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Deerfield Academy

Available Grades
Boarding 9 10 11 12 PG
Day 9 10 11 12 PG

Deadlines

Fall 2025
Upcoming Deadline


Jan
15
01/15/2025
Jan
15
Boarding
Jan
15
01/15/2025
Jan
15
Day

Application Requirements

Part 1
Candidate Profile
Required
Application Fee
Domestic: $60
International: $125
Gateway Fee Waiver
Accepted, contact school
Testing Information
Deerfield requires all applicants to submit standardized testing as part of a holistic admission approach. For details and requirements please review the following testing guidelines:

  • Applicants to ninth and tenth grade: We will accept an SSAT, PSAT, or ISEE test taken between January 1, 2024, and January 15, 2025.
  • Applicants to 11th grade: We will acceptany SAT, ACT, PLAN, PSAT, or SSAT taken between September 1, 2023, and January 15, 2025
  • Applicants to 12th grade and Post-Graduates: We will accept any SAT, ACT, PLAN, or PSAT taken between September 1, 2023, and January 15, 2025.
  • For international students whose primary language of instruction has NOT been English for at least three years or if English is not your primary language spoken at home, you must submit an IELTS, TOEFL iBT, or Duolingo English Test taken between January 1, 2024, and January 15, 2025.
Part 2
Required Forms
Graded Writing Sample
Short Answer and Essay
Optional Forms N/A
Part 3
Required Forms
Current Academic Year Grades
Previous Grades
Current Principal/Counselor Recommendation
Current English Teacher Recommendation
Current Mathematics Teacher Recommendation
Current Academic Teacher (other than English or Mathematics) Recommendation
Optional Forms
Optional Additional Grades
Personal Recommendation
Additional Information
Current and previous year Grades: Your School Counselor, School Placement Director, or Head of School/Principal should submit your grades as follows:

Ninth-grade applicants: Please submit your current first marking period and last year's grades.
Tenth grade - PG applicants: Please submit the first marking period for the current academic year as well as all previous high school grades.

Current Academic Teacher (other than English) - Science, History, Foreign Language, or other graded academic class.
Application Notes
Please review our Application Process Page for more details: https://deerfield.edu/admission/start-your-application

Deerfield Admission Portal Account. Once applicants have submitted their Application Part I: Candidate Profile, through Gateway to Prep Schools, they will receive a link via email providing them with access to the Deerfield Admission Portal. In the Deerfield Admission Portal, applicants have the opportunity to submit additional materials and complete Deerfield specific required items.

An Admission Interview is strongly encouraged. Applicants are invited to schedule their admission interview within their Deerfield Admission Portal after submitting their Gateway Candidate Profile. We recommend scheduling the interview early, as availability later in the season is limited.

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Deerfield Academy
7 Boyden Lane
PO Box 65
Deerfield, MA 01342

School Type

All Gender

Phone
413-774-1400

Fax
413-772-1129