Apply to Our College Preparatory High School in the Bronx, Manhattan, & New York City Area

Applications are now closed. Anyone interested in applying late should contact the admissions office and we will review your application on a space available basis.

• Applicants must submit a copy of their final report card from seventh grade and the first marking period of eighth grade to the Admissions Office.
• If an applicant attends a Catholic grammar school in the Archdiocese of New York or Diocese of Brooklyn and takes the TACHS exam, his school will send his grades to each of his three high school choices.  Please do not submit your grades on your own if you attend a Catholic school in one of these diocese.  
• If you attend a public or private grammar school, please request that your current school send copies of your report cards to Fordham Prep's Admissions Office using our current Records Release Form found below.

Records Release Form

• You may submit your report cards via email at admissions@fordhamprep.org

• Fordham Prep accepts results from the following exams for admissions purposes: TACHS, ISEE, HSPT, and SSAT.
• If you sit for the ISEE or SSAT, please email your score sheet to admissions@fordhamprep.org
• If you are taking the TACHS, please list Fordham Prep as one of your three choices. It does not matter where you list Fordham Prep; any of the three choices is acceptable and has no bearing on admission or financial aid.
• Fordham Prep's TACHS code is 113.
• For more information on the TACHS please visit tachsinfo.com.
• Only those who sit for the High School Placement Test (HSPT) will be considered for a Merit Based Scholarship.  For more information about this exam, please click here.

Only one online recommendation is required. Submit your letter of recommendation request to a Principal, Dean, Teacher or Counselor via the Finalsite Enrollment Parent Portal. Your recommendation must be submitted alongside your application by December 5, 2025.

• A financial aid application is not required to be considered for admission
• If you are applying for financial aid, please click here for instructions to submit the FAIR Application by December 5, 2025.
• Applications submitted after the deadline may not be considered for financial aid.

Applications are now closed. Anyone interested in applying late should contact the admissions office and we will review their application on a space available basis.

• Mid-Year Transcripts *current year*
• Final Transcripts (all other high school years and 8th grade year*)
  *sophomore transfer only*
• Please request that your current school send copies of your transcripts to Fordham Prep's Admissions Office at admissions@fordhamprep.org.

• Please submit one letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor or school administrator that can speak to your academic abilities and character.

Once the online application and all items have been received, they will be reviewed by our Transfer Committee.  If approved, the applicant will be invited to sit for an interview before the committee makes its final decision.

Transfer applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

*Fordham Prep does not discriminate for any reason including race, religion or national origin in the admission of students or in the administration of its policies.*