Sibling Admissions Applications

Eastside Prep values our enrolled students and their families as members of our school community. As EPS has grown over the past nineteen years, enrolled families’ desire to have multiple children at the school has been important not only to our enrollment, but to our culture. Through reviewing siblings’ applications in the full context of their applicant peers, we are confident that we will make the most informed, mission-centered decisions possible. While EPS does not communicate early admissions decisions for siblings, sibling applicants will naturally continue to have the advantage in their admissions process of being families who are known to our community. For families applying for a sibling child in the future, we look forward to engaging the admissions process with you!

Admissions is hosting a Current EPS Family Admissions Information Meeting for current families interested in applying for a sibling for the 2024-2025 school year.
Please join us on Thursday, September 28, 2023 from 8:45-9:30 am in the TMAC Amphitheater. Admissions will also offer sibling families reserved, early Parent/Guardian Interviews in October. Please complete the EPS Sibling Admissions Interest Form & Information Session RSVP (2023-2024) form to share your interest in the Information Session and/or the early interviews. Please RSVP by Friday, September 22, 2023. Admissions will reach out with further information regarding both events.

Here are some questions and answers that help further explain some details of the admissions timeline:

Admissions Testing

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. Each applicant must take one of these tests; both tests are not required. Note: This is a required component for all applicants to register for the SSAT or ISEE. However, this is not a Ravenna-required step because registration and score submission takes place directly through SSAT or ISEE, not through Ravenna.

Eastside Prep uses admissions testing as one component of our holistic admissions review. We do not have minimum scores for admissions consideration. We review student-written essays as well as the admissions test scores on multiple choice sections. We understand that admissions testing provides a ‘snapshot’ of students’ performance on the tests on just one day in time, and that some students may have more experience with these types of tests. We encourage students to be familiar with the testing format through taking a practice test, however extensive test preparation is not an expectation or requirement. We recommend that students endeavor to have the best night’s sleep possible before the test, have a good breakfast the day of the test, and to pack snacks and water to enjoy during the testing breaks.

SSAT/ISEE Testing Deadlines
Upper School Deadline to Receive Score: January 26, 2024

Middle School Deadline to Receive Score: January 26, 2024

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

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.

Financial Aid

We make every effort to continue supporting families with financial aid once it has been awarded. Current EPS families do need to reapply for financial aid each year so we have information on the current financial picture. Re-enrollment contracts and financial aid awards go live on School Forms Online in mid-January. An email will go out to families indicating when those are available. To secure your seat for next year, please sign and submit the online contract and submit the deposit by the due date. The timing of these contracts is important for the school to better understand available spaces at each grade level as we go into admissions committee meetings for new applicants. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the Admissions Office.

Re-enrollment Timeline

December 4, 2023– Financial aid applications for re-enrolling families are due
January 19, 2024– Re-enrollment contracts and preliminary financial aid awards will go out to families electronically
February 9, 2024– Contracts and deposits are due back to EPS

We are excited about our new partnership with Clarity this year for processing aid applications. Through Clarity, we are able to offer families multiple application options, like a mobile app or desktop, and a streamlined application process! (Application login and processing information coming soon!)

Some documents and information to have handy to help you complete the PFS are:

Prior Year Tax Return
Most recent W2(s)
Most recent paystub(s)
Additional documentation may be necessary

We understand applying for financial aid can be complicated. We will offer a virtual FA session with Q&A to help you through the process. Date and time TBD.

Can we still complete our admissions process in the earliest timeframe possible?

Yes! The Ravenna application will open on September 1, 2023 and families can register for parent interviews and student visit days as soon as they are offered (mid-fall). Please note that applications will not be due until January 11, 2024. This deadline will allow us the opportunity to hear from teacher recommenders after they have spent four to five months with your student in their classroom, and for us to review at least one full term of the current year transcript. We are confident that reviewing siblings’ applications with these additional months of experience will provide us with a fuller picture of their school success. Finally, we will review applications and communicate decisions in February 23, 2024 (Upper School) and March 22, 2024 (Middle School).

Will I need to re-enroll my child before the February deadline even though I will not know about our sibling applicant’s decision until March?

If our sibling applicant is not admitted to EPS, do we need to maintain our enrolled child’s enrollment for the upcoming school year?

Important Admissions Dates for the 2024-2025 School Year:

Applications open in Ravenna on September 1, 2023
Application Deadline is January 11, 2024
Financial Aid Application Deadline for returning EPS Families is December 4, 2023
Financial Aid Application Deadline for Prospective Families is February 2, 2023
Upper School Decisions communicated on February 23, 2024, at Noon, via Ravenna
Upper School Family Responses due to EPS on March 1, 2024
Middle School Decisions communicated on March 22, 2024, at Noon, via Ravenna
Middle School Family Responses due to EPS on March 29, 2024