The online application for the 2026-27 school year will open on Tuesday, September 1.

First-time users:
Create your Veracross Admission Application Account

Returning users:
Access your Veracross Admission Application Account

Morristown Beard School also accepts the Standard Application Online (SAO). To start your application via the SAO, please use the link below. Please note: any families opting to use the SAO will also need to create an account in Veracross, above.

Once you have submitted the online application, your family can reserve a date and time for the student and parent interview​ in your Veracross Admission Application Account.

Your interview will be conducted over Zoom or in-person and lasts ​approximately one hour​: ​30 minutes for the student, and 30 minutes for the parent.

Families can choose their interview type when they make the interview appointment. Please note that an in-person interview will not be weighted higher than a virtual interview.

For more details, please download our What to Expect at Your Interview guide!

An up-to-date (official) transcript that includes the years 2024-25, 2025-26, and a progress report from 2026-2027 must be uploaded directly to your Veracross Admission Application. 

Please do not email or mail transcripts directly to MBS. 

A final, official transcript is required should your student be accepted and you decide to enroll.

Morristown Beard School requires either the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) or the Secondary School Admission Test (SSAT). Entrance exam results must be from testing completed between July 1, 2026 and December 18, 2026.

We encourage applicants to register for their desired test date early in the admission season as seats for these tests fill up quickly.

For more details about how to register for your ISEE or SSAT exam, please download our How to Register for Admission Testing guide.

MBS requires four (4) recommendations from your student’s current teachers and administrators as part of the application:

• Recomendación del jefe de estudios, el director o el orientador 
• Recomendación de matemáticas
• Recomendación inglesa
• Supplemental Academic Recommendation - History, Science, or World Language 

An optional recommendation may be submitted from a past teacher or someone who knows your student in another capacity such as a coach, music instructor, volunteer leader, tutor, former teacher, etc. 

Recommendations must be submitted by Monday, January 11, 2027.

Please do not email or mail recommendations directly to MBS. For more details on the recommendation process, we invite you to review our How to Request Your Recommendations guide.

The digital portfolio is an important component of our application and is an exciting and powerful opportunity for the applicant to introduce themselves, using their own voice, to the Admission Committee. The goal of the digital portfolio is to get to know our applicants beyond their written application and interview. We encourage applicants to focus on creativity and having fun over technical expertise. 

More information on completing your student's portfolio can be found in our guides:

• How to Complete Your Middle School Creative Portfolio
• How to Complete Your Upper School Digital Portfolio