All applicants should begin the application process in fall of the year prior to enrollment. Thus, Nursery 3 applicants are two years old when they apply and are three years old when they enter Lab.
Nursery 3 applicants must be 3-years-old before September 1 of the year of entry (2 years old before Sept. 1 of the year of application)
Nursery 4 applicants must be 4-years-old before September 1 of the year of entry (3 years old before Sept. 1 of the year of application)
Kindergarten applicants must be 5-years-old before September 1 of the year of entry (4 years old before Sept. 1 of the year of application)
Grade 1 applicants who are not already enrolled in Kindergarten must be 6-years-old before September 1 of the year of entry (5 years old before Sept. 1 of the year of application)
Applicants to other grades should apply to the grade immediately following the grade in which the applicant is currently enrolled.
Applicants from non-US schools who have significantly different age or grade-level cutoffs are asked to email the admissions office at admissions@ucls.uchicago.edu.