2020-2021 School Year
Please submit the preliminary online application for admission by Thursday, December 10, 2020 and all checklist materials by Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. Our first round of admission decisions will be posted on the applicant portal on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Please note: we will continue to accept applications throughout the year.
Parents of applicants will receive messages with additional information and updates throughout the admissions process.
Admissions Timeline
- Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020: USN Preview (Virtual) at 9:30 a.m. for Middle School (Grades 5-8), at 11:00am for High School (Grades 9-12), and at 1 p.m. for Lower School (K-4). Please register here
- Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020: Preliminary Online Application Deadline. Additional materials due by Monday, Feb. 8, 2021.
- January-February 2021: Evaluations of kindergarten applicants, by appointment
- Friday, Jan. 8, 2021: Returning Family Financial Aid Application deadline; please see our financial aid information
- January-February 2021: Interviews for applicants in grades 5-12, by appointment
- Saturday, Jan. 16 & Feb. 13, 2021: Independent School Entrance Exam offered at USN, grades 5-12 (additional dates/locations offered on the ISEE website)
- Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021: Prospective Family Financial Aid Application deadline; please see our financial aid information
- Monday, Feb. 8, 2021: Online Application and Checklist Materials Deadline. Must be completed to be considered for first round admissions decisions on Feb. 29, 2021
- First two weeks of February 2021: Admission testing for grades 1-4
- Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021: K-12 admission decisions posted under the decision tab in the applicant portal
- Wednesday, March 3, 2021: Admission reply date for kindergarten
- Friday, March 5, 2021: Admission reply date for grades 1-12
- Saturday, May 1, 2021: Binding enrollment contract deadline