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Submission of the Application for Admission form begins the application process. An application fee of $50 (for applications from a domestic address) or $100 (for applications from an international address) must accompany the application.

• To complete our application, click the APPLY button below to create an account. If you already have an account, you may click the button to sign in. Once you sign in, add the student who is applying to your account, and fill out the student application form.

 

APPLY

• To complete the application using the Standard Application Online click on the link below. If you are applying to more than one school, we recommend using the SAO application.

 

Applicants to grades 6 through 9 must complete the following writing sample in their own handwriting. Please complete this and send it separately to the admission office as an attachment to an email. Click below for the applicant writing sample form.

Applicant Writing Sample

Applicants who use the SAO do not need to complete this writing sample.  The writing sample is included in the SAO application form.

 

Confidential recommendation forms should be sent to Bement directly from the applicant’s school.

Students applying to kindergarten or grade 1 should have their main teacher complete this evaluation:

Recommendation Form for K-1

Students applying to grades 2-5 should have their main teacher complete this evaluation:

Recommendation Form for Grades 2-5

Students applying to grade 6-9 should have their current math teacher and English teacher complete the following evaluations:

Math Recommendation Form for Grades 6-9

English Recommendation Form for Grades 6-9

Students who are currently homeschooled may submit this recommendation form in place of above recommendation forms:

Homeschool Evaluation Form for Grades K-9

 

 

Transcripts or school records for the current year, as well as two years prior, including all standardized test results, should be sent to Bement directly by the applicant's school. If the applicant is applying for kindergarten, please submit most recent preschool reports.

Please complete the Request for Transcripts/School Reports Form below and provide to the applicant’s current school:

Request for Transcripts

 

Applicants Grades 3-9

Testing is optional for students applying for the 2023-2024 school year. However, if a student has had a WISC completed previously, please submit a copy of the full evaluation. Bement does not require a TOEFL or TOEFL Jr. exam result for students who first language is not English.

Should you plan to update a previous WISC, a list of local area evaluators is included here to assist you:

WISC Administrators local to Bement

While submitting SSAT testing results will be optional for students applying to Bement for the 2023-2024 school year, the Enrollment Management Association (EMA) has created several options for taking the SSAT this year. You can find the options as well as more information about the SSAT here.

If you intend to submit SSAT results, enter The Bement School's code (#1570) on your SSAT registration form and the results will be sent directly to Bement.

Upon review of the student's application materials, the Admission Committee may require additional information, including testing.

Please call 413-774-4209 or email us at admit@bement.org to arrange a campus visit. We schedule visits Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. when school is in session. In the event that we cannot welcome you to campus or if travel prevents you from coming to campus, interviews or screenings may be conducted via Zoom.

Applicants and their family usually visit campus for a tour and interview. The tour and interview process usually takes about two hours. If you would like to meet with someone in particular during your visit - a department head, a coach, a member of our music or art department - please let us know at the time you arrange your appointment. After returning from the campus tour, students will interview or screen with an admission officer. Kindergarten applicants attend small group screenings scheduled in February and March as part of their application process.