International Student Information
Application Deadline
When submitting your application, please be sure to include all of the required pieces:
- The application fee of $100
- Application form 1(Boarding Student Application form) or form 2 (Lower School Institutes Application form)
- Application form 4 (filled in by your school counselor or the head of school)
- Application form 5 (filled in by a teacher)
- Application form 6 (filled in by a different teacher)
- A corrected essay or assignment from your current English class
- Your most recent transcript of grades
- Your autobiographical essay
PLEASE NOTE:
- An English as a Second Language beginner's level (for students who have scored below 133 on the TOEFL CBT or 45 on the TOEFL iBT) is not offered.
- Early application (before April 1, 2010) is suggested in order to adjust for mail delays.
- Only complete applications with all required forms can be considered for admission.
- Clear and precise address, phone, fax and e-mail information assures accurate communication.
Although Summer Session has rolling admission, international students must submit all application materials early. The necessary time required to process forms, the time required for the transfer of mail from one country to another and the time required to obtain a visa prohibits late applications.
Application Fee
Because of overseas mail and banking restrictions, the following procedure must be followed: The application fee of $100 may be paid by:
- cash traveler's checks
- Personal checks drawn on a U.S. Bank in U.S. dollars
- American Express
- MasterCard
- Visa
Please click the following link to access our international payment information form:
Financial Information form for International studdnts
Place all items in the envelope provided within the catalog or within any large envelope addressed to:
Maxine Grogan, Dean of Admission
Summer Session
Phillips Academy
Andover, MA 01810-4161
Visa Information
Our school legal counsel has thoroughly researched the requirements for students traveling to the United States for a summer program such as ours. He has assured us that under current Immigration Service policy, an F-1 Visa, I-20 Form and entrance into the new SEVIS system is NOT necessary for program attendees. They may come into the country in Visa Waiver or B-2 status (depending on the country of origin) as they have in the past. Please check the Visa Cover letter for International students for a list of countries participating in the Visa Waiver program.
New for 2010: Greece has been designated to join the Visa Waiver Program.
Please review the attached Visa Cover Letter for International Students.
Contact Info
For quick communication with the Summer Session Office:
Phone: (978) 749-4400
Fax: (978) 749-4414
e-mail: summersession@andover.edu.