Admissions Process and Deadlines
Member Towns:
Acton, Arlington, Bolton, Concord, Dover, Lancaster, Lexington, Needham, Stow
Admissions Process
- Fill out an application (click here)
- We will request academic, attendance, and conduct records, as well as a recommendation form, from your sending school after the second term or first trimester has ended.
- In late November/early December we will contact you to schedule an interview (if you are from a non-member town, we will reach out for an interview after February 15th).
- To meet the February 15th priority deadline, you must be from a member town and your application must be complete, including a completed interview.
Admissions Criteria
Admissions is based on 5 equally weighted criteria totaling an Application Score of 100 points
- Academic Record (two years (7th and 8th grade) of grades in 4 main academic areas: Math, English, Science, and History)
- Attendance (two years (7th and 8th grade) of Attendance records)
- School Discipline/Conduct (two years (7th and 8th grade) of Discipline/Conduct records)
- Sending School Recommendation (the form for this is on Page 3 of the application- recommendation letters are welcome, but not required)
- Interview with Admissions
Important Dates
February 15 |
Deadline for resident students to complete the application process for March 1st review. A completed application includes a completed application form, the receipt of all required records from the sending school, a Minuteman Recommendation Form, and an interview with the Admissions Office |
March 1 |
Notification of acceptance, denial, or wait list for resident student applications submitted by February 15th. |
March 8 |
Resident students must confirm acceptance of offer of enrollment |
March 15 |
After March 15, non-resident students may be accepted only if there are no qualified resident students on the list. Once a student has accepted an offer of admission, the offer cannot be rescinded by the District based on residency. |
April 1 |
Deadline to file Chapter 74 Vocational Technical Nonresident Student Tuition Application with the Superintendent of the nonresident student’s district-of-residence |