Apply

You can apply to VES for the 2021-2022 school year in two different ways. Choose either our online VES application or the SSAT Standard Application Online. Both are below.

First time user? Click here for instructions on how to complete the VES online application.

There are 4 key steps in our application process. You will:

1. Complete all sections of the application using the tabs you see above. You also will pay the application fee online.

Next, you will go to the Checklist to request:

2.  forms to be completed by others, including your math and English teachers as well as your principal/guidance counselor

3.  that your official school reports/transcripts be sent to VES

4.  if you have not yet had the opportunity to schedule your campus visit and interview, please contact our Admission office: admission@ves.org | 434.385.3607.

Note to Applicants

We want to hear from you in this application process! Please fill out the Applicant sections.

In the Short Answers & Essays section, answer the essay questions in your own voice. Authenticity is far more important than perfection. Follow these steps when responding to the essay prompts:

• Choose the questions that most excite you.
• Give some thought to your answers before you start to type.
• Help us get to know you better through your responses and let us know why you would be a great fit at VES.
• Let your personality shine through.
• Proofread your work before you hit submit.

Note to Parents/Guardians 

Please allow your student to complete the Student Statement section on their own. The application is an important step in helping us get to know your child. The Parent sections allow you the opportunity to tell us what we ought to know about your student to best serve them in finding success in high school.
 

Interview

The interview is a required part of the admission process. Currently, we are conducting interviews virtually and in person.  If you have not yet scheduled your interview, please contact the Admission Office at 434.385.3607 or admissions@ves.org.  
 

Standardized Testing

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, VES has adopted a test-optional policy during the admission cycle for the 2020-21 school year and will not require applicants to submit standardized test scores (the SSAT, PSAT, SAT and ACT). This year, the following are your options:

• If you are entering 9th or 10th grade and choose to take the SSAT, please register here and submit scores before February 1. VES’s school code is 7972. Please be sure to request, at the time the test is taken, that the test results be sent directly to VES. 
   
• If a student chooses to not take the SSAT, we ask that the student submit a graded essay that includes the teacher’s comments.
   
• Students applying for the 11th or 12th grade may submit a PSAT, SAT or ACT score instead of the SSAT.
   
• If you have a comprehensive evaluation, including a WISC, WJ, etc., please include the complete results, summaries and recommendations.

Transcript/Recommendations

Please submit the transcript request form to your current school to have an official transcript and standardized test scores forwarded to VES. Have the school endorse a school profile and attendance record. VES requires recommendation forms from your current English and math teachers. The guidance counselor recommendation is part of the transcript request form. The Admissions Committee also welcomes letters from other teachers, friends or alumni who know you well and are interested in advocating on your behalf.

Virginia Episcopal School does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, religion, or national or ethnic origin in the administration of all policies.

The Admissions Committee will begin reviewing completed applications for all boarding applicants on February 1 (the day applicant review will begin on January 7), with the first round of boarding decisions sent out on March 10 (day decisions early March). Late applicants will be accepted on a space-available basis.

For International Student deadlines, please click here.

If you missed these application deadlines, don't fret. While we fill the majority of our openings by May, we continue to review applications that come in past the initial deadline and offers are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Give us a call at 434.385.3607 or email us at admissions@ves.org and let us know you are interested in applying.

Click here for more information on International Student applications.

Please click here to download the VES Application for Admission Teacher Recommendation and Transcript Request forms.