A preliminary application must be submitted to become an official candidate for next year’s entering class.  If you have applied for our Summer Seminar program, please do not submit a preliminary application.

After being designated as an official candidate for admission, all applicants will be notified by mail.   Within your candidate letter will be important instructions on how to proceed with the application process (sent no earlier than mid-May).   

The preliminary application form is for students who will be graduating from high school in 2009.  Students who graduated before 2009 should also use this form.

If you will graduate after 2009, you are too young to apply for this class and should fill out our request for information form unless you have already done so. 

Please ensure you have the following information on hand when completing the preliminary application. If you do not have this information we cannot properly process your application. Links are provided to help you look up some of the information.

1.       High School Educational Testing Service (ETS) Code.

2.       Rank in your High School Class. Also from your Guidance Office. If your school does not rank, please estimate.

3.       Congressional State and District (where you or your family votes).

4.       Zipcode + 4.

5.       Your SAT, ACT, or PSAT scores.