Admissions - Visits and Tours

Visiting the Holy Cross campus is the best way to make a personal connection to Holy Cross and learn more about its programs, facilities, faculty and students. We encourage you to take advantage of one (or more) of the many opportunities to experience the tradition and community of Holy Cross.

Open House
Sunday, October 28, 2007
2pm-4pm
No pre-registration required
Open House offers prospective students and families the opportunity to take an in-depth look at Holy Cross by taking a tour of campus, attending panel presentations, and interacting with members of the faculty, administration and student body.

Saturday Tours
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Tour times: 9am - 10am - 11am
No pre-registration required
Campus tours last approximately 45 minutes and are led by current students. Tours provide insight into academic and student life at Holy Cross and include visits to classrooms and laboratories, the library, the gymnasium, the Ross Fitness Center, the chapel, the cafeteria, our state of the art digital classrooms and art studios in our newly constructed $2 million Art and Technology Center, and much more!

Entrance Exam
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Late Entrance Exam: (December 8)
8:30am-12:00pm
No pre-registration required for exam days - Exam Fee $20
Holy Cross administers the STS High School Placement Test. The exam lasts approximately 3-3 ½ hours and is a required portion of the admission process. We highly encourage students to attend the first exam day. Any student that is unable to take the placement test one of those two days should contact the Office of Admissions as soon as possible.

Shadow Days
September - May
Advance Registration Required
Prospective students are welcome and encouraged to shadow a current Holy Cross student for a day. Visiting students will be required to stay for the entire school day (7:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.) and be prepared to abide by all school rules, including dress code.
Please call to make an appointment as much in advance as possible.

Accepted Students Day
Saturday, February 9, 2008
8:30am-11am
Accepted Students Day offers newly accepted students and their families the opportunity to revisit the Holy Cross campus. Members of our community (students, faculty and administrators) will be available to answer questions about Holy Cross and assist students in making their final decision of where to attend high school.

Each fall, students and teachers from Holy Cross visit area grammar and middle schools to present information and answer questions prospective students may have about the school. Teams also attend some high school information evenings that some communities host. Feel free to contact the Office of Admissions to find out if a HC team will be visiting your school.

Holy Cross is conveniently located in the west end of Waterbury only minutes from the intersection of Route 8 and I-84.

Take Route 8 North to Waterbury
Take I-84 West to Exit 18
Bear to left at fork towards West Main Street
Left at end of exit
Left at first light - will put you on bridge over I-84
Right at light on other side of bridge
First left onto Oronoke Road
School approximately one mile on left

Take Route 8 South to Waterbury
Take I-84 West to Exit 18
Bear to left at fork towards West Main Street
Left at end of exit
Left at first light - will put you on bridge over I-84
Right at light on other side of bridge
First left onto Oronoke Road
School approximately one mile on left

Take I-84 West to Waterbury
Take Exit 18
Bear to left at fork towards West Main Street
Left at end of exit
Left at first light - will put you on bridge over I-84
Right at light on other side of bridge
First left onto Oronoke Road
School approximately one mile on left

Take I-84 East to Waterbury
Take Exit 18
At end of exit take right onto Chase Parkway
Go through traffic light
Take first left onto Oronoke Road
School approximately one mile on the left