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Before calling to schedule an appointment, please fill out our inquiry form.

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Plan to spend two hours at Berkshire in order to allow time for a campus tour and interview for both student and parents. To schedule a tour (available Monday through Saturday), please contact the Admission Office at 413-229-1003 or email admission@berkshireschool.org.

Students should register for standardized tests. Grades 9 and 10 require the SSAT (school code: 1612), while grade 11 requires the PSAT or the SAT. Grade 12 and post graduates requires the ACT or the SAT. International students are required to take the TOEFL in addition to the SSAT, PSAT or SAT (international school code: 3252).

Through your chosen application platform, the SSAT's Standard Application Online (SAO) or Gateway to Prep Schools (links included below), request your transcript and recommendation from your school Principal or counselor, as well as recommendations from your English and math teachers. You are always welcome to submit a supplemental personal reference, though this additional recommendation is not required.

Character and personal growth are an integral part of a Berkshire education. Certainly a reason you're seeking to enroll your child with us is because you're interested in an environment that focuses on instilling character values as well as exceptional academics, unique life experiences, and outstanding opportunities. This is why we are offering your child the opportunity to participate in the Character Skills Snapshot, on a purely optional basis. If a student chooses to complete this supplemental 25 minute online portion, the results provide additional layers of information to use in getting to know her/him as well as possible. Since we feel this kind of assessment has an important role to play in the future of our application process, we are eager to evaluate how we can most effectively incorporate its use into our process and we do so by using the "Snapshots" we receive this year.

Ensure that you have completed all required components of the application and submit your materials by January 15.

If you are applying for Financial Aid, please visit sss.nais.org to complete required financial aid forms and directly submit all necessary tax documents by the January 15 deadline. For assistance in submitting these materials, please contact SSS at 800-344-8328. For questions relating to Berkshire's Financial Aid policies and practices, please contact Katherine Simmons, Berkshire School Director of Financial Aid, at ksimmons@berkshireschool.org 

All applicants will be notified of their admission decisions via their online admission portal on March 10.

Accepted students may return to campus for our revisit program, "A Day at Berkshire," which is held in late March/early April.

Students are required to formally accept or decline their offer of admission, and return the signed contract and deposit to Berkshire School by April 10.