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Middle School Admission Guide |
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Private School Admission Planning Calendar
Ideally, you should begin the private school admission process eighteen months prior to the time that you plan to enroll your child. An early start will reduce the pressure and confusion that can accompany the private school search and admission process.
This calendar provides a general timeframe for the private school admission process. School visit dates and application deadlines will vary from school to school; but your search should include all of the steps that are included in the calendar.
Careful and diligent use of the tools provided through links included in the calendar will increase your awareness of your options and help you and your student make good choices. Like anything else that is important in life, there are no shortcuts to success.
April - May
PARENTS:
- Complete the Student and Family Assessment
- Identify the type of schools that you are interested in having your student attend
- Visit school Web sites — pay particular attention to recent school and classroom activities, school news, and messages from administrators and faculty members
- Contact schools to request admission information, application materials and a curriculum guide
June-August
PARENTS:
- Review admission information and application materials provided by the schools
- Create a system to organize admission information and application materials
- Talk with parents of children that currently attend the schools that you are considering for your child
STUDENTS:
- Prepare for admission test — read, build vocabulary, practice math problems, and take sample tests
September
PARENTS:
- Develop a short list of schools that are of interest to you and your student
- Obtain a schedule of open houses for schools that are of interest to you and your student
- Confirm dates for admission testing and student and financial aid application deadlines
- Schedule SSAT, ISEE or other admission test required by schools of interest
- Arrange for student full-day school visits and interviews where necessary
STUDENTS:
- Continue to prepare for admission test
October
PARENTS
STUDENTS:
- Attend open houses with parents
- Participate in full-day school visits and interviews, where necessary
- Take SSAT, ISEE or other admission test required by schools of interest
November
PARENTS:
STUDENTS:
- Attend open houses with parents
- Participate in full-day school visits and interviews
- Take SSAT, ISEE or other required admission test, if not already taken
- Begin to compose admission application essays, if they are required
December
PARENTS:
- Together with your student, narrow school choices — complete the Private School Decision Table
- Monitor progress of essay and application completion
- Complete financial aid application, if aid will be requested
STUDENTS:
- Complete remaining full-day school visits and interviews
- Complete and submit applications that have December deadlines
- Take SSAT, ISEE or other required test, if not already taken
January
PARENTS:
- Monitor progress of essay and application completion
- Periodically, call the admission offices to check on the status of your student's file
- Complete and submit financial aid application, including required IRS forms
STUDENTS:
- Complete and submit applications to schools that have January and early February deadlines
February
PARENTS:
- Call the admission offices to confirm that your student's file is complete
March
PARENTS:
- Review the acceptance and enrollment materials provided by the schools to which your child has been accepted
- Refer back to the Private School Decision Table to help you select among the schools to which your student was admitted
- Confirm that your school of choice will fully meet the goals and expectations you identified in the Student and Family Assessment that you completed at the beginning of the private school admission process
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