Application Workshop

Navigate the application process like a pro. Join other prospective families for a start-to-finish walkthrough - including tips and tricks for completing your checklist and submitting all materials on time.

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Q&A

Join us for an open Q&A with admissions staff, where no question is off the table. Hear candid answers to the things families ask most - from financial aid and tuition to bus routes, acceptance rates, and what learning actually looks like at Lab. Whether you're wondering if Lab is right for your family or just trying to figure out if it's worth applying, this is the session for you. 

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Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our state-of-the art early childhood education facility. Earl Shapiro Hall is home to the youngest University of Chicago scholars. It opened its doors in 2013. Its soaring, light-filled 130,000 square-foot structure was designed with the ethos of early childhood education in mind and is an exercise in using open floor plans to open minds. You'll have a chance to meet Lab's early childhood administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to meeting you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our historic campus-covering two city blocks, it is home to Lab's Lower School, Middle School, and High School (Grades 3-12). For nearly 130 years, students of all ages have been walking these halls. The historic campus includes several buildings, an outdoor classroom, garden spaces, playgrounds, and athletic campus (and 13 wet labs, three amazing theaters plus an auditorium, dedicated space for the arts, a recording studio, and a newsroom of award-winning student journalists, and so much more!). You'll have a chance to meet Lab administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

It's playtime - and that's serious business.

If your child will be 3 or 4 next fall, come discover what makes Lab's Early Childhood program one of the most celebrated in the world. What looks like play in a Lab classroom is often a child managing remarkable intellectual and social complexity at the same time - reading cues, testing ideas, building language, and slowly learning to trust the people beside them. Meet Lab's Early Childhood faculty, see the program in action, and learn what this kind of learning looks like for your child.

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Lab may be more affordable than you think.

Seventy percent of Lab families receive some form of financial aid, tuition remission, or both - and this year alone, Lab awarded over $7 million in need-based aid with no loans. Join us for a plain-language walkthrough of the financial aid process, with tips for completing your application on time and making the most of every option available to your family.

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Is Lab the right fit - and are you ready to find out?

Deciding to apply is one thing. Feeling prepared is another. Join us to learn exactly what Lab looks for at every stage of assessment: playgroup visits for the youngest applicants, age-appropriate evaluations for Grades 1-4, and the ISEE for Grade 5 and above. Unlike a typical academic test, the ISEE measures not just what your child knows, but how they think - with levels tailored to the specific grade they're entering. Learn what each assessment involves, how to set your child up for success, and how to honestly gauge whether now is the right moment to apply.

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A Lab education may be closer than you think.

If you're a University of Chicago employee, you may already have access to tuition remission benefits that can make a Lab education possible for your family. The University believes that the habits of mind essential to a well-lived life begin long before college - and its benefits reflect that commitment. Join us to learn how tuition remission works, how it interacts with Lab's financial aid process, and how to make the most of what's available to you as a UChicago employee.

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Maroon Pride runs deep.

At Lab, athletics aren't an afterthought - they're woven into the fabric of student life. With interscholastic teams at both the middle and high school levels, a no-cut policy that keeps sports open to every student regardless of skill, and a record of sending graduates to compete at Harvard, Princeton, Michigan, and beyond, Lab athletics challenges students on the field while developing the character they carry everywhere else. Join us to learn about Lab's co-curricular athletics program and what Maroon Pride looks like for your family.

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Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our state-of-the art early childhood education facility. Earl Shapiro Hall is home to the youngest University of Chicago scholars. It opened its doors in 2013. Its soaring, light-filled 130,000 square-foot structure was designed with the ethos of early childhood education in mind and is an exercise in using open floor plans to open minds. You'll have a chance to meet Lab's early childhood administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to meeting you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our historic campus-covering two city blocks, it is home to Lab's Lower School, Middle School, and High School (Grades 3-12). For nearly 130 years, students of all ages have been walking these halls. The historic campus includes several buildings, an outdoor classroom, garden spaces, playgrounds, and athletic campus (and 13 wet labs, three amazing theaters plus an auditorium, dedicated space for the arts, a recording studio, and a newsroom of award-winning student journalists, and so much more!). You'll have a chance to meet Lab administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our state-of-the art early childhood education facility. Earl Shapiro Hall is home to the youngest University of Chicago scholars. It opened its doors in 2013. Its soaring, light-filled 130,000 square-foot structure was designed with the ethos of early childhood education in mind and is an exercise in using open floor plans to open minds. You'll have a chance to meet Lab's early childhood administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to meeting you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our historic campus-covering two city blocks, it is home to Lab's Lower School, Middle School, and High School (Grades 3-12). For nearly 130 years, students of all ages have been walking these halls. The historic campus includes several buildings, an outdoor classroom, garden spaces, playgrounds, and athletic campus (and 13 wet labs, three amazing theaters plus an auditorium, dedicated space for the arts, a recording studio, and a newsroom of award-winning student journalists, and so much more!). You'll have a chance to meet Lab administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our state-of-the art early childhood education facility. Earl Shapiro Hall is home to the youngest University of Chicago scholars. It opened its doors in 2013. Its soaring, light-filled 130,000 square-foot structure was designed with the ethos of early childhood education in mind and is an exercise in using open floor plans to open minds. You'll have a chance to meet Lab's early childhood administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to meeting you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Is Lab the right fit - and are you ready to find out?

Deciding to apply is one thing. Feeling prepared is another. Join us to learn exactly what Lab looks for at every stage of assessment: playgroup visits for the youngest applicants, age-appropriate evaluations for Grades 1-4, and the ISEE for Grade 5 and above. Unlike a typical academic test, the ISEE measures not just what your child knows, but how they think - with levels tailored to the specific grade they're entering. Learn what each assessment involves, how to set your child up for success, and how to honestly gauge whether now is the right moment to apply.

Register Here

Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our state-of-the art early childhood education facility. Earl Shapiro Hall is home to the youngest University of Chicago scholars. It opened its doors in 2013. Its soaring, light-filled 130,000 square-foot structure was designed with the ethos of early childhood education in mind and is an exercise in using open floor plans to open minds. You'll have a chance to meet Lab's early childhood administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to meeting you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Come see Lab in person, we'd love to show you around our historic campus-covering two city blocks, it is home to Lab's Lower School, Middle School, and High School (Grades 3-12). For nearly 130 years, students of all ages have been walking these halls. The historic campus includes several buildings, an outdoor classroom, garden spaces, playgrounds, and athletic campus (and 13 wet labs, three amazing theaters plus an auditorium, dedicated space for the arts, a recording studio, and a newsroom of award-winning student journalists, and so much more!). You'll have a chance to meet Lab administrators, educators, and students. 

We look forward to seeing you!

Getting to know Lab? Register here.
Already started an application? Register here.

Extended Day at Lab is designed for exactly that - extending the Lab experience, not just filling time before pickup. From Early Day drop-off starting at 7:30 a.m. to Late Day care through 5:15 p.m., the program offers before- and after-school options for students in Nursery through Grade 8, all within the familiar environment of the school your family has already chosen. Afternoons include rotating activity blocks - improv, robotics, karate, coding, ballet, chess, STEM labs, and more - designed to let children lead with their interests. A structured Middle School Study Hall option is also available for older students balancing growing academic demands. Join us to learn how Extended Day works and whether it's the right fit for your family.

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