To access Berkeley Carroll's online admissions platform, applicants must create an account in Ravenna. You will be able to register for events and access more details for each step of the process. Please note that Ravenna is solely used as our application platform. We encourage you to continue reviewing the Berkeley Carroll website to gather more information about our community and program.

To proceed to the Berkeley Carroll application or to schedule an open house or tour, click the Apply Now link. You do not need to submit an application to attend a virtual open house or tour. Registration generally begins 30-35 days before the event.

MS Virtual Open House Date: October 15th

*Deadline is November 22nd at 5:00pm

Parents/Guardians must complete the Preliminary portion of the Online Application for Middle School Admission (available September 9, 2021at 10:00 am) and submit a $100 non-refundable application fee (The Parent/Guardian statement portion of the application must be completed before the applicant’s virtual interview date.).

We encourage you to apply as early as possible. Berkeley Carroll provides automatic application fee waivers for students from the following programs: 360 Academic and Sports Academy, A Better Chance, Boys Club, Breakthrough New York, De La Salle Academy, George Jackson Academy, Oliver Scholars, Prep for Prep, and TEAK. If you require a fee waiver or have any questions regarding fee waivers, please contact our office at msusadmissions@berkeleycarroll.org

We share a Common MS Applicant Essay form and Common Student Interests and Activities Form with other schools. These forms should be completed by the applicant prior to attending the virtual interview. The Common Student Interests and Activities form should be sent to you or the applicant through Ravenna by entering your email address.

*Deadline is December 15th at 5:00pm

Indicate on the application if you intend to apply for Financial Aid. Berkeley Carroll uses the services of the Tuition Aid Data Service (TADS) to process all need-based financial aid applications. Click on the Tuition and Financial Aid button for more information. The financial aid application will be available at TADS.

*Deadline is January 7th (By Invitation)

A Student Interview will be scheduled by the Admissions Office. Due to limited spaces in grades 5-8, interviews are by invitation only. Invitations will be initially extended based on the applicant’s report card from the previous year. We will review all materials as they are received and offer interviews on a rolling basis into January. Please note that we are unable to offer interviews until we have received and reviewed the applicant’s parent statement and report card from the previous school year.

Please Note: If we need further information to extend an invitation for an interview, we may request a copy of the applicant’s 2019-2020 report card.

Please contact the admissions office if you have any questions.

(By invitation, dates pending)

We will be extending invitations to engage in a 45-minute group activity with a member of the BC Middle School administration or faculty. Due to limited spaces in grades 5-8, not all applicants who have interviewed will receive an invitation to the group activity. Invitations will be offered through January.

If you have any questions regarding this protocol, please do not hesitate to contact our office.

*Due upon submission of application (Strongly Encouraged).

We request copies of the applicant's full-year transcript from the 20-21 school year. Please upload these documents directly to Ravenna. Parents/Guardians can submit a copy of the 20-21 report card after the application has been submitted, but we cannot consider the applicant for an interview until the report card is received.

Please Note: If the applicant attends a DOE school, please send copies of the actual report cards and not a link to the online report cards from the DOE.

Please contact admissions if you have any questions or concerns.

*Please remember that a copy of the applicant’s report card must be submitted for the applicant to be considered for an interview.

*Deadline: January 7th at 5:00pm if applicant decides to submit scores

*Note: Testing will be optional for the ’21-’22 Admissions season.

We want to equally support our applicants who may not have optimal access and resources to take a remote standardized exam, as well as those who do. All applications will be reviewed with the same care and equal measure with or without standardized test scores. Each applicant will be assessed as an individual.

Berkeley Carroll accepts the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), which is administered through the Educational Records Bureau (ERB) and/or the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) as an alternative assessment, though neither test is required. It is not a liability for a student to forgo testing or submitting since the applicant’s file offers adequate tools for assessment. If you do choose to schedule a test, we recommend registering as early as possible since dates can fill up quickly.

*Deadline: January 7th at 5:00pm

Submit Transcript and Grades Release Form for the 2021-2022 school year to the office of the applicant’s CURRENT SCHOOL. The request for an official school transcript should not be submitted until after the first marking period; we require grades for the current year. If the applicant attends a school that does not issue a report card before January 7th, 2022, please contact the Berkeley Carroll Admissions office with the expected date of the first marking period report card.

*Deadline: January 7th at 5:00pm

The Common Teacher Evaluation Forms can be sent to your child's CURRENT teachers through Ravenna by entering each teacher’s email address. If the school requires paper forms, you have the option of printing them through Ravenna. Two recommendations are required -- one from an English teacher and one from a Math teacher.For middle school: If the instructor teaches both Math and English, they may fill out the recommendation form for students with one teacher (in lieu of the individual forms). You are welcome to submit recommendations from supplemental teachers (coach, instructor, etc.) however, it is not required, and will be considered in addition to the evaluations from the 2021-2022 teachers.

The teachers may need some time to learn about the students; please wait until after November 1st to request teacher recommendations.

*Deadline: January 7th at 5:00pm

Berkeley Carroll requires the Character Skills Snapshot (CSS) to be completed by 8th-12th grade applicants. The CSS is administered through the Enrollment Management Association. You may learn more about the CSS and how to apply by clicking here.

*Deadline: January 7th at 5:00pm

Send the Admissions Office a sample of the applicant's writing. This should be a finished piece of work that the applicant has submitted for assessment. If teacher comments are included, please leave them intact. .