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Louise DeCamp Cole

Director of Admissions

Welcome and thank you for your interest in Tandem Friends School. Grounded in Quaker values, Tandem offers a rigorous, comprehensive academic program for grades 5-12, strong arts offerings, including visual arts, music and drama, and a successful no-cut athletics program.

The best way to understand the unique atmosphere and close-knit feel of our community is to visit us. Come tour our campus and visit classes. I think you will be inspired by the kind, respectful interactions between students and faculty and the engaged learning you will see.

To schedule a visit or receive additional information about Tandem, or to start your application process, click Inquire Online. If you prefer, you can call me at (434) 951-9314 or send me an e-mail.

Louise DeCamp Cole
Director of Admissions
(434) 951-9314

Application Process

The following is a step-by-step guide to the admissions process. Steps can be completed in any order.

Schedule a parent tour and informational session through the Admissions Office.
Complete the application, Parent Questionnaire, and Student Statement (either online or using paper forms), and submit them to the Admissions Office with the $50 application fee. Click Inquire Online to begin the application process online.
You can start an application, save it, and continue completing it at a later time. If you have started an application you can continue working on it here.
Schedule a full-day visit for your child. If your application has been received, admissions testing will be completed on the day of the visit. Otherwise, it will be scheduled separately.
Print/sign the transcript release form and submit it to your child's current school. If you are homeschooling, please provide a copy of the curriculum you are following as well as any standardized test results or other outside evaluations.
Print/submit the teacher/personal recommendation forms to:
- your child's homeroom teacher (applicants for grades 5 and 6)
- your child's English teacher (applicants for grades 7-12)
- your child's math teacher (applicants for grades 7-12)
- a non-relative who knows your child well (all applicants)

When all steps have been completed, and all forms have been received, the admissions folder will be complete. Your child will then be scheduled for an interview with the Admissions Committee.

Application Checklist

To be completed and submitted by applicant and applicant’s family directly to Tandem Friends School:

Visit/tour Tandem Friends School
Application for admission with application fee
Parent Questionnaire
Student Statement
Student full-day visit to Tandem Friends School
Admissions testing
Student interview

To be submitted by others:

Confidential Teacher Recommendation(s)
Confidential Personal Recommendation
Transcript from current school (or homeschool curriculum documents)

Dates and Deadlines

Due to strong current enrollment and high interest at these grade levels, the deadline for application materials to be submitted for Grade 5 is March 1, 2013. Admission decisions will be made no later than March 15, 2013. If spaces remain after that date, decisions will be made on a rolling basis.

Admission decisions in Grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 will be made on a rolling basis until spaces are filled. We recommend that families apply early, as interest in Tandem is strong.

Why Choose Tandem?

Please take a moment to watch this brief video about Tandem.

Printable Application Forms (not required if applying online)

While we encourage you to inquire and apply online, printable paper application forms are available. Use the links below to print out the required forms:

Application (6 pages)

Teacher Recommendation

Personal Recommendation

Transcript Release

College Acceptances

Click here to see the Class of 2012's Final College List.

Click here for the 2011 College Acceptances.

Tandem Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation or national ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship or loan programs, or athletic and other school- administered programs.

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Interested in learning more about Tandem Friends School, receiving a call or an information packet from our Admissions Office, or setting up a visit or tour?

(This quick process requires that you set up a one-time username and password that you will use throughout the inquiry and application process, and later, as a Tandem parent.)

If you have already started and saved an application, you can continue completing it here.

If you would prefer that paper forms be sent to you directly, please call Louise Cole at (434) 951-9314.