Applying to La Salle

All prospective students and parents are invited to submit an Admissions Inquiry. The inquiry is intended to help our Admissions Officers learn more about your prospective student, schedule visits, and reach out regarding other fun and exciting opportunities at La Salle.

Touring and visiting our campus is an important part of your admissions journey! Join us for a campus tour, visit with your current school, explore our campus online or join us for our Open House!

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Our application for the 2025-2026 school year will be available September 1, 2024! All prospective students are required to fill out an Application for Admission.

There is a non-refundable application fee due at the time of submission for all applications.

Once an application is submitted, interested families may apply for financial aid through our Clarity Financial Aid Application.

The student/parent interview process provides our Admissions Review Committee with the opportunity to meet and chat with the prospective student, as well as their parents.

We require all students and parent(s)/guardian(s) to interview with a member of the Admissions Team as part of the application process (typically held in January). We encourage all families to schedule their interviews as soon as possible, as spaces are limited. Parents will have the ability to schedule an interview through the SchoolAdmin application portal after submitting an application for admission. Available slots will be available to choose from beginning in December 2024 for our January/February 2025 interview times.

Freshman applicants must submit two recommendations: one each from the student's current English and Math teachers. Please login to your application portal to send the recommendation requests to the teachers directly.

Once the teacher has completed and submitted the recommendation, it will be sent directly to our admission team. Your applicant checklist will be updated to show that the recommendation was received.

Transfer applicants must submit two recommendations. One English Teacher or Math Teacher recommendation and one Principal or Dean Recommendation. Be sure to log in to your application portal to send the recommendation to your desired teacher.

Transcripts provide our Admissions Review Committee with a means of evaluating a student's academic progress at their previous school(s). However, transcripts are just one part of our holistic review of an applicant.

Freshman Applicants: 6th, 7th & 8th grade transcripts are required to complete your application.

Transfer Applicants: All high school transcripts are required to complete your application.

After creating a SchoolAdmin account and submitting an application, use the Request Transcripts section of the portal to request your transcripts from your previous school(s).

Note: Transfer applicants seeking admission to 9th or 10th grade may be asked to submit 7th and 8th grade transcripts as well.

La Salle will offer two placement test dates Saturday, January 18, 2025 and Saturday, January 25, 2025. Our course placement tests have been developed by our faculty and are aligned with La Salle College Preparatory’s curriculum. Administering these tests within the admissions process provides students and families with a complete understanding of their child’s academic journey at the time of admission.

Students who choose not to participate in the course advancement process will be placed in standard courses (e.g.. Algebra 1, World Language 1, etc.) if offered admission to La Salle. Course advancement appeals will not be considered if a family chooses not to participate in the course advancement test process.

La Salle will not be accepting any standardized test scores (HSPT, ISEE, etc.) for consideration or review as a part of the admissions process. Test scores sent to La Salle will not be considered. If you have any questions about our placement test policy , please reach out to us at admissions@lasallehs.org.

The below students will be *required to submit an English proficiency exam when applying for admission to La Salle:

• International students who do not speak English as their first language

• Domestic students who have fewer than two years of English as the primary language of instruction

• Students who are or were enrolled in an English-language support program within the last two years

The TOEFL IBT and Duolingo English exams will be accepted to fulfill the English proficiency exam application requirement. Below, you will find our minimum score requirements for each exam:

• TOEFL IBT = 75 Score

• Duolingo English Test = 105

If you are unable to submit a score that meets our minimum requirements, please reach out to the Admissions Team at admissions@lasallehs.org or Mr. MJ Mao, Director of Global Programs, at mjmao@lasallehs.org.

*Exceptions to the English Proficiency Requirements - Students who have three or more consecutive years of English as the primary language of instruction are exempt from the English proficiency requirements, regardless of international or domestic status.

At La Salle, we care about your child and how they grow - not just their cognitive skills such as writing and math, but also growing into good citizens with integrity, resilience, and teamwork skills - those skills that carry them forward into a successful life.

Character and personal growth are an integral part of a Lasallian education. We recognize you're seeking to enroll your child in an environment that focuses on instilling character values, exceptional academics, unique life experiences, and outstanding opportunities.

While the applicant’s personality and character have always been important to our admission process, grades and test scores, recommendation letters, and interviews don't always highlight the “whole story” of your child. The Character Skills Snapshot can provide us with richer, holistic information that can illuminate areas where La Salle College Preparatory can help your child grow, thrive, and find their passion and purpose. It's a way for us to get to know your child even better and an opportunity for us to explore the ways in which La Salle's community can enrich and develop your child's intellectual engagement, teamwork, initiative, resilience, self-control, open-mindedness, and social awareness, should they be offered admission.

As having more information about your child is much better than having less information, La Salle will be offering a waiver code to families who wish to have their child take the Character Skills Snapshot as an optional part of the admissions process. As many schools in the region have also moved to add the Character Skills Snapshot to their admissions processes, you will also be able to share your child’s results with any other schools that need them.

You can find out more about the benefits of this tool by visiting Admissions.org for an overview. Additionally, here is the FAQ page for the Character Skills Snapshot. If you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to our Admissions Team at admissions@lasallehs.org.