Application Process

APPLICATION AND APPLICATION FEE ($65)

的 在线 应用程序 必须 提交 no later than December 1, 2023.

提交成绩单

Following the submission of the 应用程序, parents can electronically request transcripts and school records to be sent to McDonogh School via their parent portal. Please request transcripts to be sent after the first term of the 当前的 school year. Transcripts 必须 received no later than January 15, 2024.   

SUBMIT COMMON REFERRAL FORMS

Two teacher recommendations are required. We prefer one from your child’s 当前的 English teacher and one from your child’s 当前的 math teacher.

Following the submission of the 应用程序, parents can electronically request common referral/teacher recommendation forms to be sent to McDonogh School via their parent portal. Please submit this request to all pertinent teachers after the first term. Completed forms 必须 received by McDonogh no later than January 15, 2024.

Please be aware that the Common Referral Form is confidential and cannot be shared with parents or students.

面试 

Once your child’s 应用程序 is 提交, you will have the ability to schedule a Virtual Family Meeting and Interview with a member of the 招生 Team. This meeting typically lasts 45 minutes, depending on the number of questions you and your child have, and is an opportunity for you to learn more about McDonogh and our LifeReady academic program. 通常, we speak with students and their parents separately in this meeting, and we are happy to let families decide the order of this conversation. 

测试

Applicants should complete the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or SSAT by January 15, 2024. 的 ISEE and SSAT may be taken at any school that serves as a test site as well as at a Prometric Test Center location convenient for your family. 

At-home computer-based testing options are also permitted; simply request that the results be forwarded to McDonogh School. Our school code for the ISEE is 210750 and for the SSAT is 4757. You may register 在线 at www.iseetest.org or http://www.ssat.org. 

We encourage students to take the test in November or December as winter weather can cause test cancellations.

可选项目

• 影子访问
  Be an Eagle for the Day! Prospective students can spend the day visiting academic and arts classes as well as eating lunch with a 中学 guide to experience McDonogh on a first-hand basis. 访问ing students are hosted in their 当前的 grade except for fifth-grade applicants who will visit with the fifth grade. Shadow Day visit registration can be completed upon submission of the initial 在线 应用程序 form.
• 文章
  For students applying to Grades 5 through 12, an optional essay is due by January 15, 2024. 学生 can access the essay prompts by signing into their admissions profile page and clicking on the student essay link. 的re they may choose one of several prompts and respond in 200-400 words.
• Additional Student Materials
  If your child would like to submit additional materials to help us better understand their passions or talents (for example, a short writing sample, a photo and description of community service work, 艺术作品, or a link to a video of a musical performance), please have them do so. Materials can be 提交 via a secure 在线 portal by January 15, 2024.