Upper School: Grades 9-12

Application Checklist

  • Application for Admission form and $50 non-refundable fee.
  • Transcripts from current school
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
  • Entrance Examinations
  • Admissions Interview
  • Shadow Visit (optional)

Application

  • Candidates should complete the Application for Admission.
  • The application is to be accompanied by a $50 non-refundable application fee.

Transcripts

  • Transcripts should be sent directly from the issuing institution and include transcripts of the two previous academic years and first semester of the current academic year.
  • Attendance records, teacher's comments and standardized testing results should be included.

Two Letters of Recommendation

  • The admissions packet includes two recommendation forms.
  • Once completed, the evaluators should send the forms directly to the ISI Admissions Office by mail, email: admissions@isind.org or fax +1.317.923.1910.
  • One of the letters should be from a current math or science teacher, the other one from a language arts teacher.

Entrance Examinations

  • Candidates for Grade 9 are required to submit standardized testing results from ERB or ISTEP.
  • If these are not available candidates are required to take the ISEE exam (Independent School Entrance Examination).
  • Registration forms are available at the Admissions Office or online at http://www.iseetest.org.
  • Registration should be completed at least 3 weeks before the desired testing date.

Admission Interview

  • On-campus admission interviews are required of all local candidates.
  • Candidates applying from outside Indiana may require a phone interview.

Shadow Visit

  • High school students who are interested in ISI are encouraged to be a part of the "shadowing program."
  • We call this experience "shadowing" because the visiting student spends the day accompanying a current student who already knows the school well.
  • Appointments are required for the shadowing program and can be made by contacting Sarah Harrison or Kate Lock in the ISI Admissions Office at +1.317.923.1951 or admissions@isind.org
  • On the day of your appointment, students should report to the main office by 7:55 a.m. They will meet briefly with an admissions representative and then they will be introduced to a student who will accompany them throughout the day.
  • Visiting students will attend classes with their host student so that they can experience a typical day at ISI.
  • Students should bring a note pad and pen to take notes during class. They should also bring a change of clothes and shoes for gym class.
  • Hot lunch will be provided free of charge in the cafeteria.
  • At the end of the school day students should report to the Admissions Office and may be picked up at 3:35 p.m.