How to Apply

Ravenna is our web-based application system. Follow the steps in Ravenna to complete the application requirements. You will also be able to submit and request recommendations, register for events, schedule your interview, track your application status and view your decision.

Make sure to create your account using a parent/guardian email address that you will have access to throughout the admission season, as this will be your primary email contact with our School.

HERE'S HOW:

If you already set up an account and profile during the inquiry process, log in using your unique credentials, and skip to step 5.

1. Go to Ravenna and select "Create an Account."
2. Enter a parent/guardian name, parent/guardian email address, and password.
3. Check your parent/guardian email for a verification email.
4. Click the link in your email to complete your Ravenna profile. 
5. Click the green "Apply" button and follow the prompts to begin the application process to Dana Hall. Once you have created your account and started your application to Dana Hall, you will see a detailed list of application steps and requirements, and can begin submitting application materials. 

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An interview is a required step in the application process. You must have a Ravenna account and have started your Dana Hall application in Ravenna in order to schedule your interview.

Our campus visit includes a tour of the campus with a current student, a one-on-one interview between the applicant and admission counselor, as well as time for parents/guardians to speak with an admission counselor. Additionally, applicants will complete a writing exercise on the day of their interview. The entire visit will last approximately two hours. We offer virtual interviews for those families unable to visit campus.  

Applications are only considered complete after all application materials are received and an interview is completed. Applicants who schedule their interview and submit their applications by January 15 will receive decision notifications on March 10. Late applicants will be considered on a rolling admission basis after April 10, depending on space availability.

Interview FAQs

All application forms should be completed and submitted online through Ravenna by the January 15 deadline. There are three Dana Hall forms available in Ravenna that must be completed by the student and family. 

• Family Biographical Form ($50 for applicants living in the United States;  $100 for applicants living outside the United States)
• Parent Perspective
• Student Perspective (Short Answers and Essay)
  
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All academic records and recommendation forms should be sent to Dana Hall by the applicant's current school and teachers by January 15. 

• Current English Teacher Recommendation 
• Current Math Teacher Recommendation 
• School Report (Principal/Counselor Recommendation)
• Previous Year Grades (2022-2023)
• Current Year Report Card (2023-24)
• Personal and Special Interest Recommendations (optional)

Request academic transcripts from your current school either using the Transcript Release form in Ravenna or using your current school's preferred process.

After getting approval from teachers, delegate the recommendation forms online through Ravenna. Note: Dana Hall has shared recommendation forms with other Boston-area schools using Ravenna.

SSAT/ISEE/State-Based Exams

All applicants are required to submit some form of testing: SSAT, ISEE, or state-based exam results. However, Dana Hall School believes that testing alone is not a determining factor for admission, and practices a holistic and context-based approach that considers student performance and success relative to their individual circumstances. Additional forms of testing may be acceptable: please contact our office if you have results from a test not listed above and we will review to determine if the results fulfill our requirement.
 
Submit ISEE, SSAT, or other results by January 15. For ISEE and SSAT, use the following test codes to designate Dana Hall School as an official score report recipient: 222275 (ISEE), 2728 (SSAT).

TOEFL

International applicants who do not speak English as a first language are required to submit a TOEFL score. Dana Hall does not offer an ESL program and therefore requires students to be highly proficient in speaking, listening, writing and reading the English language. Applicants who are required to submit a TOEFL must arrange to have scores sent directly to Dana Hall School from ETS by January 15, 2024.

To designate Dana Hall as an official score report recipient, use the following testing code: 7507.

We will not accept score reports sent by consultants, schools, or families. If you have difficulty scheduling this test, please contact the Admission Office.

If you have difficulty scheduling this test, please contact the Admission Office.

Learn more, view available testing dates, and register for these tests online by visiting the following sites:

ISEE

SSAT

TOEFL