Admissions Process - How to Apply

Admissions Procedures

Candidates should send their completed application materials to Solebury by January 15 for day students and February 1 for boarding students. Applicants will be notified of our admission decision the week of March 10. After March, applications and decisions will be reviewed based on availability.

Admission decisions are based on the candidate’s potential for success at Solebury academically, artistically, and athletically, and also for the contributions a candidate will make to the school community.

Admission to Solebury School is open to all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, or handicap.

Students applying for admission are required to:

Take the SSAT

• The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is administered nationally seven times a year. Have the results forwarded to Solebury. The Solebury School code number for these tests is 7390. To register, visit: www.ssat.org
• International Students do not have to take the SSAT but are required to submit the results of a SLEP (Secondary Level English Proficiency) test. If the results of the SLEP test is 90% or above, students will be required to take the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).Register Online for the TOEFL. Solebury School is an official TOEFL Testing Center. Please check our calendar for specific test dates.
• Students applying to the Learning Skills Program do not take the SSAT but do need to send a copy of a comprehensive psycho-educational evaluation completed within the last two years. The evaluation should include WISC-IV. After this psycho-educational evaluation is reviewed by the Director of the L.S. Program, an Admission officer will call the family to arrange a date for an evaluation with the Director of the L.S. Program. There is a $150 fee for this evaluation, review and receipt of the written report.

Complete all Application Materials

Candidate should submit:

• Application
• Candidate's Personal Statements
• Application Fee (Domestic $50; International $100)
• Preliminary Health Report

To be submitted by Candidate’s Current School:

• School Administrator or Guidance Counselor Report (requiring a signature on the front page indicating your release of the transcript)
• Current transcript with courses, grades and standardized test results
• English Teacher Report
• Mathematics Teacher Report
• Teacher or Adult Who Knows You Best Report (optional)
• Testing -- SSAT scores, SLEP and TOEFL, WISC-IV

Schedule an interview and a visit to Solebury

The Admission Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with appointments for tours and interviews between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.

Class visits for students are offered on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. To schedule a tour, interview or student class visit, please call (215) 862-5261 or e-mail admissions@solebury.org

International students who have completed the admission process should schedule a phone interview with the ESL Program Director when their file is complete.

Please call or email the numbers above to arrange this.