How to Apply

List of 8 items.

• Complete and submit the online application.

  • The application contains sections which must be completed by the applicant and the parent/guardian.
  • Be sure to answer application questions thoughtfully and completely. 
  • The application must be completed before you can begin the next steps, so complete and submit your application as soon as possible. 
  • Click on the "Apply for Fall 2025" button to get started!

• Submit your ACT, SAT, PreACT, or PSAT scores.

  • Upload a copy of your standardized test scores - don't forget that your name must also be visible
  • If you don't already have standardized test scores, you may register for and/or take the test before you have unlocked this stage of the application.
  • If your test scores are more than a year old, we strongly encourage you to take a new test
  • If taking the ACT, we recommend the December 14th or February 8th test dates.
  • If taking the SAT, we recommend the December 7th test date.  
  • When registering for the ACT, please be sure to use code 6351 in the four-digit space for reports to colleges and scholarship programs. This code will ensure that your test scores will be sent to LSMSA in a timely manner.
  • We do not require the optional Writing (or Science as that moves to optional) portion of the ACT.  

  Click here to register for the ACT.
  Click here to register for the SAT.
  
  

  For additional test preparation resources, check out our Testing Information page.

• Submit your transcript/report card

  • Upload a copy of your transcript (it does not have to be an official copy) or previous year report cards.
  • Be sure to submit documentation of all high school credit(s) you have earned, as well as your previous year's grades.  

• Submit LEAP/EOC scores.

  • Upload copies of your previous score reports or ask your guidance counselor to fax or email copies of your state testing record to Enrollment Services.
  • We do not require reports from the current year. We are interested in your testing history.
  • If you have attended private school or are home-schooled, this requirement will be waived. 

• Request letters of recommendation.

  • Using the forms found within your application checklist, complete the online request for letters of recommendation from a principal or guidance counselor, a math or science teacher and an English teacher.
  • The principal/guidance counselor recommendation and at least one of the academic recommendations must be from this current school year. 

• Submit your current grades

  • Upload a copy of your grades for the Fall 2024 semester.
  • Please complete this step at the end of the fall semester or start of the spring semester.

• Any time: Visit LSMSA.

  • Make plans to visit our campus if possible. See sidebar.
  • You can set up a private/family tour from your application checklist or by contacting the Enrollment Services Office (admissions@lsmsa.edu).

• Complete an interview.

  • Once your application checklist is complete, we'll contact you to schedule a time for an interview. Most of our interviews are completed over the phone or via video conference, so it will not require that you come to campus.