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This allows you to design your experience while allowing us to get to know you better so that we can carefully curate the most dynamic class Drew School has seen to date.
Thanks so much for your early interest in Drew. Future applicants are students in the 7th grade or younger who are therefore not yet eligible to apply. We encourage you to create a student profile on Ravenna and select “future” when prompted. This is the best way for us to stay in contact. Our admissions events are intended for 8th graders applying to the 9th grade or transfers. We encourage future applicants like you to attend our community events, like our fall play, gallery walk, and our athletic events at our home gym, all of which are open to the public. We can’t wait to learn more about you when the time comes!
If you are in 7th grade or younger and want to start learning about Drew in an unofficial capacity we invite you to inquire through Ravenna as a "future" applicant.
Step 1:
Complete and Submit an Application
Submit student and parent/guardian applications through Ravenna. You can submit your application anytime on or before the deadline of January 8, 2026. Application fee waivers are available. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Andrea Richerson for more information.
Transfer Applications: Applicants must be exiting their prior school in good academic and disciplinary standing. Please follow the steps to apply outlined below and contact Joanna Lovett with any questions.
Step 2:
Register for and Complete a Student Interview
Students will have two options for the required interview. Once you submit the parent/guardian application and pay the fee, complete the ABC process, or complete the SMART application you will receive information on how to schedule or submit your interview.
- Option 1: 1:1 virtual interview with a member of the Drew community
- Option 2: 5-minute one-way video interview
Step 3:
Submit Recommendation Forms
Drew requires a recommendation from your current Math teacher, English teacher, and an administrator (counselor, advisor, Head of School/principal, etc.) Please follow the instructions on Ravenna for accessing and submitting all forms. In Ravenna, you will need to provide the email addresses of your recommendation writers so they receive the forms directly from Ravenna with instructions. These recommendations will then be forwarded electronically directly to schools. All required recommenders must use the required forms. We cannot accept written recommendations instead of forms from required recommenders. If you wish to submit additional written recommendations, such as from coaches or tutors, please limit these to two.
Step 4:
Request Your Transcript
Complete and sign the Transcript Release Form and submit it to your current school. Complete transcripts (last year and the first semester of the current year) can be uploaded to Ravenna by your current school or emailed to Drew at [email protected]. We will continue to accept transcripts until the end of January.
Step 5:
Forget that Score!
As a reminder, we have been test-free in admissions at Drew since 2020, which means standardized testing is not required to apply nor will test results be accepted or reviewed. We believe that you are more than a number and a score. We will assess for academic readiness by reviewing your transcript, recommendation forms, and interviews.
Step 6:
Apply for Tuition Assistance
See the Tuition Assistance page for complete information about Drew’s Tuition Assistance (TA) program. Applications are due January 8, 2026, through Clarity.
