the tough decision on March 14 to cancel all campus visits and events until further notice. This decision was made out of concern for the health and well-being of our students, staff, faculty, and the greater Sewanee community. The Office of Admission will continue to offer a variety of online visit options for anyone who would like to connect and learn more about Sewanee.
The Sewanee Sessions are a series of informative panels from current Sewanee students, faculty, and staff, designed to give you just another glimpse at what life at Sewanee might be like for four years. These webinars are a chance for you to explore all that Sewanee has to offer from the comfort of your living room.
Connect with the experts! Ask the important questions about campus life, living, dining, belonging, favorite spots on campus, weekend life, athletics, clubs and organizations, and so much more. Use your voice to see how Sewanee really is the best match for you!
Welcome to the Sewanee family! We are excited that your student is considering Sewanee. To prepare for their transition to college (as well as yours), be sure to visit the link below. See you on the Mountain soon.
Sewanee’s Bonner Leaders apply for a four-year Service Internship and Leadership Program as they are being admitted to the University. As a Bonner, you will complete the Bonner Path to service, which starts with establishing a connections to community partners and ends with you taking full leadership responsibility.
Students seeking a more intensive business studies educational experience may apply to become a Carey Fellow, Sewanee's business honors program. Carey Fellows complete requirements beyond the normal coursework—including a semester-long, paid internship—that prepare them for leadership positions.
For students with career goals in medicine, the designation as a Hippocrates Fellow brings with it a mark of distinction and special opportunities to ensure a strong start to the pre-medical experience at Sewanee during the freshman year and continued success beyond.
What's more real than your very own Sewanee email and student ID? Pay your enrollment deposit and get started on your Enrollment Checklist! By completing the heavy lifting now, Sewanee's comprehensive enrollment checklist allows you to focus on the hard stuff before move-in this August. Login to your Applicant Status Page to begin working on your Enrollment Checklist! The checklist is live for all deposited students.
After a student pays their enrollment deposit, incoming students are asked to complete the Academic Inventory form on their Enrollment Checklist. This form provides instructions on how to send and receive credit for Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge International A-Level, Dual Enrollment, or International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IB) courses. Please review the online catalogue for more details.
We cannot wait to welcome you in August! Over multiple weeks, the Office of Residential Life will organize the arrival and move-in of incoming students to campus. Incoming students should consult with their Admission Counselor if they have questions regarding their arrival.
| Finding Your Place | Aug. 12-21, 2020 |
| PRE | Aug. 19-21, 2020 |
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New Student Orientation - Family portion ends at 2 pm on Aug. 23. |
Aug. 22-25, 2020 |
| First-Day of Classes | Aug. 26, 2020 |
We know moving into a new home can be stressful which is why we surveyed those that just went through their first-year here at Sewanee. Check out a list of frequently asked questions by incoming students and their families. If it's not on there, no worries! Email your admission counselor who be with you every step of the way.
On SOP trips, students learn valuable leadership and technical skills while gaining a greater appreciation for the natural world.
PRE-Orientation offers incoming first year students the opportunity to get to know Sewanee in a unique and exciting atmosphere. While familiarizing themselves with the 13,000-acre Domain, students meet other first year students and upperclassmen in an environment that creates trust and establishes new friendships.
Whether rock climbing for the first time, crawling through winding passages in Walker Springs Cave, or building a house with Sewanee Outreach, PRE-Orientation provides memories and friendships that will last a lifetime. Registration will open in mid-April 2020.
Geology Professor Bran Potter leads a field visit to explore the geology and hydrology of Lost Cove during Sewanee’s Finding Your Place program.
Why does place matter? Places speak to us through our senses and their sense of community, through their stories and their history, through the environment and the culture—but the truth is, it takes time and attention to make a place your own. This program is a great way to get started.
Finding Your Place is a program that introduces new students to campus, course work, professors, and classmates. Its place-based approach synthesizes knowledge and experiences across many disciplines and prepares students for an engaged life in and beyond Sewanee. Registration will open in mid-April 2020.
Whether your immediate postgraduate goal is graduate school or a career, the Sewanee Career Center is here to give you a hand from the very beginning.
Starting your freshman year, the Career Center staff will encourage you to look into summer internships. Then, they’ll tell you all about the endowed internship funds that provide over $600,000 to Sewanee students pursuing otherwise-unpaid internships and research opportunities each summer.
The Career Center also works with our students after graduation to see how they’re faring in the “real world.” Here’s what they found out about the Class of 2018 seven months after graduation:
Our dynamic Outcomes Infographic can show you even more about the fields that Sewanee’s academic programs prepare you for. If you really like a lot of information, check out where graduates have landed since 2010. It's sorted by academic major.
Sewanee has taken a leading role in making a first-rate education more accessible, with personalize scheduling and advising, and having honor as a central pillar to life on the Domain. Now, we have deepened our commitment by adding new guarantees for new students.
Of course, you will have to do your part, too. But if you meet Sewanee’s academic and social expectations, we pledge—we guarantee—to make these opportunities available to you.
A visit to the Domain (it's what we call our 13,000-acre campus) is the best way to determine if Sewanee is a good fit for you. Once you set foot on campus, spend time with our students and professors, or take a stroll through Abbo's Alley, we are confident that Sewanee will find its way into your heart.
Our small classes mean that your voice will be heard, your contribution will be expected, and your opinion will be listened to (and disagreed with, and challenged, and seen from a different perspective, and pushed in a new direction, and considered—and you know what? Maybe we’re both right. See how it works?).
We're a community where everyone has a place and there's a place for everyone. Group study? We'll bring our notes. Rock climbing? We're geared up and ready. Jam session? Sure, we'll play with you. Whatever you want to do, at Sewanee, you'll never have to go it alone. Unless you need your space. Then, we totally get it.
