Step I: Complete the Inquiry Form
• Complete our inquiry form before scheduling a visit. Once you fill out the inquiry form, domestic applicants will receive our viewbook; international applicants can click here to view it online.
• If you have a particular interest in athletics or the arts, please fill out an athletics interest form and/or an arts interest form. Your information will be sent to the relevant Middlesex coach(es) or teacher(s).
Step II: Schedule an Interview
• An interview is not required, but strongly recommended. We do not offer off-campus interviews, and Skype interviews are offered only by invitation of the Admissions Committee.
• Please call or email the Admissions Office at 978-371-6524 or email appointments@mxschool.edu to schedule an appointment. Interviews are offered every day that class is in session.
Step III: Complete an Application
• You may apply using the Middlesex online application, the Middlesex paper application (for recommendations see below), or a common application from TABS or SSAT.
• The application includes the required Personal Statement, graded English Paper, and Parents' Statement. The application fee is $50 for domestic applicants and $100 for international applicants, payable by check or credit card using the online application.
• The application deadline for all applicants is January 15, 2012. The Admission Committee will make every effort to give full consideration, and issue a decision on March 10, to completed applications (including testing) received between January 15 and February 10. If you have questions regarding the timing of your application, please call the Admissions Office at (978) 371-6524.
• The Financial Aid application deadline is also January 15, 2012. If you intend to apply for financial aid, please click here for more information.
Step IV: Submit School Report, Transcripts, and Recommendation Forms
• Middlesex School accepts Common Recommendation forms, but also asks for a Foreign Language Teacher Recommendation.
• The following should be given to your current school no earlier than November; teacher recommendations must come from the current teacher in the specific course:
o English teacher recommendation
o Mathematics teacher recommendation
o Foreign Language teacher recommendation (you may substitute Science or Social Studies/History if you are not currently taking a foreign language)
o School Report
o Transcript of grades from current year, and prior two years
Step V: Schedule a Test Date
• Test scores must be sent to Middlesex directly from the testing service
• The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) or Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) is required for applicants to grades 9 and 10. Applicants for grade 11 may submit current year SSAT, PSAT or SAT scores.
o 2011 Test dates for the SSAT: October 15, November 12, December 10, & January 7, 2012
o The Middlesex SSAT code is 5068; for more information about the SSAT, contact S.S.A.T.B. at 609-683-4440, www.ssat.org
o The Middlesex ISEE code is 220-650; for more information about ISEE, contact 800-446-0320, www.erbtest.org
• In addition to SSAT or ISEE, the TOEFL Test is required of all international applicants whose primary language is not English.
o For more information contact TOEFL at 609-771-7100, www.toefl.com
o The Middlesex TOEFL code is 8720
Step VI: Track your Application
• Once you have submitted an application, you may track your application status online by creating an online account. If you apply through any other method than the Middlesex online application (e.g., SSAT), you need to create an account. If you applied using our online application, your username and password remain the same.
• It may take up to a week for your application materials to be processed, so please be patient. Thank you!
Step VII: Receive Notification
• Applicants will be notified online of their admission decision on March 10, 2012 by logging into the notification site and entering their usename and password. Contact our office at (978) 371-6524 if you do not have a username and password. Applicants will also receive a notification letter in the mail.
• Accepted students must sign and return enrollment contracts by April 10, 2012 in order to reserve their spot at Middlesex.
