Apply to Bullis

Begin the application process by clicking "submit inquiry" to fill out the inquiry form and to set up an account in the Admission Portal.

Submit Inquiry

You will receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to:

• Confirm your Admission Portal account.
• Submit your application (see Step 2).

Once you have submitted your inquiry and received an email with your login/password and application instructions, you may submit your application through the Admission Portal.

Submit Application

• Call 301-983-5724 to schedule a 45-minute walking tour of campus.
• The tour will provide parents and the applicant a view of Lower School classrooms, outdoor spaces, and current Bullis students engaged in learning.
• Applicants are encouraged to accompany their guardian(s) on the tour. 

Note: In order to schedule a tour, applicant families must have an application on file and have paid the application fee.

Recommendation(s) are to be submitted through the application portal.

• Kindergarten: Please submit one (1) recommendation letter from a current teacher.
• Grades 1 and 2: Please submit two (2) recommendation letters.
  • One recommendation letter from a current teacher.
  • The second recommendation letter can be from a current teacher, co-teacher, or a past homeroom teacher.

• Complete and give the School Record Request Form to the applicant’s current school.

• Please return the applicant's school records to Bullis by email at applicationforms@bullis.org (the student’s name should be in the subject line).

• Applicants to grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade are required to attend an in-person visit where the applicant will engage with other children their age in educational group activities.
• Once you have started your application and paid your application fee, please call 301-983-5724 to schedule your child’s visit.

Using the Admission Portal application user ID and password you can check the status of your application. All families are expected to follow the status of their child’s application online in the Admission Portal.

Track Status

Please check this regularly to ensure that your forms have been received and your application file is complete before the application deadline.

Begin the application process by clicking "submit inquiry" to fill out the inquiry form and to set up an account in the Admission Portal.

Submit Inquiry

You will receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to:

• Confirm your Admission Portal account.
• Submit your application (see Step 2).

Once you have submitted your inquiry and received an email with your login/password and application instructions, you may submit your application through the Admission Portal.

Submit Application

Note: In order to schedule a visit, applicant families must have an application on file and have paid the application fee.

• The required 90-minute visit will consist of a:
  1. 1:1 applicant interview with a member of the Bullis admission team,
  2. 30-minute on-campus test, and a
  3. 45-minute tour for the applicant and their guardian(s).
• To schedule your visit, please call 301-983-5724.

Please submit two (2) recommendation letters through the application portal.

• One (1) recommendation letter from a current teacher.
• The second recommendation letter can be from a current teacher, co-teacher, or a past homeroom teacher.

• Complete and give the School Record Request Form to the applicant’s current school.

• Please return the applicant's school records to Bullis by email at applicationforms@bullis.org (the student’s name should be in the subject line).

• If within the last two years your child has completed educational testing, such as the WISC-V, please send those results to applicationforms@bullis.org.
• The test results help our Admission committee gain a better understanding of your student's strengths and abilities.
• Submitting testing is optional and we will give equal consideration to applications with or without WISC-V results.

Using the Admission Portal application user ID and password you can check the status of your application. All families are expected to follow the status of their child’s application online in the Admission Portal.

Track Status

Please check this regularly to ensure that your forms have been received and your application file is complete before the application deadline.

Begin the application process by clicking "submit inquiry" to fill out the inquiry form and to set up an account in the Admission Portal.

Submit An Inquiry

You will receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to:

• Confirm your Admission Portal account.
• Submit your application.

Once you have submitted your inquiry and received an email with your login/password and application instructions, you may submit your application through the Admission Portal.

Apply Online

• Once you have an application on file and have paid the application fee, please schedule a virtual interview. We ask that at least one parent join the student for the virtual interview.
• The interview provides a member of the Bullis Admission team an opportunity to learn more about your student and your family’s educational goals and is a chance for you to receive answers to your questions about Bullis.

Required

Applicants are required to submit four (4) teacher recommendations which can be submitted through the application portal.

• Current Math teacher recommendation
• Current English teacher recommendation
• Common recommendation (a third academic, subject-area teacher)
• Previous year teacher recommendation

Optional

We also welcome letters of recommendation from community leaders who work closely with your child in various extracurricular activities. You can email these optional letters directly to admission@bullis.org.

• Complete and give the School Record Request Form to the applicant’s current school.

• The applicant's school records may be returned to Bullis by:
  • Mail:
    Bullis School
    Attn: Director of Admission
    10601 Falls Road
    Potomac, Maryland 20854
    
    or
  • Email:
    School records may also be scanned and emailed to applicationforms@bullis.org (student’s name should be in the subject line).

Through the application portal, submit a graded essay or significant writing assignment from the 2022-23 school year. This writing sample should include the final grade, rubric (if applicable), and any teacher comments/feedback provided.

Bullis will not require testing this year. Applicants have the option to submit the SSAT, ISEE, or Character Skills Snapshot, if you wish to do so. 

Emerging from the pandemic, we are reimagining our Shadow Visit program. At a minimum, we will offer a Shadow Visit opportunity for accepted students in the first week of March, immediately following admission decisions.

Using the Admission Portal application user ID and password you can check the status of your application. All families are expected to follow the status of their child’s application online in the Admission Portal.

Track Status

Please check this regularly to ensure that your forms have been received and your application file is complete before the application deadline.

Begin the application process by clicking "submit inquiry" to fill out the inquiry form and to set up an account in the Admission Portal.

Submit An Inquiry

You will receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to:

• Confirm your Admission Portal account.
• Submit your application.

Once you have submitted your inquiry and received an email with your login/password and application instructions, you may submit your application through the Admission Portal.

Apply Online

• Once you have an application on file and have paid the application fee, please schedule a virtual interview. We ask that at least one parent join the student for the virtual interview.
• The interview provides a member of the Bullis Admission team an opportunity to learn more about your student and your family’s educational goals and is a chance for you to receive answers to your questions about Bullis.

Required

Applicants are required to submit four (4) teacher recommendations which can be submitted through the application portal.

• Current Math teacher recommendation
• Current English teacher recommendation
• Common recommendation (a third academic, subject-area teacher)
• Previous year teacher recommendation

Optional

We also welcome letters of recommendation from community leaders who work closely with your child in various extracurricular activities. You can email these optional letters directly to admission@bullis.org.

• Complete and give the School Record Request Form to the applicant’s current school.

• The applicant's school records may be returned to Bullis by:
  • Mail:
    Bullis School
    Attn: Director of Admission
    10601 Falls Road
    Potomac, Maryland 20854
    
    or
  • Email:
    School records may also be scanned and emailed to applicationforms@bullis.org (student’s name should be in the subject line).

Through the application portal, submit a graded essay or significant writing assignment from the 2022-23 school year. This writing sample should include the final grade, rubric (if applicable), and any teacher comments/feedback provided.

• Bullis will not require testing this year. Applicants have the option to submit the SSAT, ISEE, or Character Skills Snapshot, if you wish to do so.
• Upper School applicants who have completed the PSAT, SAT, or ACT also have the option to submit these results if you choose to do so.

Emerging from the pandemic, we are reimagining our Shadow Visit program. At a minimum, we will offer a Shadow Visit opportunity for accepted students in the first week of March, immediately following admission decisions.

Using the Admission Portal application user ID and password you can check the status of your application. All families are expected to follow the status of their child’s application online in the Admission Portal.

Track Status

Please check this regularly to ensure that your forms have been received and your application file is complete before the application deadline.

Begin the application process by clicking "submit inquiry" to fill out the inquiry form and to set up an account in the Admission Portal.

Submit An Inquiry

You will receive an email confirmation with instructions on how to:

• Confirm your Admission Portal account.
• Submit your application.

Once you have submitted your inquiry and received an email with your login/password and application instructions, you may submit your application through the Admission Portal.

Apply Online

• Schedule a virtual interview: you can schedule online or call 301-983-5724.

Note: In order to schedule an interview, applicant families must have an application on file and have paid the application fee.

Required

Applicants are required to submit four (4) teacher recommendations which can be submitted through the application portal.

• Current Math teacher recommendation
• Current English teacher recommendation
• Common recommendation (a third academic, subject-area teacher)
• Previous year teacher recommendation

Optional

We also welcome letters of recommendation from community leaders who work closely with your child in various extracurricular activities. You can email these optional letters directly to admission@bullis.org.

Using the Admission Portal application user ID and password you can check the status of your application. All families are expected to follow the status of their child’s application online in the Admission Portal.

Track Status

Please check this regularly to ensure that your forms have been received and your application file is complete before the application deadline.