Applying - Garrison Forest School, Inc. Applying to Garrison Forest School Fall 2026 Application Timeline How to Start Come Visit Admission Testing Notification of Decisions To begin your application, create an inquiry through Veracross . Upon submitting the inquiry form, you will receive instructions to set up your Veracross account. Make sure to use an email address you will have access to throughout the admission season as this will be your primary email contact with our school. Veracross Inquiry Support or Help If at any point you should have a question about Veracross and your application, please contact the Admission Office at admission@gfs.org or 410-559-3111. Visiting is the best way to get a feel for our campus and community.  For more information about visit options, follow the link below. Visit Garrison Forest Garrison Forest is proud to be test optional, which means that we do not require students to share results of entrance exams. Choosing to send or not sent standardized test scores will have no bearing on a student's application. If you do decide to take an entrance exam, either the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT) is available for all applicants in grades 5-12. SSAT results should be sent directly to Garrison Forest by including our school code 3358 on the registration form at www.ssat.org . We are also accepting the SSAT Character Skills Snapshot ISEE results can be sent via email to admission@gfs.org when they are received by the student's family or school. You may register for the ISEE on the web at www.iseetest.org We will announce day student decisions for all complete applicants on February 19, 2026 . Boarding decisions will be announced on March 10, 2026 Decisions will be released electronically. Feel free to contact a member of the Admission Team after decisions are announced with any questions. Application Requirements Preschool Lower School (Grades K-5) Middle School (Grades 6-8) Upper School (Grades 9-12) International Students (Grades 8-12) Two's & Three's Class Application in Veracross Family interview Common recommendation form Optional parent short answers Pre-Kindergarten Application in Veracross Family interview Two common recommendation forms Optional parent short answers For students applying to Preschool, there is no application deadline as we accept students on a rolling basis until a class is filled. Grades K-5 Application in Veracross Family interview with student and parent(s) Parent short answers Current and previous transcripts School standardized testing Teacher recommendations Admission assessment for grades K-1 Optional entrance exam for grades 2-5* Please reference your Veracross profile for further details. *See above for Admission Testing policy Grades 6-8 Application in Veracross Student & parent interview Application essays Current and previous transcripts School standardized testing Teacher recommendations Optional entrance exam* Please reference your Veracross profile for further details. *See above for Admission Testing policy Grades 9-12 Application in Veracross Student & parent interview Application essays Current and previous transcripts School standardized testing Teacher recommendations Optional entrance exam* Please reference your Veracross profile for further details. *See above for Admission Testing policy Grades 8-12 Application in Veracross Student & parent interview Application essays Current and previous transcripts School standardized testing Teacher recommendations Optional entrance exam English based language test An English based exam is required for any student whose first language is not English. Garrison Forest will accept the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language), Duolingo , or the TOEFL Junior (8th grade applicants only). GFS code for the TOEFL: 5267 Questions? For questions about our application process, please email admission@gfs.org Meet the Admission Team Catie Perich Director of Enrollment Management catieperich@gfs.org Tasha Landis Director of Admission Upper School Day & Boarding Applicants tashalandis@gfs.org Suzanne Rossi Assistant Director of Admission Preschool & Lower School Applicants suzannerossi@gfs.org Jaida Maller Assistant Director of Admission Grade 5-8 Day Applicants jaidamaller@gfs.org Molly Brantley Assistant Director of Admission Upper School Day Applicants mollybrantley@gfs.org Lillian Donovan Admission Associate lilliandonovan@gfs.org