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OMI Admissions
The Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy accepts applications from prospective students year-round. All prospective students must successfully complete a summer camp program prior to enrollment.
Academic:
An applicant must have satisfactorily completed the fifth grade for 6th grade admission or have satisfactorily completed sixth grade for seventh grade admission or seventh grade for eighth grade admission, etc. As a college preparatory school, OMI has a demanding academic program. Applicants should understand the academic demands of OMI before applying.
Age:
An applicant must be age appropriate for their grade, i.e., student applying for the sixth grade cannot be older than 11 years, 9 months at the beginning of their sixth grade year.
Assessments:
An applicant must complete a basic skills assessment in math and language arts. This assessment will not be used to determine the student’s eligibility for enrollment. However, students accepted as cadets who test below grade level must attend OMI Academy’s summer school program prior to enrolling in the fall.
Attendance:
All OMI students are expected to have a satisfactory attendance record. An applicant should understand this expectation.
Conduct:
OMI students are expected to adhere to a strict set of rules and behavioral standards. An applicant should understand this expectation.
Interview:
Each applicant will be required to participate in an interview with OMI Academy staff as a means to helping an applicant understand the high academic and behavioral expectations of OMI.
Motivation:
Throughout the application process, e.g., interview, essay writing submission, recommendations, the applicant should demonstrate the initiative, motivation, strength of character, integrity, leadership and commitment required to succeed in a college preparatory program.
Summer Encampment:
An applicant is required to successfully complete the OMI Academy summer encampment June 21- 28, 2008 prior to becoming an OMI Academy Cadet. Attendance at summer encampment is not optional.
Timely Completion of the Application for Admissions Process and Forms:
A complete application for Admission (including documents) must be completed and submitted by Wednesday, April 1, 2009.
Application Instructions
- Complete the attached Application for Admission Form and return it, along with the items
listed below, to the OMI Admissions Office no later than Wednesday,
April 1, 2009 at 5:00 PM. Applications received or completed after this date will
be considered only if additional enrollment capacity remains after all timely completed applications have been processed.
- Please type or print legibly.
- Give the full legal name of the applicant (no nicknames or abbreviations). The name
entered on this application should be used on all official correspondence with OMI
Academy.
- Your grade placement will be determined by your school grades or by an OMI Staff
member
In addition to the completed and signed Application for Admission Form, the following items must be submitted for your application to be considered..
From student applicants:
- A one-page essay addressing the question: What does leadership mean to you?
- Three (3) recommendations (use the attached forms)
From parents or guardians:
- Immunization records
- Copy of student’s birth certificate
- Copy of student’s most recent report card, an unofficial transcript, and attendance record
- Copy of student’s most recent STAR Test scores (or other assessment scores)
- A signed copy of the Home Language Survey: (note: the information provided
on these forms will not determine a student’s eligibility for acceptance.
Completed applications including all requested documentation should be submitted to:
Admissions Office
Oakland Military Institute College Preparatory Academy
3877 Lusk Street
Oakland, CA 94608
Applicants for enrollment in fall of 2009 will be scheduled for an interview with OMI Academy staff during the early spring. If the number of students applying exceeds the number of spaces available for the 2009-2010 school year, a lottery will be held to select randomly those applicants who will be considered for acceptance. The names of those not selected during the lottery will be placed on a waiting list and offered enrollment during the year if a vacancy occurs. A student on the waiting list must reapply to be considered for admission in the subsequent year.
Applicants must attend the OMI summer program June 21- 28, 2009. Successful completion of the summer program is the final requirement to becoming an OMI Academy cadet.
If your first language is NOT English and you require help with this form, please contact OMI for assistance at (510) 594-3900. |
The Oakland Military Institute is non-sectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations; does not charge tuition; and does not discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by federal, state, local law, ordinance, or regulation.
(OMI handbook, page 106).
Please print, complete and return all of the following forms:
Application Form and Instructions
Teacher Recommendation
Home Language Survey
Request for School Records Form
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