Applying

Please complete this information form with your parent(s) or guardian(s) and send it with a non-refundable application fee of $50 (or $100 if you are an international student) to:

Office of Admission
Miss Porter's School
60 Main Street
Farmington, CT 06032

Part 2 of the application gives you the opportunity to tell the Admission Committee about yourself. If you choose to submit the hard copy, please complete the form in your own handwriting and mail it to the Admission Office by January 15. Please note: you may type your long essay.

Please submit a copy of a graded paper you have written for either an English or history class this academic year. The paper should be 1-3 pages in length and include your teacher's comments and corrections.

Please complete the top of each form with your name and the appropriate information about your application. Give one form to your current English teacher and the other form to your current math teacher. Please give these forms to your teachers early in the process with a stamped envelope addressed to the Admission office and ask them to mail us their comments. Remind them that the application deadline is January 15.

The school recommendation form should be given to your Principal, Head of School or Guidance Counselor with a request that it be completed and returned to the Admission Office by January 15. Your transcript should include your grades from the last two years as well as your most current grades for the present academic year. If you have attended more than one school in recent years, you may need to contact each school to obtain the appropriate transcripts.

Miss Porter's School accepts only original standardized test scores submitted by the testing agency.

The Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is required to complete an application for students entering grades 9 or 10. Students entering grade 11 may submit results from the SSAT or the PSAT. If you are applying for grade 12, please send us PSAT or SAT results. Information concerning the tests is available at your school or from the Admission Office. You may register for the SSAT online through http://www.ssat.org. We recommend that standardized testing be completed by mid-January in order to have fulfilled all requirements by the deadline. Be sure to have your scores sent to Miss Porter's School (SSAT code - #5122).

In lieu of the SSAT, Porter's will accept the ISEE Test. You may register for the ISEE online through http://www.erbtest.org. Be sure to have your scores sent to Miss Porter's School (ISEE code- #070210)


The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required if English is not the primary language you speak at home or at school. The Porter's TOEFL code is 8606.

An interview with a Porter's admission officer is required. If you have not had one, please call the Admission Office to arrange a campus visit and interview. If you are unable to visit our campus, we will be happy to arrange a telephone interview or an interview with an Alumna Admission Representative if one lives in the area near you.

Please send an informal photo of yourself to the Office of Admission. This is optional.

Please let us know early in the process if your parents will be applying for financial assistance but have not yet indicated this to the Admission Office. We will send them the appropriate application materials and instructions. All financial aid forms must be submitted by January 15. Miss Porter's School subscribes to the School and Student Service for Financial Aid in Princeton, New Jersey. Please click here for more information.

Porter's offers a number of partial merit-based scholarships to outstanding students each year. Eligibility requirements and application instructions can be found here.