How to Apply

Milton Academy welcomes boarding applications for admission to Grades 9, 10 and 11. Students in the Greater Boston area may apply for admission as day students to Grade 9 and 10.

In a typical year, Milton enrolls the following number of new students in each entry point:

Grade 9 (Class IV): 95
Grade 10 (Class III): 40
Grade 11 (Class II): 15

During the first phase of the selection process, admission officers read each application in a “need blind” review that does not consider a candidate’s ability to pay as a factor in their evaluations. However, the final phase of the selection process is “need aware,” as the Admission Committee weighs its decisions against available financial aid funds. Milton Academy strives to meet 100 percent of the demonstrated need of each candidate offered admission.

Admission Catalogue

Click here to read Milton Academy's admission catalogue online.

Getting Started

To begin your conversation with Milton Academy, complete and submit the Request Information form to add your name to our mailing list. Admission packages are mailed weekly. You may also apply online.

Campus Visit

A visit to Milton’s 125-acre campus in suburban Boston is an essential part of the application process. The Office of Admission, located in Warren Hall, is open year-round and welcomes visits from interested families from June through early January. During the fall semester, you may schedule visits on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. and on Wednesday from 8:15 a.m. to noon. Please call 617-898-2227 to schedule your campus visit.

The Office of Admission is closed Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving Thursday and Friday, and from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day.

The campus visit includes:

Campus Tour:
Each visit to Milton includes a personal, 45-minute campus tour with a student guide.

Personal Interview:
Each candidate for admission and his/her parent(s) or guardian(s) are required to sit for a two-part personal interview with a member of the Admission Committee. Both informative and evaluative, the interview is a lively, relaxed conversation between visiting families and the admission officer or faculty member who conducts the interview. Each student meets one-on-one with an interviewer, and a parent interview follows. The interview is an opportunity for the applicant to discuss special interests and accomplishments, and for an interviewer to determine whether Milton is a good match for the applicant. Students are evaluated on their academic achievement, intellectual curiosity, maturity, personality, character, confidence, commitment to or leadership in extracurricular activities, and citizenship. Interviewers also consider a student’s “fit” for the rigorous college preparatory program Milton offers and, for boarders, its residential program.

Special Interest:
During your time at Milton you might also take advantage of the chance to meet with a faculty member who directs a special program that interests you. Department chairs, coaches and program directors (e.g., a financial aid officer or a college counselor for eleventh grade applicants) are often available to meet with you during your visit. If you are interested in such a meeting, please inform the Office of Admission when scheduling your campus visit.

If for some reason you are unable to schedule a campus visit you may be able to schedule an interview in your hometown with an admission officer. Please call 617-898-2227.

Standardized Testing

Standardized testing is an important supporting element of a student’s academic record, and all candidates for admission are required to submit the results of the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). Applicants should register for and take the SSAT by January and request that scores be sent to Milton Academy. The SSAT school code for Milton Academy is 5098. Applicants for Grade 11 may substitute the SSAT with either the PSAT or SAT-I Reasoning Test.

For international applicants or students for whom English is not the first language, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required. The TOEFL school code for Milton Academy is 8125.

Preliminary Application

The Preliminary Application creates your personal file with the Office of Admission. Complete and return as soon as possible, and before your personal interview.

Final Application

Candidates for admission in September 2012 must file a Final Application on or before January 15, 2012. An online application is available. Click here for more information. A late application may be considered as space allows. The application fee is $50 for domestic applicants and $100 USD for applicants with an international mailing address.

Both the paper and online applications consist of following elements:

Applicant and parent/guardian

To be completed by the applicant:
Part 1: Biographical Information
Part 2: Extracurricular Interests & Short Answer Questions
Part 3: Personal Essays and Student Questionnaire

To be completed by the parent:
Part 4: Parent Statement

School records and recommendations

Recommendations can be completed online. Milton uses schoolrecs.com to facilitate the electronic submission of recommendations. Click here for more information.

To be completed by the principal, head of school or placement counselor:
Part 5: School Record

To be completed by teachers:
Part 6a: Recommendation from the current English teacher
Part 6b: Recommendation from the current mathematics teacher
Part 6c: Recommendation from a teacher of your choice (optional)

To be completed by a nonacademic coach or instructor:
Part 7a: Optional arts recommendation
Part 7b: Optional athletics recommendation

Financial Aid

Milton Academy values diversity in all its forms and maintains a generous financial aid budget of $7.9 million in support of this goal.

All aid is need-based, and Milton strives to meet 100 percent of the demonstrated need of each student offered admission to the Academy. Awards are made annually, and returning students must reapply for aid each year. Assuming a family’s financial circumstances do not change significantly, a family can expect a comparable amount of aid for the duration of their time at Milton.

For detailed information regarding the application procedures, criteria and assessment, please read the brochure “Financial Aid at Milton Academy,” which will also be mailed with your application materials.

Timeline

Interviews	Ongoing; interview deadline is January 15, 2012
Preliminary Application	ASAP, and before the interview
Standardized Testing	Schedule and take before January 2012
Application Deadline	January 15, 2012
Financial Aid Deadline	January 15, 2012
Admission Decisions Mailed	March 10, 2012
Deposit Deadline	April 10, 2012