Vanguard College Preparatory School

Choosing a school is one of the most important decisions you will make for your child and your family. Finding the right school is about learning where you and your family belong. Families who come to Vanguard College Preparatory School say there is an indescribable feeling you get once you step on campus and enter your first classroom.

Maybe it is our diverse and welcoming community. Maybe it’s our challenging and well-rounded curriculum that will encourage your child to make the very most of their skills and talents as they find their passions inside and outside the classroom.

Whatever it is, Vanguard students seem to thrive in our challenging, yet supportive, environment. We recognize that our students will enter into a broader community where it is vital to understand the world on global terms, to be able to communicate with others within that world and to understand the cultural lenses through which others view their world.

Vanguard College Preparatory School is a non-parochial, independent school in Waco, Texas that prepares our students for academic success and fulfilling lives. The foundation of the Vanguard experience is based on our core values – rigor, responsibility, and respect. The community of Vanguard students, faculty, administrators, and parents are committed to a personalized learning experience that prepares each student to excel at the collegiate level. This commitment is what truly makes Vanguard Waco’s best high school.

Please use the information below as a guideline to help you check off completed steps for the admissions process. The process includes the following steps:

• Online Application
• $85 Application fee - processed online
• Files to upload to your application
  • Transcript/report cards. High School students please send the official high school transcript.
  • Writing Sample
  • 2 Teacher Recommendations via email addresses
  • Updated Current Immunization Record
  • Picture
• Visit with Head of School/Director of Admissions
• We encourage applicants to schedule a day “shadowing” a student at Vanguard.
• OLSAT readiness test given at Vanguard by appointment
• Math Placement test in May after accepted
• Any Junior or Senior applying to Vanguard must have a special interview and will be reviewed on a case by case basis.

Your admissions file is opened once we receive a completed application and fee.

Important Dates For Next Year Applications:

• Deadlines for admission applications are January 31, next year, and March 1, next year. After those rounds, we then offer rolling admissions based on availability.
• After careful review of the applications by the Application Committee, acceptance emails will be sent out starting February 12, next year, and March 17, next year.
• Starting March 18, next year, admissions are done on a rolling basis if spots are available.
• All applications that are requesting tuition assistance must be submitted at the same time as the applications.
• Many grade levels may have a waiting list. Admissions are processed on a rolling basis until grade capacity is met.

If applying for Tuition Assistance:

• FACTS Tuition Assistance application– FACTS Application must be submitted at the time of the application.
• Please note that the process of awarding tuition assistance is a two-step The Tuition Assistance Application must be completed at the time of the application submission to be considered. Application/Assistance will be reviewed only after both are completed. Students will be accepted on a rolling basis once all assets are complete. Tuition assistance files are reviewed monthly.

Vanguard College Preparatory School admits qualified students regardless of gender, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or physical disabilities. Students are admitted when previous academic/personal records and admission testing indicate that there is a reasonable chance for success. In the event that class size is at capacity, applicants will be placed on a waiting list.

Baylor Bright Scholarship Information

• Admissions Questions - Admissions@vanguard.org
• Questions - Chelsa_Ressetar@vanguard.org