Using Bard's Admission Portal

  • When you submit your Common Application or Coalition with Scoir, it may take 24 to 48 hours for us to confirm receipt of your application.
  • Once we receive your application, you will be emailed a confirmation which includes the credentials to access your Bard Portal. 

Submitting Your Application

If you submit your application on the deadline date but still have required materials to submit, please note that you will have time to upload those application materials after that deadline date as long as your application has been submitted. It is important, however, that you submit those final materials as soon as possible after the deadline has passed as the admission committee cannot read incomplete applications.

Please do not mail or email any materials directly to the Admission Office unless instructed to do so. Use your Bard Portal and go to your Application Tab to upload and view submitted materials. 

Check Back Often

Please make a habit of visiting your Bard portal frequently to view your application and financial aid checklists and confirm that we have received all of the materials required to complete your application. We will also be posting information on your portal throughout the admission cycle so it is important to check your portal regularly.
Understanding the Checklist in the Applicant Portal
Text about what triggers a green check mark, how long it takes, and what to do if an item is not checked off.
Viewing Admission Decisions and Notifications in the Applicant Portal

You will receive an email from Admission stating that there has been an update to your Applicant Portal. You will login and click on "View Update" on your portal. Offers of Admission can be accepted, declined, or deferred, within the portal. Enrollment deposits can be made using a credit card, or you can indicate that your payment is forthcoming via a check or money order. 
You will also receive notifications from time-to-time and those notifications can also be read in "View Update." 
Submitting Your Application Materials to Bard's Application Portal
As an applicant, you will receive a login for your Bard Applicant Portal. That portal gives you access to your Application Checklist. Check your Application Checklist periodically to see if there are missing application materials. Upload all materials, including any supplemental materials you wish to share with us, to your Bard Applicant Portal. To submit documents through your Applicant Portal, please upload a Word document, PDF or scanned image file. 

Transcripts and recommendations submitted by your counselors and teachers will eventually appear with a green checkmark on your Application Checklist as they are received. If your transcripts and recommendations do not appear in your Application Checklist after you've requested them to be sent to Bard, please follow-up with your counselor, teachers and/or your school office. We will also notify you, via email, if there are any missing materials.