Apply to Taft
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We want applying to Taft to be easy. Here’s what you need to do:
- Step 1: Connect with Taft
- Step 2: Connect with The Enrollment Management Association (register to take the SSAT)
- Step 3: Schedule a Visit
- Step 4: Apply using the Standard Application Online
- Step 5: Apply for Financial Aid (optional)
- Step 6: Ask Teachers for Recommendations
- Step 7: Submit Portfolios (optional)
- Step 8: Track your Status
- Step 9: Watch Your Mail
Step 1: Connect with Taft
Step 2: Connect with The Enrollment Management Association (register to take the SSAT)
Step 3: Schedule a Visit
Step 4: Apply using the Standard Application Online
Step 5: Apply for Financial Aid (optional)
Step 6: Ask Teachers for Recommendations
Step 7: Submit Portfolios (optional)
Step 8: Track your Status
Step 9: Watch Your Mail
Important Dates and Deadlines
Application Deadline | January 15 |
Financial Aid Application Deadline | February 1 |
Acceptance Notification Date | March 10 |
Reply Date for Admitted Students | April 10 |
SSAT Dates
- October 16, 2021
- November 13, 2021
- December 11, 2021
Useful Links for Applicants
- Standard Application Online (SAO)
- Secondary School Admissions Test
- TABS-The Association of Boarding Schools
- NAIS-National Association of Independent Schools
- CAIS-Connecticut Association of Independent Schools
- School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS)
- The Ten Schools Admissions Organization (TSAO)
- ASSIST
- School Year Abroad
- Prep for Prep
- United World Scholars
- IELTS
- TOEFL
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Taft is an intentionally diverse institution whose members work to acknowledge, respect, and empathize with people of all different identifiers, such as race, socioeconomic status, gender identity and expression, education, age, ability, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, language, nationality, and religion.
The Character Skills Snapshot (CSS)
Taft is a founding member of G32, a group of schools working with the Enrollment Management Association and the Educational Testing Service to develop a non-cognitive, Character Skills Snapshot (CSS), designed to complement the SSAT. CSS participation is completely optional, but will help us as we work to develop and refine the snapshot.