International Students

VES is proud to celebrate our international student community. In the 2020-2021 school year, 20% of our students represented 12 countries outside of the United States.

In recent years, our international community has included students and faculty from Austria, the Bahamas, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Mexico, Nigeria, Portugal, Scotland, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey and Vietnam. While a few international students are here for a one-year cultural experience, most attend VES for four years as diploma candidates for graduation.

We delight in the cultural depth you will bring to our school. As a VES student, you will be challenged by a rigorous academic program and participate in athletics and the arts. You will have the opportunity to contribute to our community in a variety of ways—in the classroom, on dorm, in clubs and leadership positions. And you will enjoy making close friendships that will last a lifetime.

Apply

All Applicants:

Submit an Application for Admission: You may complete either our VES online application or Standard Application Online (SAO). First time users of the VES online application, please click here for instructions.
Standardized Testing Requirements
- In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, VES has adopted a test-optional policy during this admission cycle and will not require applicants to submit standardized test scores from the SSAT, PSAT, SAT and ACT.
- Applicants may submit any standardized test scores as part of the application. If you choose to take the SSAT, VES’s school code is 7972.
- We may request a writing sample if you choose not to submit a standardized test score.
Required English Proficiency Testing
- For all applicants for whom English is not their primary language, we require that you admit your TOEFL score. Our VES school code is 8110.
- Students may also choose to submit results of their Duolingo test.
Vericant Interview Requirement - Chinese Applicants Only: 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.
Schedule a Virtual Tour and Interview: Contact Tripp Price, Director of International Admissions, at tprice@ves.org. (Chinese Applicants, please submit your Vericant interview prior to scheduling a virtual interview with VES.)

Tuition

Deadlines & Decisions

February 1: Deadline for submitting an application
First week of March: All completed international student applications receive final review
March 10: Applicants will be notified of our decision
After March 10: Our school has a rolling admission policy, so the admission office will continue to review applications as long as spaces are available for the following year. If you are not granted acceptance in the first round of admission decisions, you may be put on a “waitlist” in the event that additional openings become available.

College Matriculation

VES has an extensive College Counseling program. Our college counselors work with all students throughout their career at VES to assist them in finding the right college match.

Our school also serves as a national testing site for the SAT, PSAT, and ACT. The TOEFL test is administrated in the surrounding area as well.

Our international students have attended top tier U.S. colleges, including Georgetown, Duke University, Columbia University, Emory University, Boston College, Brandeis University, Carnegie Melon University, Cornell University, MIT, NYU, Purdue University, Princeton University, Stanford, University of California at Berkeley, University of Illinois, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, Wake Forest University, Wesleyan University and Washington University in St. Louis.