Upper School Admission

• For consideration in the first round of admission for the 2025-2026 school year, the deadline for applications to grade 9 was 12/13/24 and the deadline for applications to grades 10-12 was 1/14/25. You are still welcome to apply, but we anticipate being fully enrolled at the conclusion of the first round of admission. Please check back in April to inquire if the school has openings before applying. If so, applications will be considered on a rolling basis, space permitting.
• The Upper School application is completed through the Standard Application Online (SAO).
• Once the Student Profile is complete, submit the application and pay the $50 non-refundable application fee.

A student shadow visit and parent tour are encouraged but not required.

Once the Student Profile, Parent Statement, and Student Essays are complete, you may schedule your family interview by calling the MICDS Admission Office at 314-995-7367. The family interview includes the student applicant and at least one parent/guardian.

• The application process includes admission testing. We accept either the SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test) or the ISEE (Independent School Entrance Exam) and have no preference as to which test is taken, or where/how a test is taken.
• Both SSAT and ISEE offer in-person and virtual testing options.
• MICDS is offering in-person SSAT testing as follows.
  • Saturday, December 7, 2024 for 6th – 12th grade applicants.
• Fee waivers for either test may be available to families applying for tuition assistance.
• The test must be taken by January 15, 2025 for 9th-grade applicants and by February 9, 2025 for 10th through 12th-grade applicants. 

• Teacher Recommendation – The required teacher recommendation must be from a current core subject teacher using the form on the Standard Application Online (SAO).
• Personal Recommendation – As an option, you may ask someone to submit a recommendation on behalf of your child such as an athletic coach, music teacher, religion teacher, tutor, or a previous teacher.
• School Records – An official transcript and school records including any standardized testing results for the current school year plus the previous two school years are required.
• International Students – International applicants should include a graded writing sample from this academic year and a recent TOEFL Junior Test score, which should be sent to MICDS from ETS. Our TOEFL Junior Test school code is B730.

Applying for tuition assistance is optional. The deadline for prospective students to complete the tuition assistance application is January 20, 2025 for 9th-grade applicants and January 31, 2025 for 10th through 12th-grade applicants. This is a separate application completed through Clarity, our tuition assistance platform.