We are pleased that you are applying for admission to the American Hebrew Academy. Admission to the American Hebrew Academy is based on academic potential as well as past performance and individual strengths.

Admissions requirements include

A student visit to our campus (optional for foreign students);

The online application (the candidate must complete the Applicant Questionnaire, Essays and Agreement themselves; The Parent/Guardian must complete the Parent Questionnaire and Agreements themselves). You'll be prompted to pay the application fee at that time;

Recommendation forms from current Math and English teachers and a Jewish community professional;

The results of a Standardized test (SSAT, ISEE, ERB, PSAT, TOEFL) taken in the past 12 months;

We encourage you to submit your application and schedule your visit to our campus as soon as possible. Decisions are made on a rolling admissions basis, and are announced via mail approximately 4 weeks after a completed application is received. We encourage you to become familiar with all the important dates in the application (see below) and financial aid process.

To begin the application process, please follow the link to our on-line application. Please note that several of our forms will need to be downloaded. In order to view, edit and print the forms, you will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader application. Click here to get a free copy.

Qualifying Standardized Testing
(administered during the past twelve months)

• SSAT -- You may arrange to take the SSAT in your local community (register online to take the test at the SSAT site) or, if there is no local testing site, contact the admissions office for assistance. Please be sure to include the Academy's school recipient code 1235, and bring the registration with you to the test.
  ISEE(ERB)(http://www.erbtest.org) -- This test is often administered at Jewish Day Schools. Please check with your school to see if it has been administered and request score report to be sent to the Academy.
• PSAT (www.collegeboard.com)
• TOEFL (www.toefl.org - foreign students only) -- For International applicants, the TOEFL is required (register online to take the test). Our TOEFL score recipient code is 8634.