Please note these admission requirements:

• Children applying for our 3 year-old program must turn 3 by August 31 of their year of entry.
• Children applying for our 5 year-old program must turn 5 by August 31 of their year of entry.
• All children attending our Early Schools must be able to use the bathroom independently.

1. Campus Close-Up and/or Open House (Optional):

Information on our virtual tours will be available soon!

2. Pre-Application Visits for Parents/Guardians (Optional):

Please note that we are not currently scheduling in-person visits. Please contact Amy Catlin to schedule a time for a virtual meeting with our Director of Admission.

3. Online Application for Admission (Required):

Please submit the initial application, parts A, B, C, and D as soon as possible to allow for flexibility in scheduling the visits which are part of the process. The first-round deadline for the initial application is January 11, 2021.

A. Quick Inquiry
B. Family Information
C. Application fee of $50
D. Parent Statement – Please submit the Parent Statement which will enable us to schedule you for a Parent Observational Visit (see below). We suggest you also do this as soon as possible to allow for more options in scheduling this observational visit, but no later than January 11, 2021.

4. Additional Portal Application Materials (Required)

E. Teacher Recommendation — If your child attends a pre-school program, please also submit a Teacher Recommendation no later than January 11, 2021.

5. TADS Application for Adjusted Tuition (Optional)

If you wish to be considered for adjusted tuition, please complete and submit the TADS information simultaneously with your application for admission, no later than January 25, 2021.

6. Parent/Guardian Observational Visit (Required)

7. Play Session (Required):

8. Due Date for First Round Consideration:

To have your application considered in our first round of decisions for our Early Schools, please make sure that all paperwork has been completed and submitted by January 25, 2021. The Admission Office is happy to answer any questions about the timeline for those submitting late applications.

9. Admission Decision Notification Dates:

Admission decisions for the first round of applications for Early School will be communicated on February 19, 2021, the common notification date agreed upon by area independent schools. Applications submitted after the initial January date will be reviewed and considered separately.

Thank you for your interest in Carolina Friends School and for your application. We welcome your questions so please reach out to the Admission Office at any time.

1. Campus Close-Up and/or Open House (Optional):

Information on our virtual tours will be available soon!

2. Pre-Application Visits for Parents/Guardians (Optional):

Please note that we are not currently scheduling in-person visits. Please contact Amy Catlin to schedule a time for a virtual meeting with our Director of Admission.

3. Online Application for Admission (Required):

Please submit the initial application, parts A, B, and C as soon as possible to allow for flexibility in scheduling the visits which are part of the process. The first-round deadline for the initial application is January 22, 2021.

A. Quick Inquiry
B. Family Information
C. Application fee of $75
D. Parent Statement

 

Complete and submit parts E, F at your earliest convenience but no later than January 25, 2021:

E. Teacher Recommendation sent directly from your child’s current teacher to the Admission Office
F. School Records/Transcripts sent directly from your child’s current school to the Admission Office

4. TADS application for Adjusted Tuition (Optional)

If you wish to be considered for adjusted tuition, please complete and submit the TADS information simultaneously with your application for Admission, but not later than January 25.

5. Group Visits for children applying to the Lower School (Required)

6. Schedule your parent/guardian visit with the Admission Office (Required)

7. Due date for first round consideration:

To have your application considered in our first round of decisions, please make sure that all paperwork has been completed and submitted by January 25, 2021. The Admission Office is happy to answer any questions about the timeline for those submitting late applications.

8. Admission decision notification dates:

Admission decisions for the first round of applications for all Lower School applicants will be communicated on February 26, 2021. Applications submitted after the January 25 deadline will be reviewed and considered separately.

Thank you for your interest in Carolina Friends School and for your application. We welcome your questions so please reach out to the Admission Office at any time.

1. Campus Close-Up and/or Open House (Optional):

Information on our virtual tours will be available soon!

2. Pre-Application Visits for Parents/Guardians (Optional):

Please note that we are not currently scheduling in-person visits. Please contact Amy Catlin to schedule a time for a virtual meeting with our Director of Admission.

3. Online Application for Admission (Required):

Please submit the initial application, parts A, B, C, D, and E as soon as possible to allow for flexibility in scheduling the visits which are part of the process. The first-round deadline for the initial application is January 22, 2021.

A. Quick Inquiry
B. Family Information
C. Application fee of $75
D. Parent Statement (please submit prior to your child’s scheduled visit)
E. Student Statement (please submit prior to the student visit)

Complete and submit parts F and G and the optional part H at your earliest convenience but prior to January 29, 2021:

F. Teacher Recommendations sent directly from your child’s current teachers to the Admission Office
G. School Records/Transcripts sent directly from your child’s current school to the Admission Office

4. TADS application for Adjusted Tuition (Optional)

If you wish to be considered for a tuition adjustment, please complete and submit the TADS application simultaneously with your Application for Admission, no later than January 29, 2021.

 

5. Student Visit 

6. Schedule your parent/guardian visit with the Admission Office 

7. Due date for first round consideration:

To have your application considered in our first round of decisions, please make sure that all paperwork has been completed and submitted by January 29, 2021. The Admission Office is happy to answer any questions about the timeline for those submitting late applications.

8. Admission decision notification dates:

Admission decisions for the first round of applications for all Middle School applicants will be communicated on March 5, 2021. Applications submitted after the January 29 date will be reviewed and considered separately.

Thank you for your interest in Carolina Friends School and for your application. We welcome your questions so please reach out to us at any time.

1. Campus Close-Up and/or Open House (Optional):

Information on our virtual tours will be available soon!

2. Pre-Application Visits for Parents/Guardians (Optional):

Please note that we are not currently scheduling in-person visits. Please contact Amy Catlin to schedule a time for a virtual meeting with our Director of Admission.

3. Online Application for Admission (Required):

Please submit parts A through E as soon as possible to allow for flexibility in scheduling the visits which are part of the process. The first-round deadline for the initial application is January 22, 2021.

A. Quick Inquiry
B. Family Information
C. Application fee of $75
D. Parent Statement (please submit prior to the student visit)
E. Student Statement (please submit prior to the student visit)

Complete and submit parts F, G, and H at your earliest convenience but prior to January 29, 2021:

F. English Teacher Recommendations sent directly from your child’s current teacher to the Admission Office
G. Math Teacher Recommendation sent directly from your child’s current teacher to the Admission Office
H. School Records/Transcripts sent directly from your child’s current school to the Admission Office

5. TADS application for Adjusted Tuition (Optional)

If you wish to be considered for a tuition adjustment, please complete and submit the TADS application simultaneously with your Application for Admission, no later than January 29, 2021.

4. Student Visit 

6. Schedule your parent/guardian visit with the Admission Office

7. Due date for first round consideration:

To have your application considered in our first round of decisions, please make sure that all paperwork has been completed and submitted by January 29, 2021. The Admission Office is happy to answer any questions about the timeline for those submitting late applications.

8. Admission decision notification dates:

Admission decisions for the first round of applications for all Upper School applicants will be communicated on March 5, 2021. Applications submitted after the January 29 date will be reviewed and considered separately.

Thank you for your interest in Carolina Friends School and for your application. We welcome your questions so please reach out to the Admission Office at any time.

Carolina Friends School welcomes applications from international students who meet our criteria for Upper School admission. International applicants must complete the same admission process as all applicants for our Upper School which includes: an application, three years of transcripts, a math teacher recommendation, an English teacher recommendation, a writing sample, a Student Questionnaire and a Parent Questionnaire, a student visit and interview, and a parent visit and interview. If a student visit is not possible, after the rest of the application has been completed, we will consider arranging an online interview.

In addition to the application criteria, international students must also meet the following requirements:

TOEFL: International students should take the TOEFL test to demonstrate that they are prepared for Upper School, We expect a score of at least 90 for students applying to the first year of Upper School and scores of at least 100 for older students.

Living arrangements: We do not arrange home-stays and all international students must meet one of the following criteria relative to their living arrangements:

(1)The student must intend to live with immediate family who reside locally for the entire school year or

(2)The student must be referred to us by a family already affiliated with Carolina Friends School and this affiliated family must agree to serve as either the home-stay family or as back-up for another Carolina Friends School family who has agreed to be the primary home-stay.

I-20: To receive an I-20, an international student’s family must demonstrate the ability to pay tuition and living expense while at Carolina Friends School. Because of high demand for adjusted tuition, Carolina Friends School does not typically allocate adjusted tuition to international students.

Students residing and attending school in China: To better facilitate the application process for students from China, candidates who reside and attend school in China are required to interview with our partner educational consultant before we will arrange an interview with our Admission staff. This consultant will conduct preliminary interviews and facilitate short writing prompts. Please keep in mind that our partner consultant does not evaluate candidates; rather they send all information to Carolina Friends School and we then select students to be offered a second interview with our Admission staff. Please contact our partner consultant, Catherine M. Leary, M.Ed., at cleary120@gmail.com. There will be a $125.00/hour consulting fee for this service.