Secondary School Admissions Test - Help Guides

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• Dana Hall School: Upper School Open House, Saturday, Nov 5, 9:00-11:00 am
• Brimmer: various upcoming Admissions events can be found here
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• Questions to Ask When Visiting a School

Regardless of what school your child applies to, the Placement Office is responsible for submitting the following documents to schools:

• Two years of student grade reports including pull-downs (NOTE: If the student did not attend Carroll for the previous two years, the parent is responsible for requesting that grades be sent from a previous school for the last two years.)
• Student Transcript
• Character Recommendation
• English Recommendation
• Math Recommendation
• Tutor Recommendation (if applicable)

All other required documentation, including IEPs or neuropsychological evaluations must be submitted by parents.

Notes about Recommendations:

• Placement coordinates the writing and submission of letters of recommendation. In order to ensure that this process is efficient for teachers and families, Carroll School uses its own recommendation forms. This allows us to start the recommendation writing process early and eliminates the need for teachers to complete more than one form.
• Important: If you use a common application such as the Standard Application Online (SAO) or Ravenna, please do not list recommendation writers when prompted. If you list recommendation writers, the common application will send an email requesting a recommendation. This is not necessary (and confusing) as the recommendations are managed by Placement.

The Standard Application Online (SAO) allows families to complete just one online application that can be submitted to any number of schools that accept it. For more information on the SAO, please click on the links below:

• General Information on the SAO
• Preparing Your Application

Important: When using the SAO, you MUST list Carroll School as an “Advisor” so that Placement can upload the required documents.