Admission

Admission Process

The Application

Complete and submit the Bullis inquiry form. Once you have received your password, click on Application Forms and complete and submit your application. Applications are available only online and the Application Fee is $75.
Call (301) 983-5724 for an interview and tour (applicants to grades 6 through 12) or a group visit and parent interview (applicants to grades 3 through 5).

Interviews and Tours

Bullis requires interviews for applicants to grades 6 through 12 as well as for parents of applicants to the Lower School. Please call the Admission Office at 301-983-5724 to schedule the interview and tour the school while it is in session.
Group tours are available without having to submit an application. Tours that focus solely on the Upper School are Monday mornings and begin at 8:30am. Tours that focus on the Middle and Lower Schools combined are Tuesday mornings at 8:30am. These tours will provide an introduction to life at Bullis and will run on select Mondays and Tuesdays and will begin in mid-September. Please call the Admission Office at 301-983-5724 to register for a tour. Spaces are limited. Upper School and Middle School students and parents of Lower School students who decide to apply will be required to return for an interview with a member of the Admission Office at a later date.

Other Forms (located under Application Forms)

Complete and give the School Record Request Form to the applicant’s current school with stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.

For Applicants to Grades 3-5

Print student’s name and give one AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to your child’s current year primary classroom teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give one AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to another current year classroom teacher—you may choose any other subject teacher in addition to your child’s primary teacher. Include a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give one AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to last year’s classroom teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.

For Applicants to Grades 6-12

Print student’s name and give the AISGW Common English Recommendation Form to the current English teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give the AISGW Common Math Recommendation Form to the current math teacher with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.
Print student’s name and give AISGW Common 2-12 Recommendation Form to the student’s counselor, advisor or principal with a stamped envelope addressed to the Director of Admission at Bullis.

Testing

Applicants to grades 6 through 12 are required to take either the SSAT or the ISEE. Results from the PSAT or SAT/ACT may also be submitted if they are available.
Applicants to grade 3, 4 and 5 are required to take the Bullis Admission Test (BAT). All lower school applicants (grades 3-5) are required to submit the results of a recent Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) evaluation. For more information, please refer to the Testing Information link at left.

School Visit

A group visit is mandatory for all applicants to grades 3, 4 and 5. Please call the Admission Office at 301-983-5724 to reserve a spot. Available dates and times are listed at the Testing Information link at left. During this group visit students will take their Bullis Admission Test (BAT). There is no need to schedule a second testing appointment. Lower School visitors may come casually and comfortably attired unless otherwise notified.
Visiting students are to be dressed in either their school uniform or: Girls—a dress skirt of appropriate length or khaki slacks and oxford shirt or polo; Boys—polo or dress shirt, tie and khaki slacks. Please do not arrive in casual attire such as jeans, sweats, shorts or short skirts. No sneakers or flip flops are allowed.
The visit remains an optional step in the application process, yet it is an excellent opportunity for students to experience life at Bullis alongside a current student. The Bullis Admission Office has set aside the following dates as “shadow” dates for both Middle School and Upper School applicants. Students must be active applicants in order to shadow. “Active” means than an application must be on file and a student interview is on the calendar or has been completed. Visiting students arrive at 9:00 a.m. and are our guests for lunch. Departure is at 12:20 p.m. for visiting Middle School students and at 1:10 p.m. for visiting Upper School students. Spaces are limited, so please call the admission office at 301-983-5724 to register.

October
Thursday, October 18
Thursday, October 25

November
Thursday, November 1
Tuesday, November 6
Thursday, November 8
Thursday, November 29

December
Thursday, December 6
Thursday, December 13

January
Thursday, January 10
Thursday, January 17
Tuesday, January 22 (MCPS visitors ONLY)
Thursday, January 24

February
Thursday, February 7
Thursday, February 14
Thursday, February 21
Thursday, February 28

March
Thursday, March 7

Financial Aid

To request forms for financial aid, please call the Admission Office at 301-983-5724. The financial aid deadline is February 1, at which time all forms must have been received by the Admission Office.

Decision Process

Applicants whose files are completed by our January 15, 2012 deadline receive notification of the Admission Committee’s decision by early March. Applicants whose files are not complete by the January 15, 2012 deadline will be considered on a space available basis.

Admission Applications

Due to the growth and expansion of Bullis, we are adding a second grade class new for the 2013-14 school year. For more information, call the Bullis Admissions office, 301-983-5724.
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