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Statement to Applicants

To promote a fair and transparent admission process, the member schools of the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington (“AISGW”) have established the following guidelines for working with families and students applying to their schools.  We strongly encourage all AISGW schools and applicant families to abide by these guidelines.

Schools should make clear to applicants all dates pertaining to admission and re-enrollment. AISGW recommends the following timeline:

  • Notification Date – Notification of admission decisions shall be the last Friday in February. Electronic notification, which includes email, telephone, online portal, or any other form of instant notification, shall not occur before 4 pm. Letters may be placed in the U.S. mail to be received on the last Friday in February.
  • Registration/Reply Date – Enrollment contracts for newly admitted students are due back to the school no earlier than the second Friday in March or two weeks from the date of notification.
  • Tuition Binding Date – Enrollment contracts for newly admitted and re-enrolling students are binding as of 4:00 pm on June 1*. This means that schools may not release the tuition obligation of a family that has already enrolled unless the family notifies the school of its decision to enroll elsewhere by 4:00 pm on June 1.  If June 1 falls on a weekend, the binding date shall be 4:00 pm on the immediately preceding Friday.
    *Beginning in 2026, enrollment contracts for newly admitted and re-enrolling students are binding as of 4:00 pm on May 1. This means that schools may not release the tuition obligation of a family that has already enrolled unless the family notifies the school of its decision to enroll elsewhere by 4:00 pm on May 1. If May 1 falls on a weekend, the binding date shall be 4:00 pm on the immediately preceding Friday.

For more information about the AISGW recommendations related to admissions procedures, click here.