1. Come for a visit! We invite you and your family to visit our school for a personal tour. The tour will give you an overall picture of Gann, as well as give us an opportunity to learn about you and your desires and expectations for high school. During this visit, you will meet with a member of the admissions team who will also conduct a short interview. The interview is a required portion of the application process and must be completed by the January 31 deadline.
   
   School tours may be scheduled at a time convenient for you and your family. Typically, tour appointments are scheduled with the following time slots:
   
   Monday thru Thursday-8:30 am - 3:30 pm (last scheduled time slot)
   Friday- 8:30 am –12:00 pm (last scheduled time slot)
   
   Please call the admissions office at 781-642-6800 to schedule a tour and allow 1.5 -2 hours for your tour and interview.
   
   Gann also holds an Open House each year. This year's Open House will be on Sunday, November 6, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm. The event will be an opportunity to interact with school administrators, teachers and students, sit in on model classes and get a feel for our community.
   
   
2. Download and fill-out our application materials. The application includes the following pieces (All downloads are writable PDF forms.):
   a. Application for Admission – General Information
   b. Student Questionnaire – to be completed by the student without external assistance
   c. Family Questionnaire – to be completed by the parent(s)/guardian(s) and accompanied by reports from any existing psychological or educational testing
   d. Recommendations
   i. Humanities – to be completed by a current English or History/Social Studies teacher
   ii. Math/Science – to be completed by a current Math or Science teacher
   iii. Personal – to be completed by an adult who knows you well outside the classroom (a coach, counselor, rabbi, principal, etc. Please no personal or family friends.)
   e. Transcript Release – to be signed and sent to applicant's current school; school will then forward all academic records f. $100 application fee.
   f. Interview with a member of the Admissions Team (conducted during your initial tour visit)
   
   
3. Take the Secondary School Admissions Test (SSAT). All incoming 9th grade applicants are required to take the SSAT exam no later than February 5, 2012. Gann Academy offers the SSAT on Sunday, November 13, 2011. To register, call SSAT at 609-683-4440 or register online at www.ssat.org by mid-October. Whenever or wherever you take the exam, please indicate you'd like your scores sent to Gann Academy; our school code is 5311.
   
   
4. (Optional) Check out a day at Gann. We invite all prospective students to spend a day shadowing a current student. It will give you a great "on-the-ground" experience of our school; you'll sit in on classes and see our fabulous faculty in action. You'll also make lots of new friends among our current students. Shadow days can be scheduled for most days Monday-Thursday from October through March. Please call the admissions office at 781-642-6800 to schedule your shadow day.
   
   
5. Submit your application by Tuesday, January 31. All application materials must be received no later than 5:00 pm on that deadline day. Applications may be submitted electronically or hard copy.

Should you have any questions about any part of the application process, please do not hesitate to contact us at 781-642-6800 or email us: admissions@gannacademy.org.

• Gann Academy Open House Sunday, November 6, 2011, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
• SSAT at Gann Sunday, November 13, 2011
• Deadline for Admissions & Financial Aid applications Tuesday, January 31, 2012
• Apply for Financial Aid (online at www.sss.org) November 1, 2011-January 31, 2012
• Admissions and Financial Aid decisions sent out March 12, 2012
• Deadline for enrollment decisions April 16, 2012