How to Apply for the 2023–24 Wait Pool

The Family Application Form is available via the Online Application Portal. This application form gathers biographical information about your family, and you may schedule your required family interview via this form.

Your family interview starts with a campus tour and appointments are available daily.  You and your student will tour campus, and meet individually with an Admission team member; first your student, followed by parents and guardians.

How to schedule your family interview:

You may schedule via the Online Application Portal once you have submitted your family application form. You are also welcome to call the Admission Office at (303) 770-7660, ext. 433.

Rising 6th, 7th and 8th Graders:  During your family interview appointment, we will introduce you to a current student, and together you will attend classes and community time (assembly, recess, etc.), go to lunch, and meet the people who make Kent Denver so special—our teachers, advisors, and students.

Rising 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Graders: Students considering Kent Denver's upper school are invited to campus on a day other than their Family Interview to experience our school in action. While the Visit Day is optional, we encourage you to return to campus to be a Sun Devil for a day!  We’ll introduce you to your host and together you’ll immerse yourself in a fun morning in the life of Kent Denver: lively classes, engaging teachers, and friendly classmates.  

The student essay portion of the application process will become available on the Online Application Portal once the family application form has been submitted and processed.

Student essays help the Admission committee learn more about the applicant and their passions, strengths and challenges. Applicants should complete this section without input from anyone else.

The parent/guardian essay portion of the application process will become available on the Online Application Portal once the family application form has been submitted and processed.

This essay portion allows parents and guardians to share with the Admission committee their unique perspective on their child.

Four recommendation forms are required for each applicant, and are available on the Online Application Portal once the family application form has been submitted and processed. Recommendation forms are available and must be completed by January 31.

Kent Denver requires the following common* recommendations:

1. School principal or counselor 
2. Current English or social studies/history teacher
3. Current math teacher
4. One additional current academic teacher of the student's choosing

The transcript request form will become available after December 1 on the Online Application Portal.

Via the transcript request form, your student's school will be asked to provide:

• Current grade report
• Final transcript from the previous school year 
• Standardized testing results from the previous school years (if available)
• Attendance Records from both the previous school year and current school year
• Discipline Records from both the previous school year and current school year
• Individual educational program results (if applicable)

All admission candidates are required to take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT).

Each test lasts approximately three hours and is administered on Saturday or Sunday mornings in the fall and winter. Information and test registration forms are available at https://www.erblearn.org/parents/isee-registration and www.ssat.org.

Why We Require Standardized Tests
Score reports provide one aspect of an applicant’s academic strengths. Test results are by no means the most important element of our admission process, which is designed to get to know each student individually. 

Financial Assistance with Testing Fees
Completing your application to Kent Denver should not create a financial hardship for your family. Please contact us at kdsadmission@kentdenver.org or (303)770-7660 ext. 433 for a fee waiver for either test.

Students with Accommodations
Both testing organizations support students with documented learning differences. We recommend requesting accommodations from your preferred test option as soon as possible, at least six weeks; additional paperwork is required before you may register your student.

Completing this Requirement 
When registering for the ISEE or SSAT, please have your scores sent directly to Kent Denver School.  We normally receive scores 48 hours after the testing date, and will ‘check off’ this application requirement.

Note: Kent Denver will offer the ISEE on the following mornings: Saturday, Nov 19, Saturday, Dec 3, Saturday, Jan 21, and Sunday, Jan 29. We do not require applicants to take the test at Kent Denver School. You will find additional test dates at https://www.erblearn.org/parents/isee-registration.

Student Photo: A photograph of your student is optional but appreciated.

Additional Information: Upload videos, photographs, drawings, writing pieces, etc. to help us get to know your student and their interests!

Additional Transcript Release Request: If your student changed schools between the 2021/22 and 2022/23 school years, send this Additional Transcript Release Request to the school attended during the 2021/22 school year.

Optional elements can be uploaded to the Application Checklist under 'Optional Steps.'