Apply to Centre
Select an option below to begin your application for admission, complete financial aid forms, or apply for a special scholarship. The application fee is waived for those who apply online!
Common Application
Centre is a member of the Common Application, an association of over 250 selective colleges and universities that allow students to use the same standard application form.
- Common Application: Apply online and the fee is waived.
- Supplement to the Common Application: You may download our supplement (PDF) here or submit it online with your application.
- International Applicants
- Transfer Applicants
Admission Plans
Centre offers two admission application plans to accommodate varying student needs. For a listing of deadline and notification dates, please see the timetable below.
- Early Action: Students who apply by December 1 will be notified of admission decisions by January 15. Admitted students will also receive early notification of merit scholarships (February 1) and need-based financial aid (March).
- Regular Decision: Students who meet the regular decision deadline of January 15 will be notified of admission decisions by March 15.
Required Items
The following items must be postmarked by the appropriate application deadline date (see Application Timetable below).
- The Common Application and the Centre Supplement.
- $40 non-refundable application fee (sent with the Common Application) (A fee waiver may be requested if your family's financial situation warrants it and your counselor sends a letter supporting your request.) This application fee is waived for those who apply online.
- The School Report completed by your guidance counselor.
- An official transcript of your high school academic record attached to the School Report.
- A teacher evaluation completed by someone who has taught you in a college preparatory course in your junior or senior year.
- Score reports of ACT or SAT-I tests. We use highest composite ACT score or highest combination of SAT-1 Critical Reading and Math scores. Students are encouraged to report all ACT and SAT-1 scores, knowing only the best scores will be used in the admission process.
- Midyear Report of grades received in courses taken during the first semester of your senior year.
- Optional Items: An interview is recommended but not required.
If you submit any creative samples you have done, please send only copies, slides or photographs of your work, as they will not be returned.
Application Timetable
Early Action
- Application Deadline: December 1
- Centre Admission Notification: January 15
- Scholarship Notification: February 1
- Student Response Deadline: May 1
Regular Decision
- Application Deadline: January 15
- Centre Admission Notification: March 15
- Scholarship and Aid Notification: beginning late March
- Student Response Deadline: May 1