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Middle School and Upper School Online Admissions Checklist

To effectively process the volume of applications, we would appreciate having your application as soon as possible. Applications received after the deadline will be processed on a rolling basis if spaces are available.

STEP 1: Download, print, and complete the appropriate forms.

Forms you will need:

• application for K-12 admission
• student supplement for Middle and Upper School
• teacher evaluation: math (submit to student’s current math teacher)
• teacher evaluation: English (submit to student’s current English teacher)
• transcript request form (submit to your child’s current school)

Please note: These forms are PDF (Portable Document Format) documents; you’ll need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or later to display and print them out.

STEP 2: Mail completed forms to the BFS admissions office, together with application fee.

Be sure to include:

• application form
• student supplement
• application fee of $75 (please make check payable to Brooklyn Friends School)

Mail these to:

Jennifer Knies, Director of Admissions
Brooklyn Friends School
375 Pearl Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201

Applications must be received by 4 pm Friday, December 7, 2007; additional forms and information will be are due January 11, 2008; see steps 4 through 6.

STEP 3: Interview arranged.

We will call you to arrange an interview after we receive your application.

STEP 4: Teacher recommendations and transcipt from current school.

Give recommendation forms (see step 1) to your child’s current teachers by December 7. The math and English teacher recommendations and transcript are due at BFS January 11.

STEP 5: Arrange for testing with the Educational Records Bureau (ERB).

Applicants for 5th grade take tests appropriate for their age. Applicants for 6th through 11th grades take the Independent School Entrance Examination (ISEE). Call ERB at (212) 672-9800 as early as possible to make an appointment for testing. Make sure to list Brooklyn Friends School as a test result recipient. Test results are due January 11.

See the ERB website for more information about test registration and preparation.

STEP 6: Financial Aid.

If you are applying for financial aid, submit the required form to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) by December 7 and your federal tax form and any additional forms directly to the school. Financial aid forms are due at Brooklyn Friends School by January 11.

OTHER HELPFUL ADMISSIONS RESOURCES:
• BFS tuition schedule
• admissions FAQ

Admission to Brooklyn Friends School is premised upon the following:
1. Filing of the application and all supporting forms.
2. Successful performance during the admissions evaluation.
3. Excellent school record.
4. Successful school visit by the student, student and at least one parent/guardian interviews; for Middle School students, successful school visit by the student, student and parent interviews.
5. The existence of a vacancy for which, in accordance with the plan of enrollment adopted by the school, the candidate is qualified.

Brooklyn Friends School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid program, and athletic and other school administered programs.