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(Zoom) |  |\n| FALL/WINTER 2025 |  |\n| SEPTEMBER 9\u003Cbr>SEPTEMBER 16\u003Cbr>SEPTEMBER 23 OCTOBER 2\u003Cbr>OCTOBER 10 & 13\u003Cbr>NOVEMBER 7\u003Cbr>NOVEMBER 11\u003Cbr>NOVEMBER 8\u003Cbr>NOVEMBER 26-28\u003Cbr>DECEMBER 1\u003Cbr>DECEMBER 1-15*\u003Cbr>DECEMBER 19-JANUARY 4 | Parent Workshop: “Applications: Tips, Logistics, and Managing the Process,” 6:00 p.m. (Zoom)\u003Cbr>Secondary School Fair, RCS, 6:00 p.m. (Dining Hall/Gyms)\u003Cbr>Closed for Rosh Hashanah\u003Cbr>Closed for Yom Kippur\u003Cbr>Closed for Fall Break/Faculty Professional Development Day\u003Cbr>Closed for Conference Day\u003Cbr>SSAT Flex Test**, 8:30 a. m.-12:30 [p. m. at](p. m. at) RCS for all eighth and ninth graders\u003Cbr>Closed for Conference Day\u003Cbr>Closed for Thanksgiving Break (No School): Target date for all or most school visits to be completed.\u003Cbr>Families should request teacher recommendations by this date.\u003Cbr>Application deadline for many NYC and Westchester/Fairfield day schools. Some parochial schools may have application deadlines as early as 12/1 .\u003Cbr>*Please note, deadlines for day schools vary. Be sure to check particular deadlines for schools on your list.\u003Cbr>Closed for Winter Break: WE RECOMMEND FINISHING ALL APPLICATIONS BEFORE RETURNING TO SCHOOL IN JANUARY. |\n| Application materials that are the responsibility of the family include: fee, essays, short answers, graded writing sample, parent statement, biographical info, photograph, etc. Parents must also send selected standardized testing scores electronically to each admissions ofice. |  |\n| WINTER/SPRING 2026 |  |\n\nJANUARY Application materials sent by RCS include: cover letter, school recommendation letters and form,  \nEnglish recommendation letter and form, math recommendation letter and form, optional additional recommendation letter(s), grades, transcripts.  \nJANUARY 1-30 Admission deadlines for all BOARDING SCHOOLS and some DAY SCHOOLS  \nApplication materials that are the responsibility of the family include: fee, essays, short answers, graded writing sample, parent statement, biographical info, photograph, etc. Parents must also send selected SSAT scores electronically to each admissions ofice.  \nJANUARY 7 Parent Workshop: Managing and Understanding Placement Decisions,  \n6:00 p. m. (Zoom)  \nFEBRUARY 16-17 Closed for Mid-Winter Break  \nFEBRUARY 15-28 Most DAY SCHOOL admissions decisions are released  \nFEBRUARY-MARCH DAY SCHOOL revisit days  \nMARCH 10 BOARDING SCHOOL admissions decisions released  \nMARCH 7-22 Closed for Spring Break  \nMID-MARCH Reply deadline/deposit for students attending DAY SCHOOLS  \nMARCH/APRIL BOARDING SCHOOL revisit days (Please note, some boarding school revisit days may take place  \nduring the second week of RCS Spring Break. Please plan accordingly.)  \nAPRIL 10 Reply deadline/deposit for students attending BOARDING SCHOOLS  \nImportant Information about SSATs SSAT NATIONAL TEST DATES  \nTypically, Saturdays are National Test Dates for the SSAT. Sundays are options for those who cannot test on Saturdays for religious reasons. RCS is a national test site in December and in January.  \nPlease note: It is important to register early to guarantee a spot before all seats are filled. Registration and payment for a national test is the responsibility of the family. Please be sure to designate Rippowam Cisqua School as a score recipient when registering (school code: 6046) .  \nTesting Accommodations: If your child does receive or you think your child will receive special testing accommodations for the SSAT, please contact Ridley Sperling or (914) 244-1257 prior to registering for any tests. Testing Accommodations approvals from prior years do not carry over to the current year; families must apply for accommodations every school year.  \n**SSAT FLEX TEST: A student can take two SSAT Flex tests per calendar year. 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