Admissions

Application Process

Thank you for your interest in Loyola School!

To begin the application process, please create a Finalsite Enrollment (formerly known as SchoolAdmin) account. Make sure to create your account using an email address you will have access to throughout the admission season as this will be your primary email contact with our school.

If at any point you have questions about Finalsite Enrollment or our application process, please contact us at admissions@loyolanyc.org.

Admissions Steps

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  • Submit Application

    • Application Goes Live - September 5th, 2023
    • Initial Application Form Preferred Deadline - October 27, 2023
    • Early Decision Deadline - November 10, 2023
    • Regular Decision Deadline - December 12, 2023
    • The application fee is $80

  • Admissions Interview and Tour

    • All Early Decision applicants must interview between October 10 - November 9, 2023.
    • Regular Decision Applicants are welcome to interview between October 10 - December 20, 2023. This is not required, but highly encouraged.

  • Standardized Testing

    • Loyola accepts the following entrance exams (we do not prefer one test over the other and we view all equally): ISEE, SSAT, and HSPT
    • We strongly recommend that applicants take one of the above exams no later than early December.
    • Registration for the HSPT at Loyola on November 11th and December 2nd, 2023 is currently full. If you would like to be added to our waitlist, please email admissions@loyolanyc.org.
    • If you wish for Loyola to receive SSAT scores our school code is 4710. If you wish for Loyola to receive ISEE scores our school code is 333755.
    • Loyola is not a TACHS school member. Please do not list us as one of your three school choices.

  • Student Essay and Parent Statement

    • Please complete one of the essay prompts within Finalsite Enrollment to share more about who you are and what makes you unique.
    • Parents will have an opportunity to write a short statement.
    • Students are also required to submit one writing piece of their choosing from the 7th grade. 

  • Teacher Recommendations

    • Applicants must submit teacher evaluation forms from both an English and a math teacher. Teachers can be from either 7th or 8th grade.
    • Evaluation forms can be sent straight to their teachers through Finalsite Enrollment. Please give your teachers sufficient notice so they can complete the forms before the application deadline.

  • School Transcripts

    • Applicants must submit a full-year transcript from 6th and 7th grade academic years, as well as the first-term transcript from the current 8th grade academic year.
    • Please ask your child's current school to upload transcripts directly to SchoolAdmin or email to admissions@loyolanyc.org

Optional Admissions Steps

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