Application Process
BECOME A PUMA!
Follow this checklist to complete your application for admission.
STEP ONE: Create an Account
After creating an account, please follow STEPS 2 through 7 to complete your application. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the admissions committee.
STEP TWO: Typed 400 Word Essay
Describe yourself, what are your plans for the future and how Cristo Rey will help you achieve your goals. Write your essay here.
Describe yourself, what are your plans for the future and how Cristo Rey will help you achieve your goals. Write your essay here.
STEP THREE: Personal Video
Each applicant must submit a 1 to 5-minute personal video. Access instructions here.
Each applicant must submit a 1 to 5-minute personal video. Access instructions here.
STEP FOUR: Parent Release Information
Cristo Rey will send the signed Request for Records form to your 8th / 7th grades school(s)to obtain Transcripts, Test scores, Immunization Records and Attendance.
Download form here. (Please email signed form to [email protected])
Cristo Rey will send the signed Request for Records form to your 8th / 7th grades school(s)to obtain Transcripts, Test scores, Immunization Records and Attendance.
Download form here. (Please email signed form to [email protected])
STEP FIVE: Three Teacher Recommendations
Please request your teacher recommendations through the submission page of your online application. Please DO NOT create a new account. The recommendations should be from your 8th grade English/Language Arts teacher, 8th grade Math teacher, and a Community Leader such as Priest, Pastor, Coach, other teacher that can attest to your character and leadership skills. Request recommendations here.
STEP SIX: Entrance Exam (Makeup Day)
Each applicant must complete an academic assessment as part of the application process. Assessment day is Saturday, January 21st, 2023 at 9:00 AM. Limited make-up test days will be offered. Call 612-545-9736 or email [email protected] if you have any questions.
All students MUST schedule themselves in order to participate. Schedule your entrance exam here!
All Cristo Rey applicants are required to submit a Financial Aid application to determine tuition and eligibility. Please accompany this form with the following documentation from all adults living in the household.
• 2021 or 2022 W2s
• 2021 or 2022 1040s
• 2021 or 2022 – two paystubs per adult working and living in the same household.
• Applicant’s Birth Certificate (Students must be 14 years old by September 1st of their freshmen year)
• Other source of income such as SSI, State assistance, retirement benefits, etc.
• 2021 or 2022 1040s
• 2021 or 2022 – two paystubs per adult working and living in the same household.
• Applicant’s Birth Certificate (Students must be 14 years old by September 1st of their freshmen year)
• Other source of income such as SSI, State assistance, retirement benefits, etc.
Submit Financial Aid application to [email protected] or by mailing to:
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School
Admissions Department
2924 4th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
Admissions Department
2924 4th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55408
If you have any questions, please contact
Maricela Dale at 612-545-9736 or Myriam Vigil at 612-545-9704.
Maricela Dale at 612-545-9736 or Myriam Vigil at 612-545-9704.