How to Apply

This link will take you to the Williams-Mystic application portal.

If you are a Williams student, you'll use your campus log-in to begin your application, clicking the "campus log-in" button on the left.

If you are a student from another sending institution, please make a log in with your campus email and a secure password, byclicking on the "New User? Make Account" button. 

Your application will auto save as you work, and you can return to your portal at any point to resume work on your application and check your status.

Describe what appeals to you most about Williams-Mystic, how the program would fit into your academic and career goals, and what qualities you would contribute to the program.

Your writing sample should be a copy of a writing assignment submitted for any class within the past two years. We encourage you to choose a sample that you believe best represents your general writing ability. Your writing sample should be 5 pages or fewer - it can be an excerpt from a longer piece of work.

You may submit an official or unofficial copy of your transcript. This should be the most up-to-date copy available, providing grades through the most recent semester you’ve completed.

One reference must be academic, and the second can come from either an academic or professional reference. Once you have added an individual's contact information to the reference section of your application, the system will send an automated email asking them to submit a paragraph or two (it does not need to be a full, formal letter) that attests to your academic skill, work ethic, and/or sense of community. Your academic references should be people who have worked with you in a classroom setting at the college level (faculty, TAs, advisors, etc.). A professional reference should be someone who has supervised you in a professional, volunteer, or community setting — i.e, NOT a peer, family member, or friend.

Students must complete the Home Institution Approval Form with a member of their Study Away Office. This helps ensure that you are approved for study away from your home institution. This form should be completed and returned to [email protected] prior to your interview.

Once you complete your online application, an admissions representative will contact you to arrange your interview. If we are on your campus or if you are able to travel to Mystic, we are happy to interview you in person, though Zoom interviews are most common and perfectly acceptable.