Admission Calendar

Kindergarten Assessments

All assessments fall on select Wednesday, Friday and Saturday mornings from November to February the year prior to entry. The admission team will be in contact to schedule an appointment once the child’s application is processed.

Lower School Assessments (Grades 1-4)

Applicants are invited to campus between October and February for a shadow visit and short academic assessement on a normal school day. These visits occur on select mornings from 8 to 11 am. Visits will be scheduled by the admission office once the child’s application is processed.

Upper School Assessments (Grades 5-7)

Upper School Applicant Visits: Applicants to grades 5-7 are invited to spend time at MCDS during a normal school day. Visits are held on select Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 8am-1:20 pm for grades 6 and 7, 8-11 am for grade 5. Visits will be scheduled by the admission office once the child’s application is processed. This required step is in addition to US Admission Saturday.

Upper School Admission Saturday: applicants to sixth grade are assessed on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Please save the date and RSVP by emailing Zoe Davis (zdavis@mcds.org). Out of area applicants who are unable to attend may schedule an alternative assessment with the admission team.

ISEE or SSAT: Grades 5-7 are also required to take either the ISEE or the SSAT at any convenient and public test site before February 1, 2019. Register for the ISEE (be sure to use MCDS school code 054004) OR register for the SSAT by clicking here.  Please be sure to have the test center share results with MCDS directly.  MCDS will host the ISEE on the morning of January 26, 2016. MCDS will be a private test site, to register use invitation code: 9VYQ8JY7.