Applying to EPS
Eastside Prep is one of the Seattle/Eastside area schools using a web-based application called Ravenna Admit for the submission of online applications. Through Ravenna, you will be able to manage your applications online and complete the core application as well as supplemental forms such as teacher evaluations, student essays and parent/guardian statements. Many of these supplemental forms are common forms that are shared among multiple schools. This means that you will only need to complete these common forms once and then electronically submit them to the schools that use Ravenna or alternatively print the forms and mail them to schools that don’t use Ravenna.
Important Dates:
- Applications open in Ravenna on September 1, 2021
- Application Deadline is January 13, 2022
- Financial Aid Application Deadline for Existing EPS Families is December 6, 2021
- Financial Aid Application Deadline for Prospective Families is February 3, 2022
- Upper School Decisions communicated on February 25, 2022 via Ravenna
- Upper School Family Responses due to EPS on March 4, 2022
- Middle School Decisions communicated on March 18, 2022 via Ravenna
- Middle School Family Responses due to EPS on March 25, 2022
- Complete Student and Household Profile
- Application fee – $55 (If fee is a concern, please reach out to us at admissions@eastsideprep.org)
Family Forms (completed online with Ravenna Hub)
- Middle & Upper School Student Essays*
- Parent / Guardian Statements*
- Student Interests and Activities*
- Middle & Upper School Student Short Answers*
*Puget Sound Independent School (PSIS) Common Form (forms used by multiple PSIS schools)
Student Records (completed online with Ravenna Hub)
- Grades/Transcripts for three years, including the current school year
- Past standardized test results (if available)
Teacher Evaluation Forms (completed online with Ravenna Hub)
- 5th and 6th Grade
- Two teacher evaluations are required
- These evaluations should come from educators who know your student best and/or with whom they have had the most contact in-person or remotely, with a preference to hear from homeroom/primary teachers. Ideally, the teachers would be from two different disciplines. We will accept teacher evaluations from teachers who have taught your student in the following school years:
- 2020-2021
- 2019-2020
- 2018-2019
- These evaluations should come from educators who know your student best and/or with whom they have had the most contact in-person or remotely, with a preference to hear from homeroom/primary teachers. Ideally, the teachers would be from two different disciplines. We will accept teacher evaluations from teachers who have taught your student in the following school years:
- Two teacher evaluations are required
- 7th – 11th Grade
- Two teacher evaluations are required
- These evaluations should come from educators who know your student best and/or with whom they have had the most contact in-person or remotely, with a preference to hear from teachers from core subjects such as English, history, math and science. Ideally, the teachers would be from two different disciplines. We will accept teacher evaluations from teachers who have taught your student in the following school years:
- 2020-2021
- 2019-2020
- 2018-2019
- These evaluations should come from educators who know your student best and/or with whom they have had the most contact in-person or remotely, with a preference to hear from teachers from core subjects such as English, history, math and science. Ideally, the teachers would be from two different disciplines. We will accept teacher evaluations from teachers who have taught your student in the following school years:
- Two teacher evaluations are required
ISEE or SSAT See ‘Admissions Testing’ in the Expandable Menu Below
Student Visit (Register on Ravenna Hub)
- Includes a mock class as well as group activities
- Upper School applicants will also have a student interview with an EPS faculty/staff member.
Parent/Guardian Interview (Register on Ravenna Hub)
- A 30-minute session designed to learn about students through the parent/guardian lens and provide an opportunity to ask questions about EPS.
This is a required component for all applicants to register for the SSAT or ISEE. This is not a Ravenna-required step because registration and score submission is not through Ravenna. Eastside Prep uses the SSAT or ISEE scores as one data point in an application. Each applicant must take one of these tests–both tests are not required. SSAT and ISEE are used by independent schools worldwide and are designed to measure the basic verbal, quantitative, and reading skills students develop over time.
For the current admissions season, in-person and at-home testing will be available to families. We understand admissions testing can potentially be challenging for many reasons, so we want to offer you options for fulfilling your testing requirement.
SSAT/ISEE Testing Deadlines
Upper School
| Deadline to Receive Scores | Thursday, January 20, 2022 |
| Last Date to Take a Paper Test | Saturday, January 8, 2022 |
| Last Date to Take an Online Test | Monday, January 17. 2022 |
Middle School
| Deadline to Receive Scores | Monday, February 14, 2022 |
| Last Date to Take a Paper Test | Saturday, February 5, 2022 |
| Last Date to Take an Online Test | Saturday, February 12, 2022 |
SSAT Information
For more information, visit https://www.ssat.org/
- SSAT offers in-person testing for 5th-12th grade
- SSAT offers at-home testing for 6th-12th grade
- You can register for the SSAT here: http://www.ssat.org
- Eastside Preparatory School’s code is 2949
ISEE Information
- ISEE offers in-person testing for 5th-12th grade
- ISEE offers at-home testing for 5th-12th grade
- If you have any questions about the ISEE, how to register, or technological requirements for at-home testing, please contact ERB’s ISEE Operations Office at 1 (800) 446-0320 or iseeoperations@erblearn.org.
- Eastside Preparatory School’s code is 48171
Previous Year ISEE or SSAT
If you are applying to Eastside Prep and you took the SSAT or ISEE during the 2020-2021 Admissions Season, we can include these scores in your 2021-2022 application if you prefer. Please email us a pdf copy of your scores to studentrecords@eastsideprep.org so that we can include them in your current year application. If you are reapplying to Eastside Prep this year, we can transfer your scores from the 2019-2020 application at your request to studentrecords@eastsideprep.org.
Standardized Testing Previously Taken Through Your School
If you would like to add school-based testing to your application to provide an additional data point, we welcome you to do so. Your school’s testing may have been cancelled this past year during remote schooling, so please note that these school-based testing scores are not required. If you did take a standardized test at your school during the 2020-2021 school year (such as ERBs, MAP, SOL, Stanford, IOWA, CTPs) you can check with your current school to ensure that Eastside Prep receives their test results as part of the school transcripts/school records they will submit on your behalf by the admissions application deadline of January 13. If your school indicates that they will not include these scores in the records they send to Eastside Prep, but you have records of the tests, you can send a PDF of them to us directly at studentrecords@eastsideprep.org.
College Admissions or Program Testing
Applicants to Upper School may submit a PDF of official results for any PSAT, SAT, or ACT testing that has been taken within the last two years to studentrecords@eastsideprep.org.
Questions About Admissions Testing
Please contact the Admission Team with any testing-related questions you may have. If test fees or a space for remote testing outside of your home are concerns for your family, please reach out to us at admissions@eastsideprep.org. We are happy to help with testing fee waivers and arranging safe testing spaces if needed.
Student Records (completed online with Ravenna Hub)
- Transcripts for homeschool: If you have a transcript of your student’s homeschool experience that is provided by their program (e.g. an internet-based school) then please send these records along. If you have created your own program as a family, we recommend that you briefly list some topics/skills/experiences by academic discipline areas. For example:
History
Topics: Pacific Northwest history, US History to 1845
Skills: Reading primary source documents, writing reflective essays on critical thinking prompts, creating interactive history timelines
Experiences: Visiting Washington State History Museum online, visiting Fort Nisqually
- We recommend including any and all disciplines/subjects included in the homeschool experience. Please include any physical education and creative expression as these are part of our EPS core program.
Teacher Evaluations:
- It is most helpful to hear from a parent or guardian about their student in the Parent/Guardian Statements component of the admissions application. Rather than also completing the teacher evaluation as a parent, we recommend that you delegate the teacher evaluation forms to anyone who knows your student in an educational context outside of your family. This could include current or prior year teachers, tutors, coaches, or anyone who has taught a unit or module of study to your student that has been part of their homeschooling. If your student has solely had you as their educator, then it would be appropriate to complete a teacher evaluation as a parent/guardian.
International Student Housing
While attending Eastside Preparatory School, all international students must reside with an immediate family member. Eastside Prep will not consider international applicants if they plan to live on their own, in an independent dorm environment, or at a homestay.
The Application Fee for an International Application is $100.
International Student Applicant Checklist
In addition to the items required on the standard applications, International Applications require the following:
Student Records (completed online with Ravenna Hub)
- International Applicants must provide translated grade reports if the reports are not already in English.
English Language Proficiency Testing
- Take an English Proficiency Test
- Eastside Prep does not have an ESL program, so students must demonstrate highly proficient ability to both speak English and learn in English. Applicants must submit English proficiency test scores as part of the application process. Eastside Prep prefers the TOEFL or TOEFL Jr., but all of these test options are acceptable. The scores listed are the typical score range for accepted students.
- TOEFL: Typical score range for an accepted student is iBT 70 to 90
- TOEFL Jr.: TOEFL Jr. is an option for 9th and 10th grade applicants. Typical score range for an accepted student is 850-1100
- IELTS: Typical score range for an accepted student is 6.0 to 6.5
- iTEP-SLATE: Typical score range for an accepted student is 5.5 to 6.0
- EIKEN: Typical score range for an accepted student is Grade Pre-1 to 1
- Eastside Prep does not have an ESL program, so students must demonstrate highly proficient ability to both speak English and learn in English. Applicants must submit English proficiency test scores as part of the application process. Eastside Prep prefers the TOEFL or TOEFL Jr., but all of these test options are acceptable. The scores listed are the typical score range for accepted students.