Admissions
Merit Scholarship
2025-2026 Merit Scholarship
Merit-Based Scholarships at Rosenblatt High School will be awarded to highly qualified rising high school freshmen on the basis of academic achievement, dedication to community participation, and demonstration of leadership and character. Scholarships are automatically renewable annually to students who maintain their high academic and community standing.
The scholarship will be renewed every academic year as long as the following requirements have been met:
- Maintain a 3.7 grade point average or higher, unweighted, every semester.
- Enrollment in the school’s highest-level courses throughout his/her time in High School.
- In 9th grade, courses must include AP Human Geography and three honors-level courses.
- In 10th grade, courses must include at least one AP course and three honors-level courses.
- In 11th grade, courses must include 4 AP level courses.
- In 12th grade, courses must include 4 AP level courses.
- Participate in at least two extra-curricular opportunities offered by the school each year, which can include clubs, athletics, or other relevant activities
- Participation should involve activities both academic and non-academic in nature
- The student will hold a leadership role in at least one extracurricular activity in 10th, 11th, and 12th grades
- Demonstrate a commitment to service of the school, to the community at large, and to upholding the school's values
- Represent Donna Klein Jewish Academy, as requested by school leadership, at school and/or community functions
- Merit Scholarship recipients are expected to work closely with our college counseling office to ensure that their applications reflect the level of coursework and extracurricular activities they have taken over their high school years. It is expected that all Merit Scholarship recipients will apply to highly competitive colleges and universities.
Please note that the scholarship will include partial or complete tuition expenses. The scholarship recipient’s family is responsible for any costs not covered by this scholarship.
Completed applications must be received by the Admissions office on or before January 16, 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
Once your application is complete, including receipt of your SSAT scores and all the items listed in the Summary of Requirements, your file will be reviewed by the Academic Scholarship Committee. You will then be notified of your status. A minimum score of 2000 on the SSAT exam is required.
Finalists in the process will be invited to participate in an interview with select members of the DKJA administration. Interviews will be scheduled beginning in January/February 2025.
The Scholarship Committee will then meet to select recipient(s) of the merit-based award(s). Notification of the award(s) will be issued on or around March 1, 2025.
Timeline:
| December 8, 2024 | SSAT offered at DKJA (current DKJA students only) | |
| January 16, 2025 | Deadline to submit application with all required documentation | |
| January/February | Interviews are conducted | |
| March 2025 | Scholarship offers are announced |
Summary of Requirements
The candidate must submit the following items by the application deadline of January 16, 2025:
Current DKJA Students
Current DKJA Students
- Final 7th-grade report card. DKJA will download your first semester 8th-grade report card when it is available. (Submit these to Admissions@dkja.net)
- SSAT Scores (score reporting code 2855) A minimum score of 2000 on the SSAT exam is required.
- Academic Scholarship Questionnaire and Essay
- Current English and Math teacher recommendation forms are required. The admissions office will issue them to your current teacher once application is submitted.
- Completed admissions Application to the Claire and Emanuel G. Rosenblatt High School.
- Recommendation forms will be available in your electronic checklist in Eagles Net once your application has been processed.
- Final 7th-grade report card and first semester 8th-grade report card. (Upload these to the electronic checklist).
- SSAT Scores (score reporting code 2855) A minimum score of 2000 on the SSAT exam is required.
- Academic Scholarship Questionnaire and Essay
For more information, contact the Admissions Department at admissions@dkja.net.
