By following the steps below, you’ll stay on track to submitting a complete application for admission to 6th or 7th grades on or before January 6, 2023.
Submit Family Information Form
Complete the Family Information Form and pay the $70 application fee or request a fee waiver/discount. Take this step today.
Schedule a virtual family meeting
Watch your email for your assigned Virtual Family Meeting. This required meeting gives the admissions team an opportunity to learn more about your family and answer any questions you have.
An admissions representative will meet with the student applicant for the first 20 minutes of the appointment and then there will be an opportunity for parents or guardians to speak with the admissions team member for the rest of the allotted time.
Student interviews and parent meetings for 5th and 8th grade applicants will be scheduled if space becomes available in those grades.
submit teacher recommendations
Request Teacher Recommendations for submission by January 6, 2023. The AISGW Common Recommendation form is required from the child’s current English and math teachers. If the student applying for Middle School has one homeroom teacher who teaches both subjects, please ask that teacher to submit the recommendations for each subject separately. We highly recommend sending the forms to teachers no earlier than late November or December so that they will have a chance to get to know your child before completing them.
request transcript
Please submit the transcript release form to your child’s school authorizing it to send transcripts directly to Sidwell Friends School.
Applicants to grades 5 through 8 should submit transcripts from the first half of the current school year and the full previous school year. We recommend that you request the transcripts in early January so that the most up-to-date grading period will be included with your child’s application.
submit testing
We are not accepting SSAT or ISEE testing. If your child took a standardized test at school during the 2021 - 22 school year (such as ERBs, MAP, SOL, Stanford, IOWA, CTPs, PARCC) please make sure that Sidwell Friends receives the test results as part of their school transcripts.
Complete Sidwell Friends Virtual Student Academic Activity
Your student will be assigned an activity session date on a Saturday. Students will complete a reading and writing comprehension activity, administered by a member of the admissions team via Zoom.
Register Your Applicant to Shadow a Current Student.
Register your student applicant for an opportunity to shadow a current student during the school day. After submitting the Family Information Form, you will be able to register your student for this event. Spaces are limited.
