Apply for Summer Session

How to Apply

Complete an online application form and pay the application fee (new applicants only). You will be asked to create an account and password in order to proceed to the application.

Detailed instructions can be found by clicking the “Instructions” button in the upper-right corner of each page of the application. At any point, you can save your progress and return to it later. 

Deadline to apply (including submitting all supporting materials):

For financial aid applicants: March 1, 2023, noon 

All other applicants: June 1, 2023, noon 

Please note: Although there are deadlines, we encourage families to apply ASAP, as classes fill up quickly. This is why it's also important to list second and third-choice courses on your application.

Once all completed application paperwork is submitted, parents and students should receive a decision by email within a few days.

Financial aid applicants will be notified of our decisions by email by March 15.

 

How to Pay

Only new applicants need to pay the application fee of $75. Returning students and NMH students need not pay the application fee.

The non-refundable application fee of $75 can be paid in several ways:

• by using Payments Online

• by check: payable to NMH, written on a U.S. bank and in U.S. dollars

• by bank wire: email summer_session@nmhschool.org for detailsFinancial Aid
  Any student may apply for financial aid, although the majority of aid is reserved for U.S. citizens. The deadline for submission of all application and financial aid materials is March 1. Applicants will be advised of our decision by March 15.

What You Will Need to Provide

Returning applicants:

• Online application form

• New ID photo (for your campus ID card)

Once logged into your account, click on "Add an Applicant" to create and submit a new online application for 2023. Do not try to edit a previous application. 

Returning applicants requesting financial aid:

• Online application form

• Financial aid form

• W2(s)

• 1040(s)

• Two teacher recommendation forms - see important note below 

• Recent grades

Note: All parents/guardians who are financially responsible for the applicant must submit a separate form and supporting documents.

No application fee is required if applying for financial aid. However, if we deem that you are ineligible for aid after consideration of your application, the application fee will be due.

New Students who are also applying to NMH for the 2023-24 academic year: 

If you have already submitted teacher recommendations and transcripts all we need is:

• Online application 

• ID photo

If you are also applying for financial aid, you must complete the NMH Summer Session Financial Aid Application form. There is no need to provide copies of your supporting documents; our office will obtain them from the NMH Admission Office. 

Note: All parents/guardians who are financially responsible for the applicant must submit a separate form and supporting documents.

Students currently attending NMH:

• Online application

NMH students applying for financial aid must also complete the NMH Summer Session Financial Aid Application form. There is no need to provide copies of your supporting documents; our office will obtain them from the NMH Admission Office. If parents are separated or divorced, we will need both parents to complete a separate form.

New Summer Session applicants who are not current NMH students and are not currently applying to NMH for 2023-24:

• Online application form

• Application fee ($75)

• ID photo 

• School transcript, with most recent grades from the 2022-3 academic year (midterms, for example)

• Teacher recommendations - see important note below  

• For international students applying for non-ESOL classes: a PDF of a graded English essay (written for current English class and showing the teacher’s handwritten grade and comments)

New Summer Session applicants who are requesting financial aid must also provide:

• Financial aid form

• W2(s)

• 1040(s)

Note: A separate form and supporting documents must be submitted by all parents/guardians who are financially responsible for the applicant.

No application fee is required if applying for financial aid. However, if after consideration of your application we deem that you are ineligible for aid, the application fee will be due.

Important note regarding Teacher Recommendations (if required - see above): We require two teacher recommendations - one from your current English teacher and one from another current academic teacher (this must be from your current math teacher if you are applying for a math course). Please note that these are not letters of recommendation they are online forms completed by the teacher. Once you have submitted your application you will see 'Teacher Recommendations' listed under your 'Action Items' - simply click 'Submit Request' and complete the pop-up box. Your teacher will automatically receive the form and instructions.

NMH Summer Session students come from all over the world — last year, we had students from 22 countries! Since the beginning of the program, we have had students from 128 countries and from all 50 U.S. states. 

Information for International Students

International participants in our program may travel on a B1/B2 tourist/visitor visa or without a visa if from a visa-waiver country. An F-1 student visa is not required to attend Northfield Mount Hermon Summer Session.

TOEFL scores are not required as part of the application. Students in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) will take a placement test the day after they arrive at NMH. (We offer seven levels of instruction, from beginning to advanced.)

International students applying for non-ESOL classes must provide a graded essay written for their current English class. It must show the teacher’s grade and handwritten comments.

Each year, about 170 boarders and 40 day students attend Summer Session. 

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