Here's what you need to do:
| Required Materials | |
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Complete the Common App or Coaltion App including: ✓ Oxy's Required Short Answer Questions ✓ School Report ✓ Counselor Recommendation forms |
| ✓ | Official transcript |
| ✓ | Standardized test scores are optional. |
| ✓ | Midyear report after your first term of senior year. |
| ✓ | One letter of recommendation from teachers (core academic subject area is preferred). Ideally, we’d like a letter from those who taught you in 10th, 11th, or 12th-grade. |
| ✓ | If applying Early Decision, you'll also need to complete a binding Early Decision Agreement (available on the Common App). |
| Optional Materials | |
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| ✓ | Artistic Supplement submitted through Slideroom |
| ✓ | Interview |
Applying as a transfer or international student? Visit our transfer student and international student pages to learn about specific requirements.
We encourage you to watch this video about writing your application essays, presented by Duanduan Hsieh, one of our Senior Assistant Deans of Admission.
Submitting Application Materials:
Once you have submitted your application, you will receive an email within 24 to 48 hours with log-in information for our online Application Portal. There you can update your contact information, view which documents we have received and, if necessary, upload additional materials.
Have additional items to send?
Email: admission@oxy.edu
Mail:
Occidental College
Office of Admission
1600 Campus Road M-18
Los Angeles, CA 90041
Still have questions?
Connect with the Admission Counselor for your region.