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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.
Click the tabs below to view the application steps for your child's entering grade.
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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
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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 410-323-8800Step 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: ApplicationStep 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 belowStep 4
Action: Submit Common Referral Form
Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
Forms: Common 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 410-323-8800Step 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: ApplicationStep 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 belowStep 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 scheduleStep 5
Action: Submit School transcripts
Due Date: Jan. 5, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
Form: Transcript Release Form - PDF (150K)Step 6
Action: Submit Common Referral Form
Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
Forms: Common Referral Form - PDF (150K) -
Grades 2-5
Grades 2-5
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 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)
Form: Transcript Release Form - PDF (150K)
Step 7
Action: Submit Common Referral Form
Due Date: Jan. 15, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
Form: Common Referral Form - PDF (150K) -
Grades 6-12
Grades 6-12
Step 1
Action: Attend a group tour or Visiting Day
Due Date: Register online or call 410-323-8800Step 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: ApplicationStep 3
Action: Attend Student Shadow Day
Due Date: Scheduled upon receipt of applicationStep 4
Action: Submit Student Questionnaire (in Parent Portal) and Student Essay
Due Date: Dec. 15, 2022
Form: Student EssayStep 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 belowStep 6
Action: Submit School transcripts
Due Date: Jan. 5, 2023 (sent directly from current school)
Form: Transcript 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)
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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.
Provide school transcripts OR report cards for current year plus previous two years.
Step 3
Complete admission testing (ISEE, SSAT, or SAT) and provide TOEFL iBT or TOEFL Essentials results.
Step 4
Submit Common Referral Forms from both the math teacher and English teacher, OR a letter of recommendation from the school principal.
Step 5
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.
Complete a Zoom interview or campus visit.
Step 6The 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
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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.
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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.
Tests: Independent 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.
