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Application Process

Thank you for your interest in Bryn Mawr! We are excited to have the opportunity to introduce you to our school, and to get to know you and your family. 

Click the tabs below to view the application steps for your child's entering grade.

List of 7 items.

  • Pre-K

    Pre-Kindergarten

    Applicants for 2023-24 entry must be three years old by September 1, 2022, to begin the Lower School admissions and assessment process for Pre-Kindergarten. For more information about the Lower School Pre-K program as well as our Little School option, please click here.

    Step 1

    Action: Attend a group tour or Visiting Day 
    Due Date: 
    Register online or call 410-323-8800

    Step 2

    Action: Complete the admissions application and pay the $60 fee. Application fee waivers are available for siblings of currently enrolled students and daughters of alumnae. Please contact us to obtain your code.
    Due Date: December 15, 2022; Rolling after Dec. 15 (on a space available basis)
    Form: 
    Application

    Step 3

    Action: Attend Individual Student Assessment and Parent Information Session
    Due Date: Scheduled upon receipt of application; Parent Information Session takes place while student has her assessment or it can be virtual at a different time
    Forms: See testing requirements below

    Step 4

    Action: Submit Common Referral Form
    Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current pre-school)
    Forms: Common Referral Form - PDF (150K)

    Step 5

    Action: Attend PK applicant group assessment session, Saturday, January 21, 2023 (snow date January 28), one hour time slots from 9am-1pm. 
    Due Date: Register in the admissions portal or call 410-323-1118, x1310
    Forms: See testing requirements below
  • K

    Kindergarten

    Applicants must be four years old by September 1, 2022, to begin the Lower School admissions and assessment process for Kindergarten entry 2023-24.

    Step 1

    Action: Attend a group tour or Visiting Day
    Due Date: 
    Register online or call 410-323-8800

    Step 2

    Action: Complete the admissions application and pay the $60 fee. Application fee waivers are available for siblings of currently enrolled students and daughters of alumnae. Please contact us to obtain your code.
    Due Date: December 15, 2022; Rolling after Dec. 15 (on a space available basis)
    Form: 
    Application

    Step 3

    Action: Attend Individual Student Assessment and Parent Information Session
    Due Date: Scheduled upon receipt of application; Parent Information Session takes place while student has her assessment or it can be virtual at a different time
    Forms: See testing requirements below

    Step 4

    Action:  Submit Common Referral Form
    Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
    FormsCommon Referral Form - PDF (150K)

    Step 5

    Action: Attend Group Assessment session, Saturday, January 21, 2023 (snow date January 28), one hour time slots from 9a-1p.
    Due Date: Register in the admissions portal or call 410-323-1118, x1310.
  • Grade 1

    Grade 1


    Step 1

    Action: Attend a group tour or Visiting Day
    Due Date: 
    Register online or call 410-323-8800

    Step 2

    Action: Complete the admissions application and pay the $60 fee. Application fee waivers are available for siblings of currently enrolled students and daughters of alumnae. Please contact us to obtain your code.
    Due Date: December 15, 2022; Rolling after Dec. 15 (on a space available basis)
    Form: 
    Application

    Step 3

    Action: Attend Individual Student Assessment and Parent Information Session
    Due Date: Scheduled upon receipt of application; Parent Information Session takes place while student has her assessment or it can be virtual at a different time
    Forms: See testing requirements below

    Step 4

    Action: Attend student shadow visit (1 hour; morning. May be scheduled on the same day as the assessment).
    Due Date: The admissions office will reach out to you to schedule

    Step 5

    Action: Submit School transcripts
    Due Date: Jan. 5, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
    FormTranscript Release Form - PDF (150K)

    Step 6

    Action:  Submit Common Referral Form
    Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
    FormsCommon Referral Form - PDF (150K)
  • Grades 2-5

    Grades 2-5


    Step 1

    Action: Attend a group tour or Visiting Day
    Due DateRegister online or call 410-323-8800

    Step 2

    Action: Complete the admissions application and pay the $60 fee. Application fee waivers are available for siblings of currently enrolled students and daughters of alumnae.  Please contact us to obtain your code.
    Due Date: December 15, 2022; Rolling after Dec. 15 (on a space available basis)
    FormApplication

    Step 3

    Action: Attend Parent Information Session (in-person or virtual)
    Due Date: Scheduled upon receipt of application

    Step 4

    Action: Attend Student Conversation (for 5th grade applications only - virtual or in person) and Shadow Visit. The student conversation is a short 15 minute interview with the Assistant Director of Admission. The shadow visit is a morning-long visit spent in the applicant’s current grade (i.e. if the applicant is applying to third grade she will spend the morning with the second grade).
    Due Date: The admissions office will reach out to you to schedule the shadow visit; student conversation may be scheduled in the admissions portal

    Step 5

    Action: Attend Student Assessment
    Due Date: Scheduled upon receipt of application
    Form: See testing requirements below

    Step 6

    Action: Submit School transcripts
    Due Date: Jan. 5, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
    FormTranscript Release Form - PDF (150K)

    Step 7

    Action: Submit Common Referral Form
    Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
    FormCommon Referral Form - PDF (150K)
  • Grades 6-12

    Grades 6-12


    Step 1

    Action: Attend a group tour or Visiting Day
    Due DateRegister online or call 410-323-8800

    Step 2

    Action: Complete the admissions application and pay the $60 fee. Application fee waivers are available for siblings of currently enrolled students and daughters of alumnae. Please contact us to obtain your code.
    Due Date: December 15, 2022; Rolling after Dec. 15 (on a space available basis)
    FormApplication

    Step 3

    Action: Attend Student Shadow Day
    Due Date: Scheduled upon receipt of application

    Step 4

    Action: Submit Student Questionnaire (in Parent Portal) and Student Essay
    Due Date: 
    Dec. 15, 2022
    Form: 
    Student Essay

    Step 5

    Action: Student testing (ISEE - Independent School Entrance Exam ) or SSAT
    Due Date: Jan. 23, 2023 (testing available at Bryn Mawr on Nov. 19, 2022 or Dec. 10, 2022)
    Form: See testing dates and requirements below

    Step 6

    Action: Submit School transcripts
    Due Date: Jan. 5, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
    FormTranscript Release Form - PDF (150K)

    Step 7

    Action: Submit Common Referral Forms (1 Math teacher, 1 English teacher)
    Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
    FormCommon Referral Form - PDF (150K)
  • International

    International Students

     
    We are eager to learn more about interested families and their ambitions for an American education for their daughters. To apply to Bryn Mawr, please complete the steps below. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

    Step 1

    Complete application and forms:
    • Student Essay/Questionnaire
    • Parent Statement (optional)

    Step 2

    Pay application fee of $125 USD.


    Step 3

    Provide school transcripts OR report cards for current year plus previous two years.


    Step 4

    Complete admission testing (ISEE, SSAT, or SAT) and provide TOEFL iBT or TOEFL Essentials results.


    Step 5

    Submit Common Referral Forms from both the math teacher and English teacher, OR a letter of recommendation from the school principal.

    A math recommendation should include a brief outline of topics covered this year. The English recommendation should include a synopsis of the novels read in class and the student's ability to write a sustained essay on a work of literature, due to the fact that Bryn Mawr English classes are focused on reading literature and writing analytically, not grammar.


    Step 6

    Complete a Zoom interview or campus visit.

    The application, processing fee and all of the supporting documents should be submitted as soon as possible. A Zoom interview will be scheduled after receipt of all materials. If the student is accepted, her family will be sent a contract to sign and return with the designated deposit. When the contract and deposit are returned to the School, the student will be officially enrolled, and the I-20 form will be issued from Sevis.

    *International students who will not be living with a natural parent and are seeking a host family are required to be represented by one of our partner agencies, Ivy International Group, Apex International Education Partners (AIEP), or New Oasis International Education for the duration of their time at Bryn Mawr.
  • Little School

Testing Requirements

List of 5 items.

  • Pre-Kindergarten

    Bryn Mawr uses a combination of testing instruments that helps the Admission Committee measure developmental and academic readiness. Students are tested individually in the mornings during the months of October, November, December and January and as part of a group assessment taking place on Saturday, January 21 (snow date January 28). 

    Date: October - January or January 21, 2023
    Time: Mornings - time scheduled upon receipt of application
    Tests: Pre-K Assessment Assessments
    Location: The Bryn Mawr School - Get Directions
  • Kindergarten

    Bryn Mawr uses a combination of testing instruments that helps the Admission Committee measure developmental and academic readiness. Students are tested individually in the mornings during the months of October, November, December and January and as part of a group assessment taking place on Saturday, January 21 (snow date January 28).

    Date: October- January or January 21, 2023
    Time: Mornings - time scheduled upon receipt of application
    Tests: Kindergarten Individual Assessments
    Location: The Bryn Mawr School - Get Directions
  • Grade 1

    Bryn Mawr uses a combination of testing instruments that helps the Admission Committee measure developmental and academic readiness. Students are tested individually in the mornings during the months of October, November, December and January. 

    Date: October- January
    Time: Mornings - time scheduled upon receipt of application
    Tests: Grade 1 individual assessment
    Location: The Bryn Mawr School - Get Directions
  • Grades 2-5

    Bryn Mawr offers group testing for students applying for grades 2 - 5.

    Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023
    Time: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
    Tests: Otis-Lennon School Ability Test & Stanford Achievement Test
    Location: Admission Cottage Get Directions

    • We will be happy to share the results of this testing with other schools.
    • If the Bryn Mawr date is inconvenient for you, you may sign up for testing at another school. Please ask them to send your daughter's testing results to the Bryn Mawr Admission Office.
    • If your daughter does plan to test at Bryn Mawr, please make sure to register in your Parent Portal.
  • Grades 6-12

    The ISEE exam is required for applicants to grades 6-12. Bryn Mawr offers two in-person dates for ISEE testing. Alternatively, applicants to grades 9-12 may also take the SSAT.

    Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
    Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    TestsIndependent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) Register Now
    Location: Centennial Hall - Get Directions

    Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022
    Time: 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
    Tests: Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) Register Now
    Location: Centennial Hall - Get Directions

    • If the Bryn Mawr dates are inconvenient for you, you may sign up for testing at another school, a Prometric center, or ISEE at Home. Please be sure to add Bryn Mawr's ISEE school code 210050 for us to receive the scores.
    • Please indicate on the ISEE or SSAT registration that they should send your daughter's testing results to the Bryn Mawr Admission Office. Results must be received by Jan. 23, 2023.