Transcript Scholarship & Financial Aid Presentation

Archmere Academy
Scholarship & Financial Aid Workshop
December 6, 2014
Admissions Process
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Entrance Exam (early December)
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Application (available online starting mid
October) due January 5th, 2015
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Interview (January-February)
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Notification (January-February)
Archmere’s Entrance Exam
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Our own exam testing four areas:
Language Usage, Quantitative Reasoning,
Reading Comprehension & Math
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Results mailed back in mid-December
Test results determine academic scholarship awards:
Top 20% of testers receive an automatic $2,000 annual award.
Larger annual scholarships of $3,000-$10,000 will take into account
interview, recommendations, and transcripts.
Leadership Scholarships of varying amounts ($1-5k) awarded each
year to students who demonstrate proven leadership qualities in their
school and community activities. The committee will determine these
awards based on teacher recommendations, transcript and interview.
Admissions Application
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Available online on the Candidate Page
We request transcripts from 7th grade to present
Two recommendations from teachers of two
academic subjects
Any other recent standardized testing results are
welcome, but not necessary
Application: $50 fee
Application Deadline is 1/5/2015
Interview
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Time frame for interview will be enclosed
with Entrance Exam results
Your application file with all forms completed
is necessary to schedule an interview
The interview is informational – please come
with lots of questions!
Most interviews are conducted in January
and early February
Notification
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Students are accepted on a rolling basis with
reply dates of early February, mid-February and
March 1 depending upon completion of the
process and pending financial aid decisions
Once you have received your enrollment
package, we ask that you respond within a 10
day time frame to secure your child’s seat.
Please keep us aware of pending deadlines with
other schools to which you have applied.
Tuition & Financial Aid
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Tuition for the 2015-2016 school year is $24,200
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To qualify for assistance, each family must demonstrate
need.
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Archmere’s Financial Aid Committee uses a third party
(SSS) as a resource to help assess each family’s level of
need.
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To apply for financial aid, visit http://sssbynais.org
Financial Aid Awards
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The Financial Aid Committee seeks to make the
Archmere experience possible for the greatest number of
families. However, due to the fact that demand for
financial aid outweighs our available funds, it is possible
that not all families’ needs can be met in full.
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Financial Aid Grants are annual and valid for 4 years and
each family will need to re-apply each year.
Largest award is one-half full tuition.
All family and financial information is kept in the fullest
confidence by the Committee
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Family’s Checklist
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New Families complete online Parents Financial
Statement (PFS) to SSS by January 15th
Any special family circumstances can be
documented within the PFS and will be taken
into consideration by the Committee.
Families send or upload copies of 2013 tax
return, 2013 W2’s and Form 4506-T to SSS
Families send copies of 2014 tax return and
2014 W2’s to SSS no later than March 31st
Dates to remember
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Online Application with completed forms due by
January 5th, 2015
By January 15th: Submit your Parent Financial
Statement (PFS) application to SSS
By January 15th: Submit your completed and signed
2013 tax return, 2013 W2’s and Form 4506-T to
SSS
By March 31st: Submit 2014 tax return and 2014
W2’s to SSS
Apply Online
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You may now complete your SSS application
online:
http://www.nais.org and follow the links to SSS
Or go directly to http://sssbynais.org
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Archmere Academy SSS Code: 1366
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The Candidate Page
Contact Information
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Director of Admissions: Kristin Mumford ‘96
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Assoc. Director of Admissions: Andrew Cocco ’04
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(302) 798-6632 x 781
[email protected]
(302) 798-6632 x 713
[email protected]
Director of Finance: John Cirillo
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(302) 798-6632 x702
[email protected]
Questions and Answers
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Any Questions???