Once your portal account is created, a great next step is to schedule the student’s shadow visit at University High School. The day-long shadow visit is a required part of a student’s application for admission, and many families prefer to complete the shadow visit first before they complete the other sections of the application.

Under the “Campus Visits” section of the application for admission, you can choose the shadow visit date that works best for you. You will receive an email from the admission office once the visit is confirmed.

Also under the “Campus Visits” section of the application, you can register for upcoming Open House events, Prospective Parent Breakfasts, and Prospective Family Dinners. Attendance at these events is not required, but it is encouraged for families considering University High School.

Once your shadow visit is scheduled, you should complete the “Student Information” and “Family Information” sections of the application for admission.

The “Student Information” section collects basic information about the applying student, their interests, their current and previous schools, and more. There is also a student questionnaire that we ask students to complete on their own.

The “Family Information” section collects information about the parents/guardians of the applying student. There is also a parent/guardian questionnaire that allows adults to share more information about their student than the other sections allow.

Once you’ve submitted your student and family information, the “Required Documents” portion of the application will request copies of the student’s school records and at least one recommendation from a teacher. 

The academic records section allows you to download a records release form that you can submit to your student’s current school, or you may upload a PDF of your student’s current records yourself. The student’s records should include grades (current grades included), attendance records, discipline records, immunization records, and standardized test scores (if available) from the past two school years.

The teacher recommendation section allows you to enter at least one teacher’s name and email address to request that they submit a recommendation form on behalf of your student. The recommendation form will be emailed to the teacher instantaneously, and you will receive a confirmation message when the recommendation form is submitted. 

Once all other steps are complete, you’re ready to submit the application for admission!

Please keep in mind University High School’s two application deadlines for the 2024-25 school year:

• Early Admission Deadline — October 15, 2023
• Regular Admission Deadline — December 1, 2023 ($50 application fee)

Admission decisions will be mailed approximately two weeks following each application deadline. After the application deadlines have passed, we will continue to accept applications on a rolling basis, so long as there is still space available. Notification of those admission decisions will typically come two weeks after the completed application is received.