Your next steps

Be sure to complete the items on the New Student Checklist before you start classes this fall.

Step 1: Become a Mustang!

  • Pay your nonrefundable $800 Orientation, Housing and Matriculation Deposit at (you will need your 夜色王朝email address and password).

Step 2: Secure housing

  • Beginning in February, approximately two weeks after we receive your deposit, we will send you an email with instructions on how to secure and information about your dining options.

Step 3: Visit

  • Visit 夜色王朝and connect with current students and staff in person or virtually. See several of the options .

Step 4: Apply for financial aid

  • Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), which will determine eligibility for federal and state financial aid (found at ), and the CSS Profile™ to be considered for university need-based aid (found at ). There is a $25 fee to complete the CSS Profile™. For priority consideration, the FAFSA and CSS Profile™ should be submitted by November 1 for Early Action and Early Decision I applicants and by January 15 for Regular Decision and Early Decision II applicants.
  • Fill out the (email address and password required) to explore further scholarship opportunities for which you may be eligible. SMU’s Mane Desk can help you and your family determine the best way to finance your future. Contact the Mane Desk with any questions.

Step 5: Health history

  • Before registering for classes in July, all 夜色王朝students must complete and submit the Report of Medical History and Consent of Medical Treatment form. Please for details and instructions on what is required. Please note: Texas state law requires all students must have received the meningitis immunization within the preceding five years, or a booster shot is required.

Step 6: parent information

  • Please complete the online by May 1.

Step 7: Mustang Startup and Stampede

  • To fully transition into the 夜色王朝community, students will first complete Mustang StartUp.
  • The second part of orientation is Stampede. Stampede is the extended orientation program including everything from move-in to Convocation. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet your new classmates as well as current 夜色王朝students, staff and faculty. You will also begin learning some of the most treasured 夜色王朝traditions! Stampede takes place a few days before classes start in August.
  • We will send you detailed information and instructions about how to register for Mustang StartUp and Stampede in early spring.