Congratulations!
Now that you’ve been accepted and received your admission packet, be sure to complete your next steps to be ready for your McMurry journey. We’ll post updates and your personalized checklist to your application portal. Check your portal frequently to receive important updates and information. We can’t wait to have you join our campus community and War Hawk family!
Next Steps
Step 1: Deposit!
Submit your deposit in your application portal to reserve your place in the incoming new student class. Be sure to accept your offer of admission to see the link to submit your deposit.
Step 2: Complete your financial aid process
Admitted students will be packaged for financial aid once we have received your FAFSA. If you aren’t planning on filing a FAFSA, just let your Admission Counselor know. You’ll receive a financial aid award notification in the mail and be able to view your aid in your application portal. In the Spring semester, your Admission Counselor will reach out to walk through your financial aid, but you can always give us a call whenever you’re ready to talk through it!
Step 3: Sign up for an Admitted Student Day
Come visit campus on a specially designed event for admitted students like you. Engage with your fellow classmates, experience student life, and participate in faculty-led mock classes.
Step 4: Find your home
Complete your application for student housing in your application portal after submitting your deposit. Housing applications open February 1 and assignments are released in the summer.
Step 5: Join the Flock at SOAR
Register for your Student Orientation and Registration Day! These events are designed for you to not only register for your Fall semester classes, but also to become a part of the War Hawk flock. Read more about the events and register through the link below. SOAR dates are announced early Spring.
Admitted Student Frequently Asked Questions
You may submit your enrollment deposit at any time. We recommend that you submit your deposit by May 1st so that you have plenty of time to complete your remaining steps before SOAR.
Submit your deposit in your application portal. You first must accept your offer of admission. Once you do so, you will be prompted to pay by card in your portal!
A link to submit your housing application will be listed in your application portal once you deposit. Housing applications open in early Spring each year.
Housing assignments are released in the summer. You’ll receive an email in your McMurry email inbox with your assignment and roommate.
Yes! If you know you would like to live with another student, you may request to do so on your housing application. Be sure you both request each other when submitting your applications.
Check out our Residence Life FAQ page for packing do’s and don’ts and additional information about living on-campus.
Move-in day for new students is announced in the Spring, but is typically the Wednesday before classes start. Welcome Week begins the same day as move-in! For those involved in a fall sport or extracurricular activity that might have early move-in dates, be sure to check with your team or organization for specific dates and information.
Admitted Student Events
Admitted Student Events are designed to give students like you a closer glimpse at what life at McMurry is like. Even if you’ve visited campus before, these events are structured differently to showcase other aspects of campus that daily campus visits and War Hawk Previews don’t include.
Official High School Transcript Policy
In accordance with 34 CFR 668.16(p), McMurry ensures the validity of a student’s high school completion by requiring official transcripts to be received directly from the student’s high school (via electronic submission or postal mail) or delivered enclosed in a sealed school envelope. If necessary, McMurry may contact the high school directly to confirm the validity of the documentation provided or may contact the relevant department or agency in the state to ensure the validity of the high school’s secondary school education status.