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How to Apply
Step 1: Request Information
Step 2: Schedule Interview
Step 3: Complete Application
Step 4: Testing
Step 5: Submit Application
Step 5: Submit Your Application
We’ve created a checklist to help you ensure that you have completed and submitted all parts of the application by the due date. The complete Deerfield application must be submitted online or postmarked on or before January 15.
A complete Deerfield application consists of:
- Application Part I: The Candidate Profile
- Application Part II: Short Answer and Personal Essay
- Graded Essay
- School Report with official transcript
- Current English Teacher Recommendation
- Current Math Teacher Recommendation
- Third Current Teacher Recommendation
- Official copy of standardized test results
- Admission interview
- For students applying for financial assistance, a Financial Aid Application is due by February 10.
Complete and submit all parts of your application on or before January 15. Remember that parts 1-7 can be submitted online at the Gateway to Prep Schools website. You may also send any or all of parts 1-7 of the application via email or postal mail.
However, if you begin your Deerfield application after January 1, 2013, or are not able to turn in your application by January 15 due to circumstances beyond your control, we will make every effort to give full consideration to completed applications (including testing) received before February 10.  If you do not meet the February 10 application deadline, please follow our late applicant guidelines.
Check Your
Application Status →After February 1, you can check the status of your application. Please understand that we are eager to assist families and students in answering questions and resolving difficulties that arise during the application process. Contact us at any time and we will do our best to make sure that applying to Deerfield is a positive experience!