The Application Process
Thank you for your interest in applying to Waring School. Please find detailed instructions on how to begin the process below. Do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Office if you have any questions.
Applying to Waring
Everything You Need to Know to Start Your Application
**Bus service to Marblehead/Salem and Ipswich/Newburyport is now available.
Contact admissions@waringschool.org for details.**
Application Details
Waring uses the Standard Application Online (linked on the right). We are now accepting applications for the fall of 2020, and we encourage you to begin as soon as possible.
When you create an account, you will be asked for the following:
- Parent Application and Family Information
- Student Application Form
- Math Teacher Recommendation Form
- English or Social Studies Teacher Recommendation Form
- School Report from Head of School or Guidance Counselor
- Personal Recommendation (someone who knows you well)
- Supplemental Form
- A piece of graded homework or an essay with teacher comments
- $50.00 Non-refundable Application fee
Visit Days
The Admissions Office will contact families to arrange a one to two-day visit (student’s choice) after application materials have been processed. During the one or two day visit, applicants will shadow a current student in the grade they are applying for and attend classes, interview with a member of the Admissions team, and participate in a humanities discussion.
Optional
- Music: If you would like Waring to hear you perform, please send a YouTube video link (privately/unlisted is fine), or any sound format (mp3, etc.) in an email to our Performing Arts Department, at bschaeffer@waringschool.org, with the subject title "Admissions Music: (Your Name)"
- Art: Please send digital images by email to Kristin Breiseth, Chair of the Art Department, at kbreiseth@waringschool.org with the subject title "Admissions Art: (Your Name)"
- Homeschooling Requirements: Please see the homeschooling requirements: HERE.
Applicants are encouraged, but not required, to submit a SSAT score as part of their application. Waring's preferred admission test, should you choose to submit one, is the SSAT.
Decisions
Admission Committees consisting of the Director of Admissions, Associate Director of Admissions, and faculty members will make the final decisions - decisions will be released on March 10th for applicants who are complete before February 21 (including visit days).
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