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Please contact our Associate Director of Admission and Financial Aid Alexis Ortega at financialaid@universityprep.org.

For an application to be considered complete and ready for review it must have: Intent to Apply, Student Activities and Interests Form, Student Essay, Parent/Guardian Statement, Transcript, Teacher Recommendations, and the required student visit. For admission consideration all items must be submitted by the January 14, 2021 deadline.

The admission season runs from mid-September through late February for upper school applicants and late March for middle school applicants. Both the Intent to Apply and all additional application materials can be found online HERE. which allows you secure access throughout the process, including admission decisions. All applicants are required to complete a virtual UPrep Visit Day. During the visit, applicants will participate in an activity and be interviewed by UPrep faculty. Visits are available October through early February and can be scheduled online HERE. Parents/guardians are strongly encouraged to sign up for the optional parent/guardian virtual tour hosted by our Director of Enrollment Management and our Parent Ambassadors. These optional virtual tours are also available in Ravenna. 

Upper School Decisions are posted at noon on Friday, February 19, 2021. Families will have until Friday, February 26, 2021 at noon to inform UPrep of their decision.

Middle School Decisions are posted at noon on Friday, March 19, 2021. Families have until Friday, March 26, 2021 at noon to inform UPrep of their decision.

The admission teams, consisting of faculty and administrators, evaluate candidates on all information collected. The final admission decision is based on the candidate’s potential for academic excellence, commitment to learning, respect for others, and willingness to make a positive contribution to the school community. We strive to ensure that each student has the greatest chance for success in our program, asking whether University Prep is the best match for each candidate’s needs.

Yes, we have virtual tours available for all parents and guardians and you can sign up in Ravenna. These virtual visits will be hosted by our Director of Enrollment Management and our UPrep Parent Ambassadors. We also have many events for prospective families that you can sign up for as well.

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We value neurodiversity and consider applications from all types of learners. Please include in the Parent Statement any information about learning support needs. Also, please send any private test results, psychological, or educational assessments to admissionoffice@universityprep.org.

Please contact Shannon Salverda, our Director of Integrated Learning, at 206.525.2714 ext. 205 or ILAdmissions@universityprep.org, with any questions you may have.

If you do not wish to submit such information, please understand that your application will be considered without regard to any specific supports that might benefit your student. Find more information about our Integrated Learning Program HERE.

If your student is not admitted, but invited to the wait pool you have to opt in for this as it is not automatic. Students in the wait pool are qualified alternates, but have not been accepted because of limited space. Should a space open up, our office will contact a member from the pool and offer them the vacancy. Note our wait pool is not ranked.

No. We are unable to share the specific reasons that lead us to make admission decisions. Because many candidates are qualified for our program, decisions are often difficult to make. Those accepted are simply slightly better matched for our program. Furthermore, applicants’ folders contain confidential information that may not be disclosed.

We offer an early admission process to sibling applicants whereby they receive their admission decisions in mid-December. Learn more.

We consider international students for long-term only placement at UPrep. We do not offer boarding or English Language Learning services. Therefore, we require international students to live with a family member while enrolled in our program and English proficiency is a consideration in the admission process. International students should submit an application following the same deadlines as local students. The Global Programs Office manages F-1 Visas. Learn more. 

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We have a six block rotating schedule. This allows our students to slow down the pace of their day and engage in 70-minute classes, with only point in the day in which there are two classes back-to-back.

Community Time changes depending on the day and is filled with long advisory, assemblies, club blocks, office hours, study halls and grade level specific activities throughout the week.

There are 263 students in the Middle School and 345 in the Upper School. A typical classroom size is 16-18 students.

In addition to our athletic program, which competes in the Emerald City League, students have the opportunity to run for Student Government, and participate in Debate (Middle School) or Mock Trial (Upper School), clubs, affinity groups through the Diversity and Community Office, Friday Night Ski Club (January-February), community service, Outdoor Programs, and more. 

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