International Students
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.
This includes: an application, three years of transcripts, a math teacher recommendation, an English teacher recommendation, a writing sample, a Student Statement and a Parent/Guardian Introduction, a student visit and interview, and a parent/guardian 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.
Additional 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.
- 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.
Living arrangements
We do not arrange home-stays and all international students must meet one of the following criteria relative to their living arrangements:
- The student must intend to live with immediate family who reside locally for the entire school year or
- 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.