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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.

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

Applicant Writing Sample

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

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.

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

For students applying for the 2021-2022 school year, testing results from the WISC-V (grades 3-9) and SSAT (grades 6-9) will be optional. Should a family decide to submit testing results, full evaluations and score reports are preferred.

A list of local area evaluators for the WISC is included here to assist you:

 

WISC Administrators local to Bement

Applicants to grades 6-9 have the option to submit EITHER the full evaluation and recommendations from WISC-V (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) or SSAT (Secondary School Admission Test) results.

SSAT Testing Options
While submitting SSAT testing results will be optional for students applying to Bement for the 2021-2022 school year, the Enrollment Management Association (EMA) has created several options for taking the SSAT this year:

Option #1 (domestic students only)
Beginning in August 2020, students have the option of taking the SSAT from home using their own computer.  The test is delivered using a secure weblink.  There is continuous AI monitoring coupled with live monitoring by proctors via the computer's camera.  This test is offered every weekend during the first half of the academic year.  Students can choose from two different times on Saturdays and there will be a Sunday option with two times once a month as well.  The test can be scheduled up to 90 days in advance and within as little as 24 hours.  Students can take the at-home version up to five times.  If an international student is residing in the US (either in a dorm or living with a parent or guardian) they are eligible for the at-home version.  International students who fall into this category MUST register for the SSAT using their US-based address and not their home address.

Option #2 (domestic and international students)
Beginning in August 2020, EMA will be administering the SSAT at test sites operated by the company Prometric. Prometric has over 525 testing sites worldwide; the closest site to Bement is located in West Springfield.  Students can take the SSAT via this option twice a year.  You can go to Prometric online to find a list of testing locations.

Option #3 (domestic and international students)
EMA will continue to offer the paper-based SSAT for the Flex test.  This will be administered by schools or by educational consultants. For students residing in China, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, the paper-based test is mandatory. Students may take the paper-based test up to five times. 

The paper-based test will be available internationally during the following dates:
    •    Saturday, September 5, 2020
    •    Saturday, September 26, 2020
    •    Saturday, October 31, 2020
    •    Saturday, November 21, 2020
    •    Saturday, December 19, 2020

Domestic students may take the SSAT Flex test only once during the year. The Bement School is a test center and will offer the paper-based SSAT test as a flex test on Saturday, October 24, 2020.  In the event our campus remains closed to visitors, we will be unable to offer administration of the SSAT to students who are not enrolled at Bement.

More information about the SSAT and testing options can be found here. Registration for the fall SSAT's opens on August 1st.  You can go online to register and view registration deadlines.

 

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 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.

Day student applicants generally stay for an entire day. Once a day student is connected with their host, parents or guardians tour campus with someone from the admission office. After their tour, parents depart and return at the end of the school day. During the visit, day student applicants will attend classes and lunch. An interview with an admission officer (for applicants to grades 4 through 9) or a screening with our lower school head (for applicants to grades 1, 2, or 3) will take place during the day. Students return to the admission office at the end of the day to meet their family. Kindergarten applicants attend small group screenings scheduled in February and March as part of their application process.

Boarding student 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 with an admission officer.

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