Admission Checklist

Complete and submit the application form with the application fee of $75 made payable to Bullis. Or, apply online through www.bullis.org for a fee of $60.
Call (301) 983-5724 for an interview and tour (applicants to grades 6 through 12) or a group visit and parent interview (applicants to grades 3 through 5).

Bullis requires interviews for applicants to grades 6 through 12 as well as for parents of applicants to the Lower School. All interviews must be completed prior to the February 1 deadline. Please call the Admission Office at (301) 983-5724 to schedule the interview and tour the school while it is in session.
Group tours are available to view the entire school on Monday mornings at 9:00 a.m. These tours will provide an introduction to life at Bullis and will run on select Mondays from mid-September through mid-January. Please call the Admission Office at (301) 983-5724 to register for a tour. Spaces are limited. Students who decide to apply will be required to return for an interview with a member of the Admission Office at a later date.

Complete all portions of the appropriate Essays.
Complete and give the School Record Request Form to the applicant’s current school with stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.

For Applicants to Grades 3-5

Print student’s name and give one AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to your child’s current year primary classroom teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give one AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to another current year classroom teacher—you may choose any other subject teacher in addition to your child’s primary teacher. Include a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give one AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to last year’s classroom teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.

For Applicants to Grades 6-12

Print student’s name and give the AISGW Common English Recommendation Form to the current English teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission
at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give the AISGW Common Math Recommendation Form to the current math teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to the student’s counselor, advisor or principal with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.

Applicants to grades 4 through 12 are required to take either the SSAT, the ISEE or the ERB. Applicants to grade 3 are required to take the Bullis Admission Test (BAT). All lower school applicants (grades 3-5) are required to submit the results of a recent Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) evaluation. For more information, please refer to the testing information sheet included in this packet.

A group visit is mandatory for all applicants to grades 3, 4 and 5. Please call the Admission Office at (301) 983-5724 to reserve a spot. Available dates and times are listed on the testing information sheet included in this packet.
A visit day is optional for applicants to grades 6 through 12. Once an application has been submitted, an optional visit to classes is available for each student. Please call the Admission Office at (301) 983-5724 to arrange a visit. Visit days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, and begin after December 1, 2008.

To request forms for financial aid, please call the Admission Office at (301) 983-5724. The financial aid deadline is February 15, at which time all forms must have been received by the Admission Office.

Applicants whose files are completed by our February 1 deadline receive notification of the Admission Committee’s decision by mid-March. Applicants whose files are not complete by the February 1 deadline will be considered on a space available basis in April.