常见问题

是的. 我们从9月中旬到1月中旬提供面试. 我们的面试可以在校内进行，也可以在网上进行. 请参阅 安排参观和面试 有关安排面试的信息.

The interview is intended to be a dialogue rather than an evaluative experience. During an interview, we hope to go beyond the basic information (such as grades, test scores, etc.) and focus more on the reasons behind your boarding school 搜索. The admission interviewer will want to talk you about your interests, 你的才能, 还有你对未来的希望.

The interview is also a good opportunity for the prospective student and his or her family to learn more about 九州bet9登录. 经常, seeing the School firsthand is the best way to determine if you and 九州bet9登录 are a “good fit” for each other. 除了, a visit to campus frequently raises questions that an on-campus interviewer is best able to answer. For these reasons, we strongly encourage families to visit campus for their interviews.

Families should arrange meetings in advance and directly with coaches, 部门主管, 或者其他教员. 招生办公室不协调这些会议.

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Homeschooling has a strong place in today's educational landscape, and we gladly accept applications from qualified homeschooled applicants. Homeschooled applicants must submit a formal application and all 要求 standardized testing. 此外，所有在家上学的申请人都是 要求 to 安排面试, which must be completed before the admission committee will review the application. To help us best understand the educational experience of the applicant, 我们要求提供以下资料:

• Teacher recommendations to be filled out by the appropriate person. 如果家长担任初级教师, then that parent should fill out the necessary recommendation forms.
• Additional letters of recommendations from other adults involved in the applicant’s education program are encouraged.
• 教育哲学的陈述, written by the person primarily responsible for the course syllabi/philosophy. Please include a description of any state guidelines being followed.
• A description/syllabi for the applicant's program for the past two years. In order to help us best understand the educational background of the applicant, please clearly list each subject that has been covered during this time.

No. All of our financial aid awards are based solely on the demonstrated financial need ot the family. Every family who submits a financial aid application to SSS is also applying to all named, (即奖学金. 这些奖学金不需要单独申请.

的总费用请按这个链接 学费、住宿费、食宿费和其他费用.

The admission committee considers each part of your application equally. 毫无疑问, 我们力求招收那些表现出非凡品格的学生, 独立, 良好的公民意识. 这些品质是九州bet9登录基斯学生的标志.

考虑到我们录取过程的激烈竞争, the majority of new students each year have grades in the A range, 优秀教师推荐, 较强的写作能力, 以及某种形式的学校或社区参与. Standardized testing is used to support the other academic materials in the application.

Rest assured that each application is read and discussed by several members of the admission committee — and that we look closely at every element of the application to understand the student's strengths and personality.

学生 who complete their applications after the January 15 deadline face a much more competitive admission process. Depending on when we receive your application, we will do our best to render a timely decision.

Though we remain open during the winter months for campus tours and encourage late applicants to visit the School, we are unable to schedule on-campus interviews during that time.

Typically In the third week of April and throughout the summer, prospective students can schedule campus tours and information sessions with 九州bet9登录 admission counselors. Depending on available spaces, we may consider applications through the summer months. 如有疑问，请与招生办公室联系.

Applicants whose native language is not 英语 must take the Test of 英语 as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) in addition to the tests listed above. 然而, If a candidate has attended a school for three years or more where 英语 is the primary mode of instruction, 不需要托福考试. A minimum score of 600 on the paper-based test or 100 on the internet-based test indicate a candidate’s 英语 skills are strong enough for full participation in our program. 九州bet9登录 does not offer any ESL support, and all students are 要求 to be fluent in 英语.

We recommend that you take the exams in November or December of the year prior to your enrollment. This gives you time to take a second set of exams if your first scores do not meet your expectations.

每年都有数百名游客到学校参观, it would be too disruptive to allow our guests to visit classes or sleep in the dormitories. 然而, admitted students can come back to campus for a day-long visit program visit in the spring.

我们鼓励家庭 安排他们的面试和校园参观 尽快. Note that our interview schedule fills up quickly, especially Saturday appointments.

请使用 网关应用在线系统 to notify your teachers that you are requesting a recommendation from them. 请在11月1日之前开始联系. 越早越好!