Upper School

List of 3 items.

• Step 1: Apply online

  Applications are due by Friday, January 13. The student must complete the Student Application section without assistance. Please upload a recent photograph of the applicant as well as an optional family photo. Apply online now.

   

  The $125 nonrefundable application fee must be charged using a credit card. If you feel this fee is an extreme hardship, please email the Admission Office at admissions@buckley.org. In the case of separation or divorce, it is necessary for the school to have signatures and parent information for both parents.

• Step 2: Schedule an interview

  After you submit your application, you will be able to schedule an interview in the admission portal. If you have any questions, please email us at admissions@buckley.org or call 818-461-6719. Please schedule your interview as soon as possible; interview times fill up quickly. Interviews must be scheduled and completed by Friday, January 27, 2022.
  

• Step 3: Submit Required Forms

  Buckley requires teacher recommendations and school transcripts as part of the application process.
  
  

  Helpful hints:
  

  • Please print the applicant’s name on the required forms.
  • A parent/guardian must sign the confidential recommendation and release forms.
  • Give the forms to the applicant’s teacher or school official. The teacher/school will mail or email the information directly to Buckley.
  • If the applicant’s English and mathematics teacher is the same, please ask another academic teacher or last year’s homeroom teacher to complete one of the recommendations.
  • All recommendation forms and school records are due no later than Friday, January 13, 2023.

  
  

  What if my school will not write recommendation letters for students applying to private/Independent schools?
  If you are currently at a school that will not write letters of recommendation for students applying to a private/Independent school, then the checklist requirement can be fulfilled with the following:
  
  

  1. Parent/Guardian Recommendation Letter: Letter of endorsement written for the parent(s)/guardian(s) from a community member that is a non-relative stating: 

  • How long they have known the parent(s)/guardian(s).
  • How and under what circumstances does the recommender know the parent(s)/guardian(s).
  • Describe attributes and qualities on how the parent(s)/guardian(s) would contribute in the context of a school community (past/current involvement, leadership, parenting style, and etc.)
    

  2. Student Recommendation Letter: Similarly, a letter of endorsement for the student applicant from a community member (tutor, coach/instructor, community leader) who is a non-relative stating: 

  • How long they have known the parent(s)/guardian(s).
  • How and under what circumstances does the recommender know the student.
  • Describe attributes and qualities on how the student would contribute in the context of a school community (past/current involvement, leadership, how they work with others (peers and adults) and etc.)

  Character Skills Snapshot: For more information or to register your student applicant, please go to the website.