Gramercy, Manhattan · Fall 2027 entry
Friends Seminary: which admissions test?
ISEE or SSAT
ISEE or SSAT (grades 5-11) · Apply by Monday, November 16, 2026
Test by entering grade
| Grade 5 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 6 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 7 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 8 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 9 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 10 | ISEE or SSAT |
| Grade 11 | ISEE or SSAT |
A grade missing from the table has no rule on the school’s page, often because the school does not admit new students into it.
“Friends Seminary require a score report for either the ISEE or SSAT for Grades 5 - 12. Testing should NOT take place prior to August 1, 2026.”
Application deadline
Monday, November 16, 2026 Kindergarten and Grade 9. Grades 5-8: January 8, 2027.
“The application deadline for the 2027-2028 academic year is November 16, 2026.” — friendsseminary.org
The school
- Grades
- K-12
- Entry grades named
- K, 9
- Address
- 222 East 16th Street, New York, NY
- Line read on
- Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Next step
- How to register for the ISEE — seasons and the 21-day standard registration window.
- ISEE prep in NYC
- SSAT prep in NYC
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