International Admission

1. Submit an Application for Admission.
2. Submit the I-20 Preliminary Information Form.
3. Submit all required recommendations and complete transcript
4. Take the Test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) and submit scores.
NOTE: Our expectations of an international applicant’s TOEFL results are scores of 550/213*/79** or higher. Cincinnati Country Day School TOEFL code: B939
*Paper/Computer based exam
** Internet based score (iBT)
5. Take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) and submit scores.
6. Contact the Admission Office to schedule a visit to campus or interview by Skype ®. All visitors must have an application on file, complete with TOEFL and ISEE scores, for the Skype interview or class shadowing to be arranged.

1. Accepted students must confirm enrollment by returning the Enrollment Agreement with a $1,000 non-refundable deposit.

2. Present the SEVIS issued I-20 to the embassy at which you are applying for a visa; this visa cannot be granted more than 120 days prior to the student’s course of study registration date. The I-20 will be mailed to you by the Country Day Admission Office.

3. Cincinnati Country Day School is not a residential school and does not provide assistance in finding host families. International students not living with a relative or legal guardian in the immediate area are required to engage the services of a local international agency. Country Day requires all international students to engage the services provided by an local agency, knowing that they may also be represented by another agency in their home country. All international, students, both new and returning, living with a host family must have local agency representation, and that agency must approve all homestays as well as provide the school with host family contact information. Agency requirements insure that all of the needs of students, parents, and the School are met.

4. Upon arrival in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, report to the Country Day Admission Office with your passport, I-20, health records, proof of health insurance, visa and enrollment information.

Cincinnati Country Day School is one of a few local schools granted authority by the US Department of Homeland Security’s Student Exchange and Visitors Program (SEVP) to enroll international students. Once a student arrives and begins school, Country Day will monitor the student’s progress and travel to and from the United States through the Student and Exchange Visitors Information System (SEVIS).

This School Is Authorized Under Federal Law To Enroll Nonimmigrant Alien Students.