The Abelard School ADMISSIONS

What Abelard School says about their admissions requirements:

Applications will be evaluated according to four criteria: interview, test score, report card, and entrance essay (written at the school). Applicants are additionally invited to submit a piece of work of which they are proud and that demonstrates their potential; if they choose to include this, it will be taken into consideration along with the rest of their application.

All applicants must submit the following:

• Standardized test scores  -- applicants may write the Abelard test, or they may submit SSAT
  test results written at a standardized test location within the same year
• A copy of their most recent school report card
• An entrance essay (must be written at the Abelard School)
• OPTIONAL: A piece of work that reflects the applicant's interests or talents
  (examples may include artwork, music recordings, creative writing, and so on)

What type of student Abelard School is looking for:

Students who are successful at Abelard are motivated, curious, bright and eager to learn. They are comfortable in an intellectual atmosphere and look upon learning as a lifelong venture. They are caring and compassionate and wish to apply what they learn to help others and to advance society.