Santa Margarita CatholicHigh School

Application Process 2015-2016

Step 1: Application

• Apply on-line at www.smhs.org/admissions

or request a paper application be mailed to you.

• $50 Application fee (check payable to SMCHS) automatically registers you for the Placement Test on Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 7:45 am to 12:30 pm.

Step 2 & 3: Visit Your Current School

• After your current school’s first 8th grade grading period, provide your current school with the following (forms may be downloaded at our online application site):

1. 3 Letters of Recommendation Forms (Math teacher, English teacher, Principal/Counselor)

2. Records Release Form (For 7th & 8th Grade Transcripts, Standardized Testing, and Immunization)

• Your current school will then forward these requested documents directly to our Admissions Office.

Step 4: For Transfer Students Only

• If you are transferring from another high school to SMCHS, write your Student Essay and send to the Admissions Office.

• The Student Essay may be downloaded at our online application webpage.

• Your application will be reviewed for an acceptance decision as soon as your application file is complete.

What Happens Next?

• We ask that your child’s application file be complete by January 24, 2015 (letters of recommendation, transcripts, standardized testing, $50 application fee, immunization record, and Catholic Parish Verification form).

• Our Admissions Committee will review your child’s application and mail acceptance letters in late February.