Mount Saint Joseph High School

1. Visit 2. Take the High School Placement Test 3. Apply for Admission 4. Apply for Financial Aid 5. Interview

1. Visit

Be a Gael for a day! Visiting students will accompany a freshman or a friend of the visitor's choice through a full day of classes. Lunch is included in the day. While eighth-grade and transfer students can visit at any time, most will visit in the fall. Seventh-grade students are welcome to visit in the spring. Create an account and schedule a visit.

2. Take the High School Placement Test

All 8th graders must take this test.
December 2, 2023 (Check-in 8:30 a.m.)
Designate Mount Saint Joseph as a school that should receive your scores.
The test fee is $45.
Online registration is required. Registration is now open.
Documentation for any testing accommodations is needed by Friday, November 17, 2023.

3. Apply for Admission

Students from Catholic elementary schools in the Archdiocese of Baltimore must complete the MSJ Application for Admission as well as the Archdiocesan recommendation form, which will be provided by their school in December.
Students from public and non-Catholic private schools must complete the MSJ Application for Admission and submit the Records Release Form to their current school.
Students applying for the DePaul Program must submit documentation regarding any learning differences.
There is a $50 application fee for new students.
Applications, recommendations, and transcripts are due on Friday, December 15, 2023.
Decisions will be sent on Thursday, February 15, 2024.

4. Apply for Financial Aid

Everyone who applies for admission by December 15, 2023, will be eligible for scholarship consideration, but the financial aid application is separate.
Mount Saint Joseph only requires 2022 tax information. If you receive an email stating that your application is incomplete due to missing 2023 forms, please disregard it.
Apply for financial aid through FACTS
Decisions will be sent on February 15, 2024.

5. Interview

Applicants who listed Mount Saint Joseph as their first or second choice will be contacted by email with a day and time for a personal interview.
Any applicant listing MSJ as 3rd choice must contact the Admissions Office to request an interview.