Elevate Your Experience with Admission Academy
Gain essential insight into the private school application process with Admission Academy, a yearlong program helping your family find, apply, and enroll at its best-fit school.
How can Admission Academy help your family?
What is the best educational environment for my child? How can we stand out in the application process? Will my family qualify for financial aid? Which school should we choose? When applying to private schools, questions are aplenty!
Fortunately, you’re not alone on this journey. We can help.
Join Admission Academy for expert advice on everything from understanding application requirements and conducting virtual interviews to preparing for the SSAT and making that critical final enrollment decision.
What’s Included
From the administrators of the SSAT, Admission Academy provides a full-year subscription to live content and on-demand resources packed with insight from top private school experts. Topics include choosing the best-fit school, affording private school, making the most of revisit days, boarding school life, and much more!
Live Expert Sessions
The biggest benefit of Admission Academy over our free resources on Admission.org is gaining access to live webinars where you can ask your specific questions.
Timely Resources
Our experts know the private school admission process inside and out, and they’re continuously releasing need-to-know information precisely when you need to know it.
Video Library
It’s no sweat if you can’t attend a live session because all recordings are available in Admission Academy’s extensive on-demand video library. You won’t miss a beat!
“I really liked the webinars because they helped us navigate financial aid as well as narrow down our school choices based on our needs. It was great to hear everything simplified.”
“The speaker was so knowledgeable and comprehensive in his presentation that my questions were being answered throughout the webinar before even asking them.”
“During the Financial Aid presentation, I learned more about what items I would need for the forms when the time came to start applying. I liked how everything was taken step by step and we were given the opportunity to ask questions during and after the webinar.”
Join Admission Academy
$99 per year (or free with an SSAT fee waiver)
Admission Academy subscriptions last for a year from your signup date. You can enroll at any time, but there’s no time like the present to give your family a leg up on the private school application process. For an SSAT fee waiver, please inquire with a member school's admission office to see if your family qualifies.
Enroll NowYour private school journey starts here!
Welcome to the first step on the path to the school of your dreams! Curated by your friends at The Enrollment Management Association, creator of The SSAT, Admission.org is your resource for navigating the K–12 private and independent school admission process.
Get ready to get in.
Why Private Schools?
Every private school is different, but all offer unique solutions to families’ unique educational needs. Get to know these creative, mission-driven institutions—and find the one that’s the right fit for your family.
Start Your Private
School Journey
Whatever your reason for exploring a private school education, here’s everything you need to know to move forward in the admission process.
Discover
Before you can find your child's best-fit school, you need to know what it looks like. Start your journey by doing some homework.
First, explore your options with the SSAT School Search Tool, which allows you to find and search for schools that accept the Standard Application Online (SAO).
Next, compare your top schools—no travel required. Attend an upcoming Virtual School Fair to connect with admission representatives from schools in the U.S. and Canada.
Prepare for School
Once you find potential schools for your child, it’s time to begin the admission process. There is a lot to know and do before you submit your applications.
Understand the process
Overwhelmed? Admission Academy can help. It’s a yearlong family program designed to help your child find and apply to their best-fit school.
Register for assessments
The SSAT is the gold-standard test for private school admission.
The Character Skills Snapshot provides schools with a richer, holistic view of your student.
Practice, test, and retake if needed
Prepare for test day with official SSAT practice materials and by following test-day tips.
Apply
Your student is now prepped, assessed, and focused on their dream schools. What’s next?
Prepare all materials
Most applications require an essay, teacher evaluations, letters of recommendation, and transcripts of your student’s grades.
Apply online
The Standard Application Online (SAO) simplifies the application process.
Students can submit their information, essays, transcripts, and recommendations once and use that to apply to multiple schools.
Explore financial aid options
Ask if your select schools offer tuition payment plans, need-based financial aid, sibling discounts, scholarships, or merit awards and check requirements and due dates.
Enroll
Most schools will inform you of their decisions in early March: you may be accepted, declined, or added to the waiting list. Once your student is enrolled, they can begin planning their schedule—and their new life—at their dream school.
Remember: you don’t have to navigate this process alone! Enroll in Admission Academy for a full year of admission advice and insights.
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A year-long family program to help you find and apply to your best-fit school. Gain exclusive access to on-demand resources, live sessions, virtual school fairs, and more.
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Explore tips and resources for every step in the K–12 private school admission process.
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