Secondary School Advising

When the time comes for our students to begin their search for a secondary school, we are here to guide them through each step of the process.

Students first work with our Director of Secondary School Advising to establish goals and determine what “right fit” means to them. This is a very individualized process for each and every student at IMS. Based on these goals, families work to create a balanced list of secondary schools. With goals and a list set, our students then have access to a series of intensive programs to support their application process:

  • Mini-Fairs that bring over 80 secondary schools to campus.
  • Q&A Panels with Directors of Admission from top secondary schools. 
  • Visits from admissions representatives throughout the year. 
  • Interview practice sessions.
  • Online SSAT practice course.
  • Test taking strategies course.
  • General application support from start to finish.

Our graduates are dynamic, confident, and impactful members of their high school communities. And they attend a diverse range of competitive secondary schools, finding success in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in life.

Secondary School Matriculation 2017-2022
  • Avon Old Farms (4)
  • Bard Academy (2)
  • Baylor School (1)
  • Berkshire School (37)
  • Blair Academy (6)
  • Brewster Academy (1)
  • Brooks School (2)
  • Canterbury School (2)
  • Cate School (1)
  • Choate Rosemary Hall (13)
  • Concord Academy (1)
  • Cranbrook School (1)
  • Deerfield Academy (3)
  • Dublin School (3)
  • Emma Willard School (4)
  • Episcopal High School  (3)
  • The Ethel Walker School (2)
  • Forman School (1)
  • Fountain Valley School (1)
  • The Frederick Gunn School (4)
  • Gould Academy (2)
  • Grace Church School (1)
  • The Hill School (3)
  • The Hotchkiss School (20)
  • Housatonic Valley Regional High School (1)
  • Iolani School (1)
  • Kent School (11)
  • Lawrence Academy (1)
  • The Lawrenceville School (7)
  • The Loomis Chaffee School (9)
  • The MacDuffie School (1)
  • Marvelwood School (3)
  • Mercersburg Academy  (3)
  • Middlesex School (4)
  • Millbrook School (19)
  • Milton Academy (3)
  • Miss Porter’s School (2)
  • Northfield Mount Hermon School (2)
  • Peddie School (5)
  • The Pennington School (1)
  • Phillips Andover Academy (6)
  • Phillips Exeter Academy (2)
  • Pomfret School (3)
  • Portsmouth Abbey (1)
  • Preparatoria Panamericana (1)
  • PrepaTec Santa Catarina (1)
  • Salisbury School (16)
  • South Kent School (1)
  • St. Andrew’s School (DE) (3)
  • St. George’s School (1)
  • St. Mark’s School (2)
  • St. Paul’s School (3)
  • St. Stephen’s School (TX) (1)
  • Stevenson School (1)
  • Suffield Academy (4)
  • Taft School (5)
  • Upper Canada College (1)
  • Walnut Hill School for the Arts (1)
  • Western Reserve Academy (2)
  • Westminster School (12)
  • Westover School (2)
  • Westtown School (2)
  • The White Mountain School (2)
  • The Whittle School (1)
  • Williston Northampton School (8)
  • The Winchendon School (1)