Admissions FAQs

We invite all parents to apply for financial aid. As a first step, families should submit a Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) through School & Student Services. The Gow School code is 1815. Gow's Admissions and Financial Aid Committee is responsible for all financial aid decisions. Although need is the primary basis for assistance, a student's attitude and contributions to the school are taken into account. The Gow School determines financial aid annually. Amounts may change and are not guaranteed from year to year.

Financial Aid and Tuition

Outside of the academic experience on campus we have a full sleight of activities, social clubs, leadership opportunities, and athletics for students to participate in. 

Student Life

Students buying in is part of what makes their time at Gow successful. In order to help students by in, parents should discuss academic programming and long term benefits with their student. Getting ready for college is like getting ready for a play, game, race, its all about the preparation. Our students benefit from the remediation because of the level playing field and being among their peers, all with similar learning styles. 

Resistance is futile, the faster students embrace it the better it is going to be. Students that have been here long term, realize the benefit of Gow and help new students to realize their potential when they just by in. Life at Gow is fun, when you embrace it. 

Reconstructive Language (RL) is Gow’s own remedial language-skills program, created by school founder Peter Gow, Jr, with guidance from pioneering neurologist Dr. Samuel T. Orton. Breaking down the elements of the English language, RL uses proven MSLE (multisensory structured language education) principles: multisensory, sequential/logical, systematic, synthetic/analytic, and diagnostic. Students work to improve their skills in phonics, spelling, vocabulary, and oral reading for fluency and comprehension.

What We Do

A full report of a Psychoeducational Evaluation conducted within the last three years should be sent to the Admissions Office. The report should include all composite and subtest scores (standard scores and percentile ranks) for a comprehensive test of cognitive abilities e.g., Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V), Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), or Woodcock-Johnson IV Normative Update (WJ IV NU) Tests of Cognitive Abilities and a test of achievement skills e.g., Woodcock-Johnson IV Normative Update (NU) Tests of Achievement or Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT-III).

Applying to Gow

The safety and security of our students is of the utmost importance. Families have entrusted us with one of the most important things in their lives, their children, and we value that decision. With 75 cameras around campus, an all school alert system, and faculty who are trained in school safety, every member of the Gow community plays a role in keeping our students safe.

Safety and Support at Gow

Gow students do not take gym class, instead every student is required to play a sport. With sports like: soccer, basketball, skiing, lacrosse and tennis; students are able to continue playing a sport they have in the past or have the ability to try something new. 

Yes it does work, but it won't cure their learning difference. You can ask our over 2,000 alums from around the world, it doesn't cure their dyslexia but it helps them understand their learning profile, how to manage and identify a situation that is set up for success. Moreover, Gow's structure provides students with grit to see them through difficult academic or professional situations down the line.

Kids get out of the program what they put into the program.