Admission

There are ways to learn about Landon, including touring campus, scheduling a call with an admissions representative or viewing recordings of our virtual events. Fill out an inquiry form to find out dates for upcoming events to receive our newsletter! Questions? Email admissions@landon.net. 

The online application for the 2023-24 school year will become available around September 1. There is a $75 application fee; you may request an application fee waiver by contacting the Admissions Office at admissions@landon.net. Applications are due Friday, January 19, 2024. Begin the application by creating a Ravenna account (our online admissions portal). 

Interviews will be conducted in-person. The 90-minute visit includes a campus tour and a candidate and parent interview. Please contact the admissions office for a copy of the visitor policy and guidelines. To schedule an interview, log into your Ravenna account and choose one of the open tour and interview time slots.

Applicants to Grades 3-6: Families must complete the parent application in advance of the interview. 

Applicants to Grades 7-12: Completed applications are not required prior to their interview date, but they are strongly encouraged.

Download the Transcript Request Form through your applicant portal and submit it to your son’s current school. The official transcripts must include one marking period from the current year and the last two years’ final grades and testing information. Your son’s school should e-mail the transcript directly to admissions@landon.net or upload through Ravenna. Every part of the application is due Friday, January 19, 2024.

Recommendations may be requested through your application portal. Completed recommendations are submitted directly from the current teacher to the applicant’s admissions file. All recommendations must be received by Friday, January 19, 2024. 

Applicants to Grades 3-6 

Landon will host on-campus testing for applicants entering Grades 3-6 in January 2023. Registration is required and can be accessed through Ravenna after the application has been submitted. Test day includes an online math and reading assessment and a small group activity.

Applicants to Grades 7-12 

Applicants may submit the results of their SSAT or ISEE standardized test, or they must submit a writing sample and take Landon’s on campus assessment.  The on-campus test is offered in mid-November and mid-December and lasts an hour.

For applicants submitting the SSAT or ISEE, below are our codes: 

ISEE: 210260 
SSAT: 4495 

Schedule a “Bear for a Day” Visit (Middle and Upper School applicants only) 

Our “Bear for a Day” visits are designed to give our applicants a true view of the Landon experience. Applicants will spend part of the day with a student host, accompanying them to class, lunch and recess. Matches are typically either the same age or in the grade the applicant is exploring. Registration will open at the end of September. To register, log into your Ravenna account. Lower School applicants will have the opportunity to see what a class is like through the required visit day experience.  

Connect with an admissions representative regarding questions about Landon’s academic program as well as questions about the process. Email a member of our team to schedule a conversation. 

Mary Lisa Geppert
Interim Director of Admissions and Enrollment
301-320-1069
marylisa_geppert@landon.net

Lower School (Grades 3-6) 
Kareena Applewhite 
301-320-1068
kareena_applewhite@landon.net 

Middle School (Grades 7-8) 
Hajj Turner
301-320-1708
hajj_turner@landon.net 

Upper School (Grades 9-12)
Jack Cantlay
301-320-1057
jack_cantlay@landon.net

General Admissions Information
Tracy Crittenberger
301-320-3200
tracy_crittenberger@landon.net

Financial Aid
Russ Gagarin '77
301-320-1070
russ_gagarin@landon.net

Named for and funded by alumnus Cary M. Maguire ’46, the Maguire Ethics Scholarship Program includes a merit-based scholarship of $10,000 awarded to a student entering Form III (Grade 9) who demonstrates the highest standards of ethics, integrity, and character. Recipients model Landon’s central values of honesty and respect and exemplify the school’s core virtues of perseverance, teamwork, honor, and fair play.

Maguire Ethics Scholarships are available both to new applicants and to current students in Form II (Grade 8) and can be renewed on an annual basis for each year that the recipient is enrolled at Landon. Renewal is contingent upon the recipient’s continued demonstration of the highest ethical standards and the above-identified values and virtues. 

Applications are due January 27, 2023. Applicants must submit a letter of recommendation and complete an essay question to john_bellaschi@landon.net.

Essay Question (250 to 500 words)

What does ethical behavior mean to you? Is it important in the way you live your life? Ethical behavior is the basis and foundation of Landon’s values of honesty and respect and core virtues of honor, perseverance, teamwork and fair play. In your answer, please comment on an ethical decision you have made in one of your curricular or extracurricular activities. Explain the ethical dilemma you faced, the decision that you made, and why your decision was the correct one.