Apply to Harpeth Hall
Important Dates
The Admission and Financial Aid Application for the 2021-22 school year will be available September 1, 2020.
We are delighted you are interested in Harpeth Hall! We look forward to getting to know your family and working with you through the application process.
New families to the Harpeth Hall admission process need to create an online account. You will receive login information to access the admission portal, including admission event opportunities and the online application.
Returning or current families may navigate directly to the admission portal to access admission event opportunities and the online application.
Refer to the admission checklist for more information.
The Harpeth Hall School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability or any other characteristic protected under applicable state and federal law in admission and educational policies, financial aid programs, and other school administered programs.
Checklist
Our application has two parts. Once Part I is complete, the components of Part II will be visible and/or accessible.
- Part I: Family Information Form, Parent and Guardian Questionnaire, About the Applicant, Applicant Essay
- Part II: Admission Interview, ISEE test scores, Official Transcript from Current School, English and Math Teacher Recommendations
We seek to enroll curious, engaged young women regardless of their family's ability to pay.
Harpeth Hall does not charge an application fee.
Admission Interview: You may schedule an interview in your admission portal after completing Part I of the online application. When available, interview dates and times will appear in blue for selection. Harpeth Hall offers interviews on select dates and times through early February. The interview consists of a conversation between the applicant and a member of the Harpeth Hall admission team followed by a conversation between the parent(s)/guardian(s) and a member of the admission team. Out-of-town applicants are welcome to interview online in lieu of an on-campus interview.
Official School Transcript Release Form and English and Math Teacher Recommendations: Links to these forms will be available on December 1, 2020 and after Part I of the application is complete. Transcripts can be faxed to 615.647.0724 or emailed to admission@harpethhall.org. We will not expect fall semester grades to be available until after winter break. Your student’s official transcript and teacher recommendations are due no later than Friday, January 22, 2021.
Scores from the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE): Register to take the ISEE this fall and have scores sent to Harpeth Hall. Harpeth Hall's ISEE School Code is 431670.
Given current restrictions in place due to COVID-19, Harpeth Hall will be hosting several small group ISEE test dates. These test dates are available to Harpeth Hall applicants only and will comply with school policy and CDC guidelines. You will need an invitation code from our office to register to test at Harpeth Hall, available upon selecting a test date in your admission portal. If you prefer, you may register to test at another location, including your current school, if offered. Please understand that test locations are limited this year.
ISEE fee waivers are available to Harpeth Hall applicants. To request a fee waiver, families must complete the Parents' Financial Statement portion of the School and Student Services financial aid application. Upon completion, notify the Office of Admission and Financial Aid for your request to be considered.
FAQ
- What happens when I inquire?
- When should I apply?
- How do I begin the process?
- What is Admission Preview Day?
- How important are teacher recommendation letters?
- How do I register for the ISEE?
- How important is the ISEE?
- Should my daughter apply to more than one school?
- What kinds of admission decisions are made?
- What is your enrollment?
- What is the laptop program?
- What is tuition and financial aid?
What happens when I inquire?
Inquire Online & Create An Account
When you inquire, you provide us with your household information and year interested in applying. With that inquiry, you will be added to our mailing list and receive information about upcoming admission events and our monthly electronic newsletter.
Our system will send you an email with a login name and link to create a password. This login information will allow you to create an account and access the admission portal, where you will be able to sign up for tours, admission events, ISEE testing, and apply for admission.
*Current families, please proceed to the Access the Admission Portal/Apply button and use your already-existing user name and password to access the admission portal.
If you are looking at Harpeth Hall for 2022-23 and beyond, please click here.
Please contact the Office of Admission and Financial Aid at 615.346.0126 for further questions.
When should I apply?
How do I begin the process?
Inquiring online is the best way to begin the admission process at Harpeth Hall. This ensures we have your current contact information and allows you to receive communication from the Admission Office. Inquire here.
What is Admission Preview Day?
Join us on Sunday, November 1 for Admission Preview Day! This year's event will be a virtual experience for prospective students and their families. Hear from our Head of School, division directors, faculty, coaches, and students about our academic, co-curricular, and leadership programs such as Winterim, SEEK, and College Counseling. Admission Preview Day is your opportunity to learn about Harpeth Hall and explore areas in which you have specific interests. We look forward to sharing our campus and community with you. Registration information will be available on our website. Please check back soon.
How important are teacher recommendation letters?
The required current math and current English teacher recommendation letters are very helpful to the Admission Committee as it seeks to build a cohesive and diverse group of girls each year. However, teacher recommendations are only one part of an applicant’s file. The committee takes into account all pieces of an admission file to assess if a student will be well-served by Harpeth Hall.
Recommendations are to be completed by the current math and current English teachers either electronically using the link provided in the admission portal or printed, completed, sealed and returned directly to Harpeth Hall on or before January 22, 2021. If your student has the same teacher for both math and English, your teacher will be asked to fill out just one recommendation form.
Please contact the Office of Admission and Financial Aid at 615.346.0126 if your school does not provide teacher recommendations.
Additional letters of recommendation are not necessary.
How do I register for the ISEE?
Given current restrictions in place due to COVID-19, Harpeth Hall will be hosting several small group ISEE test dates. These test dates are available to Harpeth Hall applicants only and will comply with school policy and CDC guidelines.
For the greatest selection of dates and to ensure that we can accommodate all applicants who want to test at Harpeth Hall, we encourage you to complete Part I of the application as soon as possible.
Upon completion of Part I, applicants will have access to available ISEE dates hosted by Harpeth Hall. After selecting a date for your student in your admission portal, our office will send you a link via email with an invitation code to register through the ISEE website. You will not be able to register for testing at Harpeth Hall without this code. If you prefer, you may register to test at another location, including your current school, if offered. Please understand that test locations are limited this year.
Harpeth Hall is offering testing with accommodations on Sunday, January 10, at 12:30. For eligibility information, consult the ISEE Accommodations webpage.
ISEE fee waivers are available to Harpeth Hall applicants. To request a fee waiver, families must complete the Parents' Financial Statement portion of the School and Student Services financial aid application. Upon completion, notify the Office of Admission and Financial Aid for your request to be considered.
The ISEE is a required part of the Harpeth Hall application. Harpeth Hall strongly discourages test preparation outside of the ISEE website and accepts only one ISEE score per admission cycle.
For questions concerning the ISEE, please be in touch with Lisa Hall via email or at 615.346.0139.
How important is the ISEE?
Standardized test scores from the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) are helpful to the Admission Committee as it seeks to build a cohesive and diverse group of girls. However, test scores are only one part of an applicant’s file. The Committee takes into account all pieces of an admission file to assess if a student will be well-served by Harpeth Hall. ISEE scores are due on or before January 22, 2021. Harpeth Hall discourages any paid test prep prior to taking the ISEE. Please consult the ISEE website for practice tests and tips.
Should my daughter apply to more than one school?
What kinds of admission decisions are made?
Applicants with a complete file are admitted, placed on the wait list, or denied. Students initially placed on the wait list have the option to remain on the wait list until a space becomes available or decline a place on the wait list. Should a space becomes available, the Admission Committee considers all of the students who have chosen to remain on the wait list.
What is your enrollment?
What is the laptop program?
In 2000, Harpeth Hall became the first school in Middle Tennessee to initiate a laptop program. The school has a state of the art wireless network, innovative classroom tools, and a variety of software to support this program. Students use school owned laptops and pay a technology fee each year. Harpeth Hall provides need-based financial aid for technology fees.
What is tuition and financial aid?
Middle school tuition is $30,385, and upper school tuition is $30,815. Financial aid is available. Seventeen percent of Harpeth Hall students receive need-based financial aid. For more information on tuition and fees, financial aid and tuition payment plans, visit the Tuition & Financial Aid page.