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Tell us more about yourself and our Admission Team will reach out to you with next steps in the process.

We invite you to our campus for an individual visit or for one of our Discover VES Events. Our team offers individual appointments Monday through Saturday. A typical visit lasts about two hours and includes time for the Student Interview, a requirement of our process. Virtual Interviews are also available upon request. Please contact our office to schedule your visit: 434.385.3607 | admission@ves.org

VES accepts the Standard Application Online (SAO). Here is the application checklist: 

 

VES has adopted a test-optional policy for all applicants and will not require students to submit standardized test scores as a part of the application for admission. Applicants choosing not to submit standardized test scores should provide an additional teacher recommendation from a current teacher (science, history, or world language).

Students who choose to submit standardized testing should submit score reports that correspond to the chart below. VES’s school code for the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is 7972. Please be sure to request that any score reports be sent directly to VES or email official score reports to admission@ves.org.

See optional testing for the grade you are applying for:

Grade 9: SSAT 
Grade 10: SSAT or PSAT
Grade 11: PSAT or SAT or ACT

 

Required English Proficiency Testing

For all applicants for whom English is not their primary language, we require that you submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score as a part of your application for admission. The VES school code for TOEFL is 8110.

We also accept the Duolingo English Test in place of the TOEFL test. Applicants can email their Duolingo score reports to admission@ves.org.

 

All Chinese applicants must complete a Vericant interview prior to scheduling a campus visit or participating in a virtual interview with a representative of the Admissions Office. Please contact Vericant either before or after submitting an application to VES. The professionals at Vericant will not evaluate you as a candidate for admission, but rather will conduct an interview at one of ten sites around China. Information obtained from the Vericant interview will enable VES to assess proficiency in both oral and written English and cultural fit. Based on the results, VES will invite select applicants for an interview.

 

Please complete the Student Essays and the Student Short Answers sections in your own voice. Authenticity is far more important than perfection. Remember to proofread your work before you submit it. 

Please allow your student to complete their portion of the application independently. The Parent Statement and Parent Insights & Student Support sections will give you the opportunity to tell us more about your student. Students seeking support from our Learning Resources team must have an educational evaluation that has been completed in the past three years. For more information, visit our website here.