Apply to Hopkins

The admission deadline was January 15, 2019. We are no longer accepting applications for the 2019-2020 school year. The application process for the 2020-2021 school year will begin in September. 

A complete application consists of:

   An application with
         Part I: Family and School Information completed, 
         Part II: Parent/Guardian Questionnaire completed,
         Part III: Financing Your Hopkins Education and
         Part IV: Applicant Questionnaire completed.
A $75 application fee is required in order to submit Parts I-IV. For a fee waiver, please contact the admission office.
PARTS I-IV MUST BE SUBMITTED IN ORDER TO SCHEDULE AN INTERVIEW.
THE REMAINING APPLICATION PIECES MUST BE SUBMITTED BY JANUARY 15:
They are:
1. Official transcript received directly from the current school
         (See Authorization for Release of School Records Form)
3.   Current English Teacher Recommendation received directly from the teacher
4.   Current Math Teacher Recommendation received directly from the teacher
5.   Current Administrator Recommendation (e.g. Principal or Guidance Counselor) received directly from the administratior
6.   Standardized test results received directly from the testing organization
7.   Admission Interview
8.   For students applying for financial assistance, a Financial Aid application is due by January 15. Click here for more information.

In Part IV: Applicant Questionnaire, students are given the option to submit a short essay and/or a graded writing sample from the current school year. These optional pieces do not need to be submitted along with Parts I-IV, but are due by January 15.

Although we encourage online submission of the application and teacher recommendations, applicants and recommenders who prefer to submit a paper version may do so. You may request a paper application or download and print the application here. 

In order to apply to Hopkins, you must submit standardized test scores. In most cases, the scores must be sent directly from the testing organization to the admissions office. Test scores must be received by January 15.

Please be assured that Hopkins does not have a cut-off for test scores. We review your application as a whole, which includes your grades and teacher recommendations.

If you have any questions, or if you find that the required testing is not available in your area, please contact us.

Applicants for grades 7-10 must submit current ISEE or SSAT scores. Please do not substitute with SAT scores.

•   Complete your ISEE or SSAT testing during the school year in which you're applying, no earlier than August.

•   The test results should be in the Admissions Office by January 15 for a late February decision. If you take a January test, we understand that the testing organization will forward the scores to us as soon as possible. Please let us know if you've had to delay testing beyond January.

•   Instruct the ISEE or SSAT organization to send your scores directly to Hopkins. We cannot accept a family's copy of the scores because they do not include the required writing sample.

•   If an SSAT test is not given in your area, check into the possibility of testing with an educational consultant. If this alternative is not possible, then please contact us.

•   Hopkins's school codes are: SSAT 3995, ISEE 070490.

SSAT offers an Online Practice Program, and information on what to expect from the ISEE can be found here.

•   The TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) is required if:
          • your primary or fluent language is not English and
          • you have not been taught primarily in English for the past four years

•   Why do we require the TOEFL? Hopkins students must have a good command of written and spoken English to participate successfully in Hopkins's academic program. The TOEFL helps the Admissions Committee fully evaluate a student's competence in English.
•   What's a good score? The Internet-based TOEFL exam (iBT) has four subsections, with a grading scale foreach section from 1 to 30 (30 being the best possible score). Hopkins does not require a minimum total score, rather student must earn the minimum score in each section:
     *Reading: 25
     *Listening: 21
     *Speaking:23
     *Writing: 22
•   The TOEFL is required in addition to the standardized test for your grade (ISEE or SSAT) and is the only test that Hopkins accepts as evidence of English proficiency.
•   Please designate Hopkins School as an office score recipeient on theTOEFL registration form. Hopkins School's TOEFL code is 4139.

Applicants who are homeschooled are required to take the same tests as their peers, so be sure to check the requirements for your grade. If you've taken tests in addition to the ones required, we encourage you to share these additional scores with us.

How do I schedule my visit?
An appointment is necessary for an interview and/or student-guided tour. We will contact you after we have received Parts I-IV of your application to arrange an interview, and if you like, a tour of campus. Your application does not have to be complete in order to schedule an interview, but we require that you submit Part I: Family and School Information and Part II: Parent Questionnaire, Part III: Financing Your Hopkins Application and Part IV: Applicant Questionnaire to begin the process. This information wll give the interviewer some background information about you and your family and really helps shape the interview.

When should I interview?
The application is available as of September. Once Parts I - IV have been submitted, we will contact you to schedule an interview. All interviews must be scheduled by January 15, 2019 and conducted by January 31, 2019 in order to receive a late February decision for Fall 2019 admissions.

What can I expect?
Tours take about 45 minutes. A current student will take you and your family around campus and answer your questions.

The interview is about an hour: 20-30 minutes with the applicant, followed by a conversation with the parents/guardians, where they will have a chance to ask questions or voice any concernes they might have. The interview is meant to be a conversation to get to know the student beyond what information is on the application. 

Plan about 2 hours for the entire tour and interview process, or one hour for an interview only.

What are you going to ask me?
We want to meet the person behind the application. We'll ask about your favorite classes and why you like them, your hobbies and extracurricular activities and what you like about school.

 

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