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
Application Details
Waring uses the Standard Application Online (linked on the right). We are now accepting applications for the fall of 2021, and we encourage you to begin as soon as possible. Please submit an application by January 15th to guarantee a decision by March 10th.
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
- 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. **COVID-19 Update: We will work with your family to determine appropriate "visit" strategies, from presence in online courses to conversations with teachers and the admissions office. All interviews will take place over Zoom.**
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 upon completion of every application file, and decisions will be released on the morning of March 10, 2021.
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