10个项目的清单；

• 开始使用 Ravenna

  Most of the application process is conducted online through our admission portal. If your family has not yet created an account, please visit ravenna-hub.com to start the application process.

   

  Once you create your Student Profile, select the San Francisco Bay Area region and add The College Preparatory School to your list of schools.
  
  Our application, along with event registration, opens by September 1 each year. 

• 入场活动

  College Prep hosts a variety of admissions events for prospective students and parents to get to know our community. All events except for office hours require advance registration via the admission portal. We encourage you to attend any events that are of interest. We do not expect families to attend all events. 
  
  Once logged in, families with students in 8th grade and above should click the "Apply" button to register for events. Families with students in 7th grade should click "Inquire/Explore" from within the portal. If your student is in the 6th grade or below, please use our website to learn about College Prep and plan to join us for admission events in 7th or 8th grade. 
  
  

  Events open to families with students in 8th grade and above.

  • Campus Visit and Classroom Experience (in-person)
  • Arts and Athletics Showcase (in-person)

  Events open to families with students in 7th grade and above (all virtual except where noted):

  • Admission Staff Office Hours
  • Black Family Affinity Gathering
  • Equity and Belonging Evening (in-person)
  • Faculty and Administration Panel
  • Financial Aid Information and Workshop
  • Humanities Information and Class Demonstration
  • Latinx Family Affinity Gathering
  • Math & Science Information and Class Demonstration
  • Public and Parochial School Information and Panel
  • Student Panel

• Submit Family Forms (by Jan. 9, 2025)

  Applications for the 2025-2026 school year will go live via our application portal in September and are due by January 9, 2025.

   

  From within the portal, the following family forms help us get to know your child and your family:

  • 学生活动及兴趣表（湾区通用表格）。
  • 学生速记与反思表
  • 学生声明（东湾通用表格
  • 家长声明

  
  关于家庭形式的一些说明。

  • We want to get to know you and your family through your responses. There are no right or wrong answers to these questions.
  • The content of your responses is much more important than the length of your writing. Though most questions have character/word limits, please do not feel the need to write more just to reach these limits.
  • All forms other than the Parent Statement should be completed by the applicant without help from adults.
  • The use of generative AI (such as ChatGPT, Bard, Bing, Claude3, etc.) is antithetical to the process of getting to authentically know our applicants and is not allowed in any part of the application.
  • 请将您的工作副本与 Ravenna 分开保存在 Google Docs 或 Microsoft Word 等程序中。将您的回复从文字处理程序粘贴到 Ravenna 中时，请从头到尾仔细阅读，以确保所有格式和内容按您的意愿显示。

• Optional: Financial Aid (by Jan. 9, 2025)

  The financial aid application is a two-step process that typically begins in early winter for families applying for admission as well as returning College Prep families currently receiving financial aid. Detailed information about the process is available on the financial aid pages of our website. 

• Teacher Recommendations (by Feb. 1, 2025)

  College Prep's application requires three recommendations from the applicant's current English teacher, math teacher, and principal/counselor. Recommendations are requested through the admission portal. Some notes about teacher recommendations:

  
  

  • Only the applicant's current teachers should submit these forms
  • We advise waiting until after November 1 to ask teachers to complete recommendation forms
  • 校长/辅导员表可由校长、辅导员、顾问、师长等酌情提交。
  • Though the teacher recommendation forms have a due date of January 9 for some schools, we consider any recommendation submitted by February 1 to be on time

• Transcripts (by Feb. 1, 2025)

  九年级的申请人需要提交完整的七年级成绩单，以及八年级第一学期、第二季度或第一学期的成绩单。

  
  Some notes about transcripts:

  • Transcripts should be uploaded to Ravenna (preferred) or sent to College Prep directly from the applicant's school
  • Our preference is that the applicant's school send all transcripts (7th and 8th grade) together rather than separately
  • 转学申请者应将当前的成绩单与前两年的成绩/成绩单一起寄送。

• Interview (by Feb. 1, 2025)

  Each applicant meets one-on-one with a College Prep faculty or staff member as part of their application. Interviews at College Prep are casual conversations that last around half an hour (20 minutes with the student followed by 10 minutes with the family). Interviews are not intended to be stressful -- be yourself and have fun!

  
  Some notes about interviews:

  • All interviews are conducted via Zoom
  • 面试只安排在已提交初审申请并缴纳报名费的学生身上。
  • Interviews can be scheduled from the portal beginning in October and take place throughout the fall and winter
  • 保证每个申请人都能得到面试机会
  • Check out our tips for interviews here

• Assessment (by Feb. 1, 2025)

  College Prep requires all ninth grade applicants to submit either ISEE or SSAT results. Each applicant should choose one option only. The Admission Committee has no preference between the two exams.  Fee waivers for families in need are available  from the admission office for both tests. Accommodations for students with documented learning differences or physical challenges may be requested from the testing organizations.
  
  

  Option A: ISEE Exam
  Applicants can submit Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) results to College Prep.

  
  The ISEE takes approximately three hours and includes a writing sample, as well as verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, reading comprehension, and math achievement sections. Learn more about what's on the ISEE here.
  
  

  The ISEE can be taken at home, at a school site (including College Prep), or at a Prometric test center. The cost ranges from $155 - $245 depending on the testing location. There are additional late fees for those registering within three weeks of their testing date. 
  
  

  College Prep's ISEE code is 052192. The ISEE may be taken anytime between now and February 1, 2025. Register here beginning August 1, 2024. 
  
  

  Option B: SSAT Exam
  Alternatively, ninth grade applicants can submit Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) results to College Prep.
  
  

  The SSAT takes approximately three hours and includes a writing sample, as well as math, verbal, and reading comprehension sections. Learn more about what's on the SSAT here.
  
  

  The SSAT can be taken at home, at a school site, or at a Prometric test center. The cost ranges from $169 - $255 depending on the testing location.  There are additional late fees for those registering within three weeks of their testing date. 
  
  

  College Prep's SSAT code is 2484. The SSAT may be taken anytime between now and February 1, 2025. Register here beginning August 1, 2024. 
  
  

  Transfer Applicants
  Transfer applicants for grades ten and eleven may submit PSAT, SAT, or ACT test scores in addition to or in lieu of ISEE or SSAT scores.
  
  International Applicants
  International applicants are required to submit ISEE or SSAT scores; TOEFL scores may be submitted in addition, but are not required. 

• Decision Notification (March 21, 2025)

  College Prep applicants with completed applications can see their admission decision from within their Ravenna account on Friday, March 21, 2025, after 4:00 PM. We do not release decisions at any other time.
  
  

  Applicants offered admission to College Prep are required to respond to their admission offer by Friday, March 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM.

• 留学生指南

  大学预科班的学生来自不同的背景，包括极少数的国际学生（定义为那些没有美国公民或永久居留身份的学生）。国际学生和他们的家庭在考虑大学预科时应牢记以下几点。

  • College Prep不与任何国际安置机构和组织合作。我 们邀请国际家庭直接与我们的招生办公室合作。
  • College Prep does not offer any English language learning courses such as ESL or ELL. All of our classes (except for world language courses) are conducted in English.
  • College Prep is a day school. We do not offer a boarding program nor do we organize home-stays for international students. Most international students who have attended College Prep have relocated to the Bay Area with their immediate family.
  • Applicants who hold dual citizenship between the United States and another country are considered domestic applicants to College Prep. International students admitted to College Prep who require an I-20 sponsored by the school to study in the United States will be given further guidance at the time of admittance.