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To begin your family’s application, go to Ravenna and create an account. Be sure to create this account using an email address you will have access to throughout the entire admission season, as this will be your primary email contact with the MBS. Please use the same Ravenna link to log in to complete an in-progress application.

For the 2019-2020 application season, interviews and visits begin on September 16, 2019.

Please call the Admission Office at 973-539-3032, ext. 516, to schedule an on-campus interview and/or student visit. 

Please note that applicants will be required to complete a writing sample as part of the interview.

An up-to-date transcript must be forwarded directly to the MBS Admission Office from your child’s school(s).

Morristown-Beard School accepts either the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) as part of the admission application process. If the applicant has already taken one of these tests during the current admission season (after September 1, 2019), please have the testing organization forward the results to MBS. Morristown-Beard School's ISEE code is 310845. Our SSAT code is 5200.

While MBS does not prefer the ISEE over the SSAT, we will administer the ISEE at MBS for the following dates:

• October 26, 2019
• November 9, 2019 
• November 23, 2019 
• January 11, 2020
• January 25, 2020 (Closed Date)*
• February 1, 2020 (Closed Date)*

Please Note: Early Round applicants must take either the ISEE or SSAT by November 23, 2019 to complete their application for that round.

We encourage applicants to register for their desired test date early in the admission season as seats for these tests fill up quickly. Applicants can register for the ISEE at www.iseetest.org or 1-800-446-0320.

*Closed test date: Test takers must call MBS at least 14 days prior to test date to receive invitation code in order to register online through www.iseetest.org. Seating for these dates are limited and only available for MBS applicants.

MBS requires four (4) recommendations from your child’s current teachers and administrators as part of the Admission Application:

• Head of School, Principal, or Guidance Counselor Recommendation (with Transcript Release)
• Math Recommendation
• English Recommendation
• Supplemental Academic Recommendation - Science or Social Studies

The Optional Recommendation may be submitted from someone who knows your child in another capacity such as a coach, music instructor, volunteer leader, tutor, former teacher, etc. The school or other representative must forward the completed recommendation to our Admission Office directly.

With Ravenna, you can easily send requests for recommendations to those who will complete the form on the applicant’s behalf. Simply enter the teacher’s name and email address in Ravenna, and the teacher will receive an email with a secure link to the form. You can also print a copy of the form.

The MBS Admission Team is pleased to announce the addition of a digital portfolio component to our application. Applicants are encouraged to provide links to web-based showcases of their talents and accomplishments. Platforms like YouTube channels, SoundCloud, Pinterest, Behance, Tumblr, athletics highlight reels, or other digital portfolio mediums that capture an applicant’s passions and interests are welcome, but not required.