Apply to Grade VII

List of 6 items.

• + 1. Complete the Online Inquiry Form

  To get started, please provide us with your contact information by completing our Inquiry Form. Once the form is received and processed into our system, you will be able to schedule a Parent/Guardian Interview. 

• + 2. Schedule a Parent/Guardian Interview

  Parent/Guardian interviews are required for all families who plan to apply. You may schedule your Parent/Guardian Interview online through Ravenna.
  
  Parent/guardian interviews last approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. 

• + 3. Apply Online

  Please complete and submit the online application by January 15, 2025. In the application, we ask parents/guardians to provide us with information about your child. 

  
  You will need to create an account in Ravenna. Once logged in you will see your “Action Items” list, describing all of the Shady Hill Admission required elements. You can check back as often as you wish to see an updated list of materials we have received and action items that have been checked off. 

  
  A non-refundable application fee of $50 is required to submit the application. Fee waivers are available to applicants for whom the application fee poses a financial hardship. 

  
  If you have any questions about the online application or fee waivers, please email the Admission Office or call (617) 520-5200.

   

• + 4. Initiate Requests for Recommendations and Reports

  In addition to the completed application, we require a completed English Teacher Recommendation (Boston Shared Form) from your child’s current English teacher; a completed Math Teacher Recommendation (Boston Shared Form) from your child’s current Math teacher; a completed School Administrator or Guidance Counselor Report (Boston Shared Form) from your child's current school; and school reports.

  
  

  To authorize the release of these documents to us you may need to provide your child’s school with a signed copy of the Record Release Form and confirm with them that they will send us all the required information. 

  
  

  The Boston Shared Forms are confidential documents. The completed Boston Shared Forms must be sent to us directly from your child’s school or teachers. You may choose to request the evaluation via our online form in your Action Items instructions, or you may send the Boston Shared Forms directly to your child's teachers.

  
  

  School Reports should be from the current and past two school years; these reports should be emailed by your child’s school directly to the Admission Office as an attachment in PDF format. All of the Boston Shared Forms and school reports are due by January 15, 2025. Please note: the ISEE and SSAT are not required and will not be accepted by Shady Hill.

• + 5. Student Visit (Admissions Day)

  For students applying to Grades III, IV, V, VI and VII, we refer to the day of their visit as “Admissions Day”. On the morning of January 17, 2025, applicants have the campus to themselves! Students will participate in group activities and individual work with a teacher during their visit. Participating in Admissions Day is required for all Grade III to Grade VI applicants. Please register through Ravenna.

• + 6. If Apply for Financial Aid

  Shady Hill School utilizes Clarity to assess the needs of families who apply for financial aid. With a $4M financial aid budget, Shady Hill strives to make the cost of attendance feasible for as many families as possible.
  
  Financial aid at Shady Hill is need-based, meaning that families must qualify for aid as determined by tools used by Clarity.
  
  If you are applying for financial aid, please complete a financial aid application by February 1, 2025.