The Hotchkiss School
Links & Downloads
The Hotchkiss School Admission Office believes that it is important for families looking at boarding schools to have as much information as possible about their options in independent education. It is our hope that the following Web sites will help facilitate your search for an appropriate school.
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
www.nais.org
The National Association of Independent Schools represents over
1,100 independent schools and associations in the United States and abroad.
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
www.schools.com
The Association of Boarding Schools Web site offers an on-line
directory with brief descriptions of more than 300 boarding schools grouped
by location, size, and type of program.
To gain a more comprehensive understanding of modern-day boarding schools and the relative value of the boarding school experience, TABS commissioned Art & Science Group, a market-research and consulting firm based in Baltimore, to study the subject. The results of this detailed assessment debunk many of the misperceptions about boarding schools and offer new insight into the strengths - and advantages - of boarding schools today.
The Ten Schools Admissions Organization (TSAO)
www.tenschools.org
Founded more than forty years ago on the basis of a number of common
goals and traditions, The Ten Schools Admissions Organization is a
group of distinguished college preparatory institutions that cooperate
in their outreach to prospective students and their families. For information
on TSAO receptions this fall, please consult the
Hotchkiss Admission Travel Calendar.
Other TSAO members:
- Choate Rosemary Hall
- Deerfield Academy
- The Hill School
- The Lawrenceville School
- The Loomis Chaffee School
- Phillips Andover Academy
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- St. Paul’s School
- The Taft School
Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT)
www.ssat.org
Applicants to the 9th and 10th grades at Hotchkiss are asked to
take the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). Applicants to the 11th
grade may take the SSAT or submit PSAT or SAT 1 test scores.
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
www.ets.org/toefl
All applicants to Hotchkiss whose native language is not English
are asked to take the TOEFL in addition to the SSAT.
