Upper School Application Process

A. Regular Admission - Any student may apply to Brookstone Upper School through the customary application process.  Students should submit the following:

• Completed application
• Student questionnaire
• Transcript including grades and standardized test scores
• Teacher recommendation form (may be mailed to Brookstone by teacher)
• Photograph of applicant (optional)
• Application fee of $50

Applicants will take the SSAT at a time and date scheduled with the Admission Office.

B. Scholarship Program - The Brookstone School Scholarship Program is designed to enhance and enrich the Upper School student body by enrolling a group of talented rising ninth grade students who have never attended Brookstone School.

Students applying for the Scholarship Program should submit all materials required for the customary application process.  In addition, scholarship applicants should submit three letters of recommendation from adults who know the applicant and/or the applicant's family well and can advise the scholarship committee why the applicant is a good scholarship candidate.  Civic leaders, ministers, educators, and other parents may recommend students.

Primary criteria for selection are:

• Contribution to life of current school and the community, including cultural, athletic, leadership and spiritual involvement.
• Character and motivation.
• Influence on the lives of fellow students.
• Prior academic achievement, interviews, and performance on tests designed to measure ability and aptitude for college work.

The Honor Scholarship covers the Brookstone School tuition less lunch.  The value of the scholarship increases as tuition increases. The Brookstone Scholarship provides partial tuition assistance.

Information for all applicants

All students applying for admission to Brookstone Upper School will take the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT), which will be administered at Brookstone on the first Saturday in February (or on an alternate date as scheduled with the Admission Office). Testing time is approximately three hours. 

Rising ninth grade students who have indicated their desire to be considered for the Scholarship Program and have submitted all required materials will be notified during the third week of February if they have qualified as finalists for the Scholarship Program.  Finalists will interview with Brookstone faculty members in late February.

The Scholarship Committee awards scholarships annually.  Applicants are notified of decisions before March 28.

Please note that all applicants for 6th grade and above may apply for need based financial assistance.

Contact Mary Snyder at msnyder@brookstoneschool.org or 706-324-1392 for more information or to request an application.