Applying to McGillis

After you complete the demographic information for your child and family, there are 8 questions for you to answer about your child.  This is your opportunity to let us know about your child through your eyes. The more detailed the information, the better our admissions committee will understand your child.

Your child has their own portion of our application to complete!

Below are the questions we ask applicants.  You will see these same questions in the Admissions Portal and will upload their responses directly to your child’s application checklist items.

If applying for grades K – 2, please select one of the following topics:

(Parents! Please write an explanation of your child’s drawing for the admissions committee if necessary)

• Write about or draw a picture of something you like to do when you are not in school
• Write about or draw a picture of a time when you were happy

If applying for grades 3-5 please select ONE of the following topics:

• Write about a time in your life when you felt successful.  Describe why you felt this time period was successful.
• Write about something you like to do when you are not in school.  Describe why you enjoy this activity.

If applying for the Middle School (grades 6 - 8) please respond to all of the questions below:

• What is your favorite academic subject and why?
• What are your favorite activities and/or sports and why?
• What is your favorite book or magazine?  Please write a paragraph explaining why.
• Describe the most memorable thing that has happened to you.
• Describe the most difficult challenge that you have ever had to face and how you responded to it.

Through the Admissions Portal you will enter your child’s current teacher’s email and the teacher will be automatically sent the teacher recommendation form.  You will receive an email once the teacher has completed the form.

If you have a Kindergartener and your child has not attended a preschool, please send the form to another adult who has had the opportunity to see your child in a setting outside the home and with other children, such as a coach, church or synagogue class, gymnastics program teacher, etc.

Further instructions on how to submit the recommendation are available via your online account. 

Upload your most current report card/progress report from your child’s current school.  If there are no records, please type up a quick document stating that there are no school records available/your child has not attended a preschool that has formal school records and upload to your child’s application checklist items. 

Your application is not complete without paying our application fee of $40.00 per applicant.  Thank you!