5 interview tips to prepare you for your private high school interview.  

It’s 7:00 a.m. and your mother just turned on your light.  You pull the covers over your head and then you hear her voice: “Your interview at that private school you want to attend is in an hour.”  Panic and sweaty palms.  You remind yourself to calm down but your brain is swirling with thoughts.  What will the admission officer ask me?  What should I wear?  What if I forget my questions?  

Interviewing for an application process to a private high school as a 14 year old can be a daunting and downright scary endeavor.  Advice about how to approach a school interview are provided from multiple sources including your teacher, placement director, best friend, older brother, dentist, and your parents.  So what makes an admission interview truly great?  Here are 5 tips from a top independent school in Northern Virginia which will help prepare you for your private high school interview.  

What You Need To Know About The SSAT

If you are reading this information, you are likely beginning to consider a private middle or high school education. Whether you have already registered your child to take the SSAT or are considering registering for the SSAT, this information will serve to answer some of your questions regarding the SSAT directly from an admission officer’s point of view. Read on and begin the decoding process!

What you need to know about the SSAT

If you are reading this information, you are likely beginning to consider a private high school education. Whether you have already registered your child to take the SSAT or are considering registering for the SSAT, this information will serve to answer some of your questions regarding the SSAT directly from an admission officer’s point of view. 

I have heard that the SSAT is a “common measure” of academic ability.  What about the SSAT is “common”?

When you hear an admission officer refer to “common measure,” he or she is simply stating that the SSAT provides schools the ability to measure student academic abilities in verbal, math, and reading skills which students need for successful performance in independent schools. These test results are typically used in addition to the subjective components of the admission process such as teacher recommendations, interview, and

A Saints education will prepare students for continued education at a wide range of top colleges, universities, and service academies

“Life is a journey, not a destination,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson and so, too, is the Upper School at St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes. Our faculty, program offerings and curricula provide our students with deep knowledge, incredible skills, confidence, breadth of exposure and balance. All of these will serve our students well and are not simply a stepping stone towards college. That said, we share the expectations of our students and their parents that a Saints education will prepare students for continued education at a wide range of top colleges, universities, and service academies that reflect the diversity of our students.

So, how do we approach and do it?  There are two key elements to the success of our seniors in their college admission process: the commitment and dedication of our experts and our college counseling program, which is actually introduced in the Middle School!