Application Process: Grades 9-12 (U.S. Boarding Students)

Please begin the application process by completing an online inquiry form to set up an account in the Admission Portal. Upon submission, you will receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to confirm your Admission Portal account and begin your application. 

Submit an Inquiry

In order to start your online application process, you must first submit an inquiry (see above) to obtain your login and password to the Admission Portal. Once you have received an email with your login/password and application instructions, you may log in and begin the application process.  Logging into the Admission Portal will provide you with the following:

• A checklist of application requirements
• Electronic forms needed for the application process
• Event calendar to schedule interviews and visits
• The ability to track the status of your application

The online application must be submitted on or before the deadline of January 15, 2023 by 5 PM. 

The application fee is $75 for domestic students. Fee waivers are available if the $75 application fee is a hardship for your family and for siblings of currently enrolled student(s). Please contact the Admissions office to obtain your application fee waiver.
 

Two teacher recommendations are required from the applicant’s current Math and English teacher. If the applicant has one homeroom teacher who teaches both subjects, please ask that teacher to submit recommendations for each subject separately. Recommendations are requested by the parent/guardian and then submitted through the Admission Portal. All recommendations are confidential and unfortunately cannot be shared with parents, therefore must be submitted by your applicant’s teacher(s).

OPTIONAL: Recommendations from professionals who work closely with the applicant in various extracurricular activities are welcome. These letters of recommendation can be requested or uploaded to the Admission Portal.

Report cards/progress reports/transcripts from the applicant’s current and previous school years are required. All Psychological Education evaluations, IEP/504 and/or standardized testing should also be uploaded to the Admissions Portal. Please use the Record Request Form to authorize your applicant’s current school to send us academic records.

Applicants are required to submit the Character Skills Snapshot. The Snapshot is an online assessment that is administered at home and takes about 20-30 minutes to complete.The fee is $60 for non-SSAT testers. Learn more and sign up for the Character Skills Snapshot here.

This is a 20-minute conversation with the applicant and Shamika Murray, Director of Upper School Admissions. This will be conducted virtually and meetings can be scheduled in the Admission Portal.

The shadow visit includes shadowing a current Upper School student during the school day. Visits can be scheduled in the Admission Portal.

Please log in to your Admission Portal regularly to ensure that your forms have been received and your application file is complete. Families whose applications are completed by the application deadline (January 15, 2023) will be notified about acceptance on February 24, 2023. Applicants whose files are not complete by the January 15 deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.