Application Procedures

List of 2 items.

• Middle School and Upper School Day Applicants

  Step 1: Inquire

   

  Complete the online inquiry form on the admission page of the Masters website. Once you submit an inquiry, we will send you more information about our School and invite you to upcoming admission events.

   

  Step 2: Learn More About Masters

   

  The Admission Office is pleased to offer a variety of events to help you get to know our School. Please note that all events listed are an optional part of the application process. 

   

  Step 3: Apply

   

  Applications are due prior to scheduling an interview.

   

  Once we have received your inquiry form, we will send you the link to our application and recommendation forms. For your convenience, we offer two ways to apply:  
  
  

  1) The Masters School application

  2) Standard Application Online

  
  We cannot consider applications from students who will be older than 19 upon graduation.
  
  

  Step 4: Interview 

   

  After an application has been received, we will contact you to set up a Zoom interview. Interviews are scheduled Monday through Friday. Please note that the parent and student essays must be submitted before an interview can be scheduled. 
  
  Step 5: Testing 
   
  

  In place of standardized testing (ISEE and SSAT), students applying for the 2023-2024 school year will be required to submit a graded writing sample preferably with a teacher’s comments and corresponding graded rubric. This sample must be from the current school year and should be written for an English or history class. The Masters School has adopted this no-test policy in light our School’s belief in equity and access.

  Step 6: Supporting Materials

   

  For the current admission cycle, Masters is accepting recommendation forms from teachers (math and English) and administrators from last school year (2020-2021). Please note this is optional, and these forms will not replace the required teacher and administrator recommendation forms from the current school year (2021-2022). Recommendation and transcript release forms for the 2021-2022 school year can be found on your checklist when logged into your family portal. Optional recommendation forms for teachers who taught your child in 2020-2021 can be found here.
  
  We also require a graded essay from the current school year. This piece of writing should have been produced for an English class and should include teacher comments and the final grade (if applicable). The document you submit must include the applicant’s full name, the date the writing was composed, and the name of the course for which it was written.
  
  

  Important Dates and Deadlines

  • December 15: Middle and upper school day applications due
  • January 5: Financial aid applications due for all applicants
  • January 7: Last day for middle school interviews
  • January 14: Last day for upper school day interviews
  • January 15: Supporting materials due for middle and upper school day applicants: teacher recommendations, transcripts and graded essay.
  • February 8: Middle school admission decisions are released via email
  • February 18: Upper school day admission decisions are released via email

  If our admission deadlines have passed and you are still interested in applying to or inquiring about Masters, please contact the Admission Office at: 914-479-6420 or admission@mastersny.org.

   

• Upper School Boarding Applicants

  Step 1: Inquire

   

  Complete the online inquiry form on the admission page of the Masters website. Once you submit an inquiry, we will send you more information about our School and invite you to upcoming admission events.

   

  Step 2: Learn More About Masters and Schedule an Interview

   

  The Admission Office is pleased to offer a variety of events to help you get to know our School. Please note that all events listed are an optional part of the application process. After an application has been received, we will contact you to set up a Zoom interview. Interviews are scheduled Monday through Friday.

   

  Step 3: Apply

   

  Once we have received your inquiry form, we will send you the link to our application and recommendation forms. For your convenience, we offer two ways to apply:

    

  1) The Masters School application

  2) Standard Application Online
  
  We cannot consider applications from students who will be older than 19 upon graduation.
  

   

  Step 4: Testing and Supporting Materials

   

  In light of the complexities created by the COVID-19 pandemic, The Masters School is waiving standardized testing (ISEE and SSAT) for students applying for the 2022-2023 school year. This decision is driven by our School’s belief in equity, access, health and safety. We will revisit this policy for the 2023-2024 school year.
   
  Please note that we still require English proficiency tests (TOEFL iBT, TOEFL Essentials, Duolingo or IELTS). 
   
  

  Ideal scores for each test are as follows:
  
  

  Entering ninth grade
  TOEFL iBT: 85
  IELTS: 6.5
  Duolingo: 105
  TOEFL Essentials: 9
  
  

  Entering tenth grade
  TOEFL iBT: 95
  IELTS: 7
  Duolingo: 115
  TOEFL Essentials: 10
  
  

  Entering eleventh grade
  TOEFL iBT: 105
  IELTS: 7.5
  Duolingo: 125
  TOEFL Essentials: 11

   
  Age verification and language proficiency scores are required prior to scheduling an interview.

   

  For the current admission cycle, Masters is accepting recommendation forms from teachers (math and English) and administrators from last school year (2020-2021). Please note this is optional, and these forms will not replace the required teacher and administrator recommendation forms from the current school year (2021-2022). Recommendation and transcript release forms for the 2021-2022 school year can be found on your checklist when logged into your family portal. Optional recommendation forms for teachers who taught your child in 2020-2021 can be found here.
  
  We also require a graded essay from the current school year. This piece of writing should have been produced for an English class and should include teacher comments and the final grade (if applicable). The document you submit must include the applicant’s full name, the date the writing was composed, and the name of the course for which it was written.
   

  Important Dates and Deadlines

  • January 5: Financial aid applications due for all applicants
  • January 15: Boarding applications due
  • January 28: Last day for boarding interviews
  • February 1: Supporting materials due for boarding applicants: teacher recommendations, transcripts, graded essay and English proficiency tests
  • March 10: Boarding decisions are released via email

  If our admission deadlines have passed and you are still interested in applying or inquiring about Masters, please contact the Admission Office at: 914-479-6420 or admission@mastersny.org.