Candidate Profile (Common)

• Academic, Athletic and Personal Achievements (1,500 characters)
  • Please note your interests and activities in areas such as music, drama, art, community service, debate, writing, athletics, employment, or hobbies. We understand that some candidates have more opportunities for organized activities than others, but we are interested in how you spend your time outside of the classroom. Please only submit information from the past two years. Please use the “Add More” button below the first two listings if you would like to enter additional activities. If you still need more space, please use the “Additional Information” section. 
  • Academic, Athletic and Personal Achievements-List or briefly describe any academic or personal achievements of which you are especially proud. Use this area to note any academic honors you have received. (1,500 characters)
• Additional Information/Explanation (6,000 characters)
  • If you would like to provide any additional information that was not specifically requested or did not fit in the spaces provided, you may use the space below or upload a PDF (files must be under 1MB). Please only submit relevant information from the past two years. Do not upload grades, official test scores or transcripts in this section. If you have a document in a format other than PDF, you can download an official add-in for the latest versions of Microsoft Word that can convert Word documents to PDF. View the Gateway Knowledge Base article at https://www.gatewaytoprepschools.com/articles/6-creating-and-reducing-size-of-pdf-files for more information on creating PDFs. Please do not add pictures or scan printed documents. Doing so will potentially cause your file to be too large to upload.
• Multimedia Description 1&2 (1,500 characters)
  • Please check with the school to see if they have other ways of accepting multimedia.
  • Students who have a very strong interest in a particular area are invited to submit up to two links to multimedia content. Examples of multimedia content that students have provided in the past include YouTube videos, music files, and art portfolios. Be sure to provide a description of the content in the space provided. Many schools no longer accept CDs, DVDs, videotapes or portfolios. Links are the simplest and most commonly accepted way to send multimedia to schools. NOTE: If you have more than two links you may add them to the “Additional Information” section above along with a description. Please limit additional link submissions in the “Additional Information” section to no more than three multimedia links. If your multimedia will not be available until later, do not delay in submitting your Candidate Profile now. Each school participating in the Gateway system has alternative means of accepting multimedia later in the application process. Consult each school for directions.

Parent Questionnaire

We are pleased that your child is applying for admission to Episcopal High School. Parents can provide invaluable insights about their child, and we appreciate your completion of this questionnaire so we can better serve your child. 

• Why are you considering a boarding school and what are your expectations of Episcopal High School? (1,000 Characters) (*)
• Are there any family circumstances that might affect your child’s performance at Episcopal? (1,000 Characters) (*)
• Is there anything about the sequence of your child’s education that we should know? Has your child ever skipped a grade? Has your child ever been asked to withdraw from a school, suspended, or put on probation? Please explain. (1,000 Characters) (*)
• Are there any areas in which your child would need additional support? (1,000 Characters) (*)
• Please use the space below to tell us more about your child. (1,250 characters)

Student Short Answer Questions

• Why is Episcopal right for you? (1,000 Characters) (*)
• What has sparked your curiosity in the classroom? (1,000 Characters) (*)
• What has been an important influence in your life (person, event, circumstance, etc.,) and how has that shaped you?  (1,000 Characters) (*)
• Create your own personal motto that captures your personality and values. How will that motto guide you during your years at boarding school? (1,000 Characters) (*)
• What activity or hobby is your favorite? How do you intend to further it at Episcopal? (1,000 Characters) (*)

Student Personal Essay 

At Episcopal, every community member has the opportunity to give a “Chapel Talk” about a topic that has special meaning to them. These chapel talks can be funny, insightful, challenging, moving, and often deeply personal. Write a chapel talk you would like to share with the Episcopal community. (5,000 characters) (*)

Recommendation

• Current Principal/Counselor Recommendation (*)
• Current English Teacher Recommendation (*)
• Current Mathematics Teacher Recommendation (*)
• Personal Recommendation
• Special Interest Recommendation