Upper School (Grades 9-11)

• Parent Questionnaire: This step will provide an opportunity for your parent/guardian to express their thoughts about your personal, academic, and social strengths and characteristics. This should be completed and signed electronically by your parent/guardian for submission.
• Applicant Questionnaire and Personal Statement:You will be asked to complete a questionnaire and brief essay.  NOTE: Drafts cannot be saved through the SSATB online application, so please complete these steps in a Word Document before copying the information into the application.
• Teacher Recommendations (two required): This step will ask for the names and email addresses of two of your current academic teachers.  Your teachers will receive an email with a link for their recommendation forms, which will then be sent directly to our office via online submission.
• School Report and Transcript Form: We require a current grade report and two preceding years of academic achievement records for our applicants.  Once you supply an email address and the name of your school’s registrar, they will receive the request to upload your transcript online.       

2. Testing Requirements: All Upper School applicants are required to take the SSAT. Applicants may register for the test directly from their SSAT Student Access Portal. The Ranney School SSAT Code is 6002. Students may submit PSAT, SAT or ACT scores in place of SSAT scores.

3.  A Scheduled Panther Visit: Upper School applicants are required to schedule a campus visit date with the Admissions Office. Students will spend a full day on campus (8:15 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.) for this Panther Visit, which includes a student interview with a member of the Upper School administration, shadowing classes with a current Ranney student, and attending lunch. Additionally, parent interviews are held with a member of the Admissions Team during this time. Panther Visits begin in October and continue through early January. There is limited availability for “Panther Visit” dates prior to the January 15th deadline, thus interested students are strongly encouraged to apply as soon as possible.

• Pedagogical description: What philosophy and/or state law guides your approach to homeschooling? How long has the applicant been homeschooled? Are there other siblings or students involved?
• Curriculum reference: What texts and resources have been used last year and this year in the applicant's homeschooling experience? Please provide syllabi or course descriptions, if available. Also include grades for any classes being taken at other academic institutions. Please submit official documentation and grades relating to any online courses.
• Additional letters of recommendation, other than the homeschool teacher, who have knowledge of the applicant’s academic ability.