How can Irvine families applying to several private schools keep deadlines from getting mixed up?

Place all the schools' dates on a single timeline, arranged by date rather than by school. After schools are selected on this page, the timeline shows only their dates; selecting “Download to phone calendar” adds the dates to a phone calendar as all-day events. Irvine families should do this once the school list is set in September.

Do the dates in the calendar update automatically?

No. The download is a date file from that moment; if a school changes its dates, the file must be downloaded again. Each school on the page is marked with its verification date; before applying, rely on the school's website for that year.

Why is a school on the student's list not included?

This page includes only dates that have been verified item by item against official school sources. Dates for other schools that Irvine families often apply to appear on each school's application guide page; families may also book an admission assessment, and an advisor will place the dates for every school on the list into a personalized timeline.

Why do some schools have no decision date?

Some school websites state only “decisions in March” or “one week after the interview” without a specific date. Dates without a specific day are not listed here, to avoid misleading families.

Private School Timeline Builder: Deadlines, Tests, Decisions

When applying to several private schools, each school has different open house dates, deadlines, test dates, and decision dates, and financial aid deadlines sometimes come before application deadlines. The timeline below includes dates for 2027-28 entry at 12 Orange County private schools, each verified against the school’s website. Select the schools on the student’s list to create a timeline specific to that list.

How to Use This Timeline

Select schools first, then look at the nearest deadlines. After schools are selected, the timeline shows only those schools; by default, it shows only dates after today.
Download to a phone calendar. The downloaded .ics file can be added directly to an iPhone, Google, or Outlook calendar. Each date is an all-day event, and the event description includes a link to the source on the school’s website.
Work backward from each deadline. Recommendations, transcripts, and test scores all take time to prepare. Materials should be largely complete two to three weeks before the deadline.

Schools adjust their dates every year. Each school is marked with its verification date; confirm the dates on the school’s website once more before applying.

Private School Timeline Builder: Deadlines, Tests, Decisions

How to Use This Timeline

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