Milton Admissions Overview
Milton admissions, step by step.
Start with the entry grades and the application platform. Then see what goes into the file.
Checked against Milton's published admissions pages on November 4, 2026.
The application
What the application includes.
Milton accepts the Gateway to Prep Schools application or the SSAT Standard Application Online.
- Entry grades
- New students enter in Grades 9, 10 or 11. Boarding applicants can apply to all three. Day applicants from the Greater Boston area can apply to Grades 9 and 10.
- Steps
- Apply online with the Gateway to Prep Schools application or the SSAT Standard Application Online.
- Application fee
- $65 for domestic applicants or $125 USD for international applicants, with fee waivers available for financial hardship.
- The parts
- The application includes short answers and essays, a parent statement, recommendations, and grades from the current term and the past two years. A graded writing sample is optional.
- Parent statement
- A parent statement is part of the application.
- Recommendations
- Required: a school administrator recommendation, a current English teacher recommendation and a current math teacher recommendation. Optional: a personal recommendation and a special interest recommendation.
- Grades
- Milton asks for the current fall term or semester grades and final grades for the past two years.
- Interview
- Every candidate must complete an interview by January 15.
- Deadline
- January 15, 2027
- Decisions
- March 10, 2027
SSAT and ISEE practice
Admissions test practice.
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