Variable Tuition

• To get started, please go to the Clarity Application and create an account.
• Sign Form 4506c within Clarity, which will have your last year's tax return automatically uploaded from the IRS. Please note - the address information in this section must match the address listed on your most recent Form 1040. If your current address does not match the one listed on your most recent Form 1040, please indicate that your address has changed in the last two years in the section.
• Complete your financial information, including income, expenses, assets, and debts.
• The application typically takes less than 30 minutes to complete and is mobile-friendly so you can complete it from anywhere. You are also able to save your progress and return at any time. 
• At the end of the application, there is a $60 fee to submit, and you can share your application with additional schools that accept the Clarity Application for no additional charge. Simply use the dropdown menu in the application to select those schools.
• If you need support during the process of completing your application, there is in-app support available through the “Help” button in the bottom left of the screen, as well as email and phone support at support@clarityapp.com or 206-210-3752, in both English and Spanish. The application itself is also fully translated into Spanish.
• Linked here is a Quick Apply Guide produced by Clarity.

• Our school's full name: Wooster School
• Contact information for Variable Tuition: Will Sacco: 203-830-3916; william.sacco@woosterschool.org
• Due date for completing a Clarity application for Variable Tuition: Returning Students – December 13, 2024 New Students – February 1, 2025

No, only those families who feel they are unable to pay full tuition and want to apply for a reduced tuition amount need to submit the forms.

Wooster School admits students on the applicant’s admission materials and not on the family’s economic circumstances. There are instances when students are offered admission but the school is not able to offer variable tuition to support the student’s attendance at Wooster.

The first admission notification date for the next school year is in February 2025 and will include a separate response regarding Variable Tuition. Responses to families will fall into three categories: an offer of Variable Tuition; notification that the family does not qualify for Variable Tuition; or notice that the family is wait-listed for Variable Tuition. A wait list designation means that a family will be considered for Variable Tuition if additional funding becomes available.

Unfortunately, no. The number of accepted students whose families qualify for Variable Tuition usually exceeds our school's budget. We do not guarantee funding for, nor are able to fund, all deserving students. Most years, Variable Tuition is offered to a high percentage of accepted students whose families demonstrate need.

Provided family circumstances remain the same and our resources can continue to support the program to the same extent, we intend to fund the student for four years. To continue in the program, the family must reapply each year.

There is a wide range of families who qualify, from those who can afford only minimal tuition to those who can afford almost full tuition. In calculating each family's ability to pay, we consider many factors.

Although a family is welcome to reapply or apply for the first time for Variable Tuition in any year, the school is seldom able to accept families into the program after ninth grade.

Due to the resource-intensiveness of The Bridge Program and Pathways Program, admission is not need blind.