Admissions

Fees

The fees for RAPA's © 2008-2009 school year are as follows:

RAPA © Academic Fee: $9,200.00
Ballet Tuition: $5,600.00
Room and Board: $18,500.00
Tuition Insurance: $350.00
Annual Registration Fee: $30.00
Total: $33,680.00

The Rock School awards merit-based scholarships.

Room and Board is not a requirement for RAPA students.

RAPA Admissions Process

1. Evaluation DVD
The admission process begins with students submitting a DVD to The Rock School Directors. Click here to download the RAPA Evaluation DVD instructions or contact The Rock School office at 215-551-7010 to have the instructions faxed or mailed. If there is a time constraint or extenuating circumstances, the Directors may waive the Evaluation DVD process.

2. Preliminary interviews
After submitting the DVD and receiving a favorable evaluation, families will receive an email notification of acceptance to the next step – a two-part interview, conducted either by phone or in person. First, the family speaks with the Dean of Admissions and Academics who answers general inquiries and further assesses the student’s academic readiness for the program. The family is then interviewed by the School Directors who determine the student’s overall readiness for RAPA and if an in-class audition is required.

3. Audition and formal application
Students who are invited for an in-class audition must contact the Dean of Admissions and Academics to schedule the audition and RAPA tour. The RAPA Admissions Application will be emailed after confirmation of the audition time and date. Applications must be completed and submitted prior to the audition.

4. RAPA tour and artistic notification
After completing the audition class, as well as a tour of RAPA and the Residence, the Directors meet with the student(s) and parent(s) to discuss the student’s audition outcome based on artistic merit.

5. Academic review
Upon artistic admission to RAPA, the Dean of Admissions and Academics reviews the individual’s OFFICIAL transcripts from middle and high school, and his or her standardized test scores and PSAT/SAT scores, if available.

6. Academic notification
If the individual’s academic records meet RAPA requirements, the student will then be notified of academic admission to RAPA.

7. RAPA final notification and scholarships
PLEASE NOTE THAT ADMISSION TO RAPA REQUIRES ACCEPTANCE BASED ON BOTH ARTISTIC AND ACADEMIC MERIT. If the student is accepted to RAPA, he or she will receive a letter of admission. Additionally, if a scholarship is designated for a student based solely on artistic and academic merit, he or she will be notified in the admission letter.