Private school admission guides
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Northeast
Phillips Exeter Academy
Exeter, NH · Boarding & Day
Phillips Academy Andover
Andover, MA · Boarding & Day
Choate Rosemary Hall
Wallingford, CT · Boarding & Day
Deerfield Academy
Deerfield, MA · Boarding & Day
The Lawrenceville School
Lawrenceville, NJ · Boarding & Day
Hotchkiss School
Lakeville, CT · Boarding
St. Paul's School
Concord, NH · Boarding
Groton School
Groton, MA · Boarding & Day
Milton Academy
Milton, MA · Boarding & Day
Trinity School
New York, NY · Day
Horace Mann School
Bronx, NY · Day
Dalton School
New York, NY · Day
Collegiate School
New York, NY · Day
Brearley School
New York, NY · Day
Riverdale Country School
Bronx, NY · Day
Regis High School
New York, NY · Day
The Spence School
New York, NY · Day
The Chapin School
New York, NY · Day
Nightingale-Bamford School
New York, NY · Day
Ethical Culture Fieldston School
Bronx, NY · Day
Saint Ann's School
Brooklyn, NY · Day
Packer Collegiate Institute
Brooklyn, NY · Day
Poly Prep Country Day School
Brooklyn, NY · Day
Hackley School
Tarrytown, NY · Day
Rye Country Day School
Rye, NY · Day
Roxbury Latin School
West Roxbury, MA · Day
Belmont Hill School
Belmont, MA · Day
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Cambridge, MA · Day
Noble and Greenough School
Dedham, MA · Boarding & Day
Concord Academy
Concord, MA · Boarding & Day
Middlesex School
Concord, MA · Boarding & Day
Loomis Chaffee School
Windsor, CT · Boarding & Day
The Taft School
Watertown, CT · Boarding & Day
Kent School
Kent, CT · Boarding & Day
Miss Porter's School
Farmington, CT · Boarding & Day
Hopkins School
New Haven, CT · Day
Greenwich Academy
Greenwich, CT · Day
Brunswick School
Greenwich, CT · Day
Peddie School
Hightstown, NJ · Boarding & Day
Blair Academy
Blairstown, NJ · Boarding & Day
Convent of the Sacred Heart
New York, NY · Day
The Browning School
New York, NY · Day
The Allen-Stevenson School
New York, NY · Day
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
New York, NY · Day
The Hewitt School
New York, NY · Day
Marymount School of New York
New York, NY · Day
Winsor School
Boston, MA · Day
Dana Hall School
Wellesley, MA · Boarding & Day
Dexter Southfield School
Brookline, MA · Day
The Hun School of Princeton
Princeton, NJ · Boarding & Day
The Pennington School
Pennington, NJ · Boarding & Day
Salisbury School
Salisbury, CT · Boarding
Pomfret School
Pomfret, CT · Boarding & Day
The Westminster School
Simsbury, CT · Boarding & Day
Avon Old Farms School
Avon, CT · Boarding
Suffield Academy
Suffield, CT · Boarding & Day
Canterbury School
New Milford, CT · Boarding & Day
Berkshire School
Sheffield, MA · Boarding & Day
The Governor's Academy
Byfield, MA · Boarding & Day
Brooks School
North Andover, MA · Boarding & Day
Tabor Academy
Marion, MA · Boarding & Day
Northfield Mount Hermon
Mount Hermon, MA · Boarding & Day
Williston Northampton School
Easthampton, MA · Boarding & Day
Cushing Academy
Ashburnham, MA · Boarding & Day
St. George's School
Middletown, RI · Boarding & Day
Portsmouth Abbey School
Portsmouth, RI · Boarding & Day
Proctor Academy
Andover, NH · Boarding & Day
Holderness School
Plymouth, NH · Boarding & Day
Brewster Academy
Wolfeboro, NH · Boarding & Day
St. Johnsbury Academy
St. Johnsbury, VT · Boarding & Day
The Putney School
Putney, VT · Boarding & Day
The Pingry School
Basking Ridge, NJ · Day
Newark Academy
Livingston, NJ · Day
Mid-Atlantic
Sidwell Friends School
Washington, DC · Day
St. Albans School
Washington, DC · Boarding & Day
Georgetown Day School
Washington, DC · Day
National Cathedral School
Washington, DC · Day
Maret School
Washington, DC · Day
Holton-Arms School
Bethesda, MD · Day
Landon School
Bethesda, MD · Day
The Potomac School
McLean, VA · Day
The Hill School
Pottstown, PA · Boarding & Day
Episcopal High School
Alexandria, VA · Boarding
Woodberry Forest School
Woodberry Forest, VA · Boarding
Germantown Friends School
Philadelphia, PA · Day
William Penn Charter School
Philadelphia, PA · Day
The Episcopal Academy
Newtown Square, PA · Day
The Haverford School
Haverford, PA · Day
The Baldwin School
Bryn Mawr, PA · Day
Bullis School
Potomac, MD · Day
St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Potomac, MD · Day
Springside Chestnut Hill Academy
Philadelphia, PA · Day
Friends' Central School
Wynnewood, PA · Day
The Shipley School
Bryn Mawr, PA · Day
The Agnes Irwin School
Bryn Mawr, PA · Day
Mercersburg Academy
Mercersburg, PA · Boarding & Day
George School
Newtown, PA · Boarding & Day
Westtown School
West Chester, PA · Boarding & Day
Foxcroft School
Middleburg, VA · Boarding & Day
Chatham Hall
Chatham, VA · Boarding
Gilman School
Baltimore, MD · Day
Roland Park Country School
Baltimore, MD · Day
Bryn Mawr School
Baltimore, MD · Day
McDonogh School
Owings Mills, MD · Day
The Park School of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD · Day
St. Catherine's School
Richmond, VA · Day
St. Christopher's School
Richmond, VA · Day
South
Westminster Schools
Atlanta, GA · Day
Ransom Everglades School
Miami, FL · Day
St. Mark's School of Texas
Dallas, TX · Day
The Hockaday School
Dallas, TX · Day
Greenhill School
Addison, TX · Day
The Episcopal School of Dallas
Dallas, TX · Day
The Kinkaid School
Houston, TX · Day
St. John's School
Houston, TX · Day
The Awty International School
Houston, TX · Day
The Lovett School
Atlanta, GA · Day
Pace Academy
Atlanta, GA · Day
Woodward Academy
College Park, GA · Day
Gulliver Preparatory School
Miami, FL · Day
Pine Crest School
Fort Lauderdale, FL · Day
Ursuline Academy of Dallas
Dallas, TX · Day
Cistercian Preparatory School
Irving, TX · Day
Episcopal High School of Houston
Bellaire, TX · Day
Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
Houston, TX · Day
Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
Atlanta, GA · Day
Marist School
Atlanta, GA · Day
The Galloway School
Atlanta, GA · Day
Asheville School
Asheville, NC · Boarding
Montgomery Bell Academy
Nashville, TN · Day
Harpeth Hall School
Nashville, TN · Day
University School of Nashville
Nashville, TN · Day
Ensworth School
Nashville, TN · Day
Charlotte Country Day School
Charlotte, NC · Day
Charlotte Latin School
Charlotte, NC · Day
Providence Day School
Charlotte, NC · Day
Memphis University School
Memphis, TN · Day
St. Mary's Episcopal School
Memphis, TN · Day
Hutchison School
Memphis, TN · Day
Midwest
University of Chicago Lab Schools
Chicago, IL · Day
Cranbrook Schools
Bloomfield Hills, MI · Boarding & Day
Latin School of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Day
Francis W. Parker School
Chicago, IL · Day
North Shore Country Day School
Winnetka, IL · Day
The Blake School
Minneapolis, MN · Day
Breck School
Golden Valley, MN · Day
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul, MN · Day
British International School of Chicago
Chicago, IL · Day
Hawken School
Gates Mills, OH · Day
University School
Hunting Valley, OH · Day
Hathaway Brown School
Shaker Heights, OH · Day
Laurel School
Shaker Heights, OH · Day
John Burroughs School
St. Louis, MO · Day
Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School
St. Louis, MO · Day
West
Cate School
Carpinteria, CA · Boarding & Day
Thacher School
Ojai, CA · Boarding
Harvard-Westlake School
Los Angeles, CA · Day
The Branson School
Ross, CA · Day
Lakeside School
Seattle, WA · Day
The Harker School
San Jose, CA · Day
The Nueva School
Hillsborough, CA · Day
Castilleja School
Palo Alto, CA · Day
Menlo School
Atherton, CA · Day
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Hillsborough, CA · Day
Lick-Wilmerding High School
San Francisco, CA · Day
University High School
San Francisco, CA · Day
The College Preparatory School
Oakland, CA · Day
Head-Royce School
Oakland, CA · Day
Marlborough School
Los Angeles, CA · Day
The Buckley School
Sherman Oaks, CA · Day
Brentwood School
Los Angeles, CA · Day
Crossroads School
Santa Monica, CA · Day
Polytechnic School
Pasadena, CA · Day
The Archer School for Girls
Los Angeles, CA · Day
Seattle Academy
Seattle, WA · Day
University Prep
Seattle, WA · Day
The Bush School
Seattle, WA · Day
Catlin Gabel School
Portland, OR · Day
Oregon Episcopal School
Portland, OR · Day
Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton
Atherton, CA · Day
Marin Academy
San Rafael, CA · Day
Bentley School
Lafayette, CA · Day
Campbell Hall
Los Angeles, CA · Day
Windward School
Los Angeles, CA · Day
Viewpoint School
Calabasas, CA · Day
Flintridge Preparatory School
La Cañada Flintridge, CA · Day
Eastside Preparatory School
Kirkland, WA · Day
The Webb Schools
Claremont, CA · Boarding & Day
Stevenson School
Pebble Beach, CA · Boarding & Day
The Bishop's School
La Jolla, CA · Day
Francis Parker School
San Diego, CA · Day
La Jolla Country Day School
La Jolla, CA · Day
Punahou School
Honolulu, HI · Day
Iolani School
Honolulu, HI · Day
Mid-Pacific Institute
Honolulu, HI · Day
Colorado Academy
Denver, CO · Day
Kent Denver School
Englewood, CO · Day
Graland Country Day School
Denver, CO · Day
Phoenix Country Day School
Paradise Valley, AZ · Day
Brophy College Preparatory
Phoenix, AZ · Day