Step 1 - Discover Visitation by signing up to learn more about us!
Create your Admissions Portal account - you'll be added to our newsletter list and receive reminders and updates about the application process.
Please see here for directions for creating/logging in to your Admissions Portal.
If you already have created an Admissions Portal login for yourself or a previous applicant earlier, no additional login needs to be created. You can sign in with your original Admissions Portal information, and create a new student profile, if applicable.
Step 2 - Sign up for your Cub for a Day visit
Experience life as a Visi girl! Come spend the day with us by signing up for our Cub for a Day program, which is required as part of your application and is reserved through the Admissions Portal. . During your visit, you'll also have a short interview with a member of our faculty or staff. Visits run through early December.
Step 3 - Schedule your HSPT
Visitation requires the High School Placement Test (HSPT) as its entrance exam. If you would like to take it at Visitation, we offer this test through the Archdiocese of Washington in early December. When registering through ADW.org, you should request to take it here. If you choose NOT to take the HSPT at Visitation, see below:
- If you live in DC or Maryland, you should visit ADW.org for registration information at other test sites. The HSPT registration must be sent directly to the Archdiocese. Please select Visitation to receive your scores.
- If you live in VA, you should visit the Arlington Diocese website to see other test sites. Students can select Visitation as their third choice to receive scores.
Step 4 - Submit your online application by December 5, 2025
A completed online application through our Admissions Portal and fee of $60 should be submitted on or before December 5, 2025. A preview of the essay questions is below.
Step 5 - Submit your transcripts and recommendations
Transcripts from Grade 7 plus grades from the first quarter of Grade 8 should be submitted to our Admissions Office by our application deadline of December 5, 2025. Applicants must submit this Transcript Release Form to their school’s main office in order to have the transcripts released.
You can find an find an electronic teacher recommendation form on their individual admissions portal; no paper forms are accepted. Students will provide the math, English, and principal or counselor email addresses and the forms will be emailed to those individuals to complete. All recommendations are due by December 5, 2025.
Step 6 - Submit financial aid application, if desired
The deadline to apply for financial aid is Monday, January 5, 2026 at noon. Please see more about our financial aid and scholarships here.
Step 7 - Notification of Decisions
All families may login to their Admissions Portal at the end of February to find out their Admissions status. Directions are located here.