Apply: Grades 6-8 (Forms A, I & II)

List of 7 items.

• Schedule Family Tour and Student Interview

  Family Tours are offered for sixth grade applicants on select Wednesdays and for seventh and eighth grade applicants on select Thursdays throughout the fall. Tours begin promptly at 8:15 a.m. and conclude at 9:45 a.m. During these visits, applicants will have the opportunity to learn more about the academic, athletic, and artistic programs St. Albans offers. Applicants will be individually interviewed at the conclusion of their tour. Separately, all applicant parents will tour the School with a member of the Admissions Office. After September 12, families may register for a campus tour through our application portal, Ravenna. 

• Complete and submit application form

  All applicants are encouraged to apply online through our application vendor, Ravenna. All applications must be submitted, along with the $80 application fee ($120 for international applicants), by January 3, 2023. If the application fee poses a financial challenge, please contact the Admissions Office for a waiver code. To create an admissions account or log in to an existing account, please click here.
  

• Complete and submit parent statement (optional)

  Parents have the opportunity to submit an optional parent statement in Ravenna.  This application step, though in no way required, will be especially helpful for St. Albans to get to know your family better if an in-person visit is not feasible this fall. Optional parent statements are due by January 11, 2023.

• Complete and submit student personal statement

  For students applying to grades 6 through 8, a typed personal statement, composed solely by the applicant, is due January 11, 2023. The applicant will be asked to answer two separate questions. No outside source should be used to complete the personal statement. Personal statements can be accessed through your Ravenna account and should be submitted by January 11, 2023.

• Submit school transcripts and teacher recommendations

  By early January, parents should submit a Transcript Request form (accessible in Ravenna) for academic records from the current year (first and second quarter) and previous school year to their son’s head of school or registrar. Also by early January, parents should submit, again through their Ravenna account, the two Teacher Recommendation forms to their son’s math and English teachers (grades 7 and 8) or to two homeroom teachers who have taught the applicant during the current and past year (grade 6). An applicant’s transcript and teacher recommendations must be received by the Admissions Office no later than January 11, 2023.

• Complete Admissions Testing

  For applicants to grades 6 through 8, students must submit scores for either the SSAT or ISEE by January 11, 2023. Either test is acceptable. Students should register for either test in the fall; the test must be taken no later than early January for the Admissions Office to receive it by the January 11 deadline. For registration information for the SSAT, visit www.ssat.org or contact the family support team at info@ssat.org or (609) 683-4440. St. Albans' SSAT school code is 6256. For registration information for the ISEE, visit iseeonline.erblearn.org or call 1-800-446-0320. St. Albans' ISEE school code is 090165. Limited fee waivers are available for both tests. Applicants for whom English is not a native language are strongly encouraged to submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam along with either ISEE or SSAT scores. Visit www.ets.org/toefl/ for details.

• Decision Notification

  All application files are presented to the Admissions Committee in early February, and decision letters will be available in each applicant's Ravenna account on March 3, 2023. An applicant will be advised one of the following: that he is being offered a spot and invited to visit for a day; that he has been placed on a waiting list; that we are unable to offer him a spot. If an applicant accepts an offer of admission, his parents must return the signed Reservation Contract by March 17. The School will make every effort to make financial aid awards simultaneously with offers of admission.