How to Apply to Exeter Summer

Review the ACCESS EXETER or UPPER SCHOOL course catalog prior to submitting your application in order to make your course/cluster and sport selections within the application.

Exeter Summer Application - Apply to the program via this online portal

• Application Fee
  • $70 - Domestic: home address within the U.S.A. and U.S. territories
  • $100 - International: home address not within the U.S.A. or U.S. territories
• Personal Essay
  • ​One to two pages, including a description of your interests and abilities along with any other background information you wish to share. In addition, please describe a significant event, person, or experience that has influenced your outlook on life and your goals: or describe your involvement in a specific activity of particular importance to you. Finally, your essay should include a statement outlining your reasons for wanting to attend Exeter Summer.
• Recommendations and Transcript
  • As part of the online application, you will provide teachers names and email addresses on the application. Teachers will receive an email with a link to your online recommendation form and you will be able to monitor the status of each recommendation request and take action if necessary. Detailed information regarding the recommendation process.
    • 1 Current Math or Science Teacher
    • 1 Current English or Humanities Teacher
    • 1 Current Guidance Counselor or Principal - Please Note: this person must also upload your official Grade Report/Transcript for at least one semester or quarter from the current school year with the recommendation

Items submitted in PDF format from the student by email to summer@exeter.edu:

• TOEFL score greater than 100
  • Only required for ​UPPER SCHOOL students if English has not been your primary language of instruction for the past four years and you wish to enroll in The Hamm Leadership Program.

Important: Please include the applicant's full name at the top of each document you send or in the file name itself.

The Exeter Summer Admissions Committee will not consider an application until all required materials have been received. It is the responsibility of the applicant and family to ensure that all papers are submitted promptly. Late or missing documents may jeopardize a candidate’s chances of admission.

Exeter Summer has a rolling admissions policy and begins reviewing applications in December. Typically, we send first acceptances in December. Exeter Summer, which often fills to capacity early, cannot accept all of the qualified applicants who seek admission. We strongly advise candidates to submit their completed applications early. You should be aware that certain courses fill quickly; if you apply early, you increase your chances of getting into your first choice of course selections. ACCESS EXETER students who apply early have a better chance of being placed in their academic cluster of choice. Once we have reached school capacity, the Admissions Committee establishes a waiting list.

Interviews and entrance examinations are not normally required. Exeter Summer admits male and female students of any race, color, religion, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally made available to students at the school. Exeter Summer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, hiring practices, or athletic and other administered programs.