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. RSVP to join us at our Open House on Saturday, October 14 from 1 - 4 p.m.; spend an hour or all afternoon learning more about our school!
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. Scheduling will open at the end of August. Visits run through early December.
Step 3 - Schedule your HSPT
Visitation requires the Archdiocese of Washington’s High School Placement Test (HSPT) as its entrance exam. Students attending an Archdiocese of Washington school will receive the high-school choice form and take the HSPT at school in November. If a student marks Visitation as one of her three choices on the HSPT application, her scores will be sent to Visitation automatically. A similar procedure for testing will be in place for students attending any of the Archdiocese of Arlington’s elementary schools.
Students NOT attending an Archdiocese of Washington school should visit ADW.org for registration information. The HSPT registration must be sent directly to the Archdiocese. When submitting HSPT registrations, applicants may ask to take the HSPT through Visitation on December 2, 2023.
Step 4 - Submit your online application by December 1, 2023
A completed online application through our Admissions Portal and fee of $50 should be submitted on or before December 1, 2023. 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 December 8, 2023. Applicants must submit this Transcript Release Form to their school’s main office in order to have the transcripts released.
Students enrolled in a parochial school in the Archdiocese of Washington can receive their Teacher Recommendation Form from their school's main office; the form should be submitted no later than December 8, 2023..
Students not enrolled in an Archdiocese of Washington parochial school can find an electronic teacher recommendation form on their individual admissions portal. Students should email required teachers or administrators with their specific form link; no paper forms are accepted. All recommendations are due by December 8, 2023.
Step 6 - Submit financial aid application, if desired
The deadline to apply for financial aid is Monday, January 8, 2024 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 2024 to find out their Admissions' status.
