• Stanford OHS has full-time, part-time, and single course enrollment options. Explore our enrollment options and admission outcomes to see which option is best for you. Please note: the desired enrollment status you indicate in your application is not binding.
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A complete application consists of the following:

• Application form
• Academic records (transcripts from this year and the past two years—unofficial copies acceptable)
• “Stanford OHS 5” short-answer responses
• Essays (two essays, each 400 words maximum)
• One sample of analytical writing (work samples must have been completed within the past year and must demonstrate a student’s best effort)
• Two online recommendation forms (one Humanities/Social Science and one Mathematics/Science)
• Parent questionnaire
• Application fee: $100 USD (fee waivers can be requested).
  • Non-payment of application fee will result in the application being withdrawn from further consideration.

Optional

• Video Essay
• Standardized test score. This page will help you select a test that is age-appropriate and fits your timeline. Please be aware of limited test dates and score-reporting timelines.

All responses, essays, and work submitted in the application must be the student's own. Start an application using the student's legal name and birthdate.

Recommendations are required of all applicants regardless of their desired enrollment level.

• All applicants to Stanford OHS must submit at least two recommendation forms (one Humanities/Social Science teacher and one Mathematics/Science teacher).
• The teachers completing the recommendation forms are not required to be current teachers, and may be teachers from a previous school year. We prefer if the teacher taught the student recently, within the past 1-2 years.
• Helpful recommendations don’t always come from teachers in the courses where you earned a high grade. The best recommenders can provide details about your academic and personal growth.
• Parents, guardians, or other family members are not permitted to submit recommendation forms on behalf of students. Close family friends or neighbors who don't know you in an academic context are not advised.
• Be sure to give recommenders ample time to complete the recommendation form.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only applicants who apply by November 11, 2024, will be guaranteed an interview via our online webinar platform. Interviews are available to students in all grade levels. Applicants solely interested in single course enrollment are not eligible for an interview. 

Applicants and their families will be required to be on camera for the interview. You can only schedule an interview once you have submitted your application with required materials. Applicants who submit a completed application after November 11, 2024, are welcome to submit an optional video essay in their applications.

NOTE: Recommendations and test scores do not need to be submitted until the admission deadline on January 9, 2025. Interviews are not required.