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L2K Application Information

 


Application Session Update:

The application timeline for school year 2027-2028 will be posted in Fall of 2026. 

Rules for application sessions:

  • Students will be given a common prompt.

  • Students will be given a bank of 3 prompts from which they can pick one to respond to. These will not be released and will change by session.

Essays will be graded on:

  • Fully addresses all aspects of the prompt

  • Includes deep insight and genuine analysis

  • Provides specifics and evidence to support points and ideas

  • Is unique and authentic

There is no need to sign up for a session, just show up for one that works for you.

Important items to note:

  • Sessions will start promptly at the designated time. Students will have until the end of the session window to complete their essay responses. If a student shows up late to a session, they will be admitted, but they will not be allowed to work past the session end time.

  • Students may not bring pre-completed responses to the session and may not access email or any electronic devices during the session.

  • Students will be allowed to submit only one set of responses to the prompts.

  • Students must know their email, address, and parent contact info (email and phone number) in order to complete the session.

  • There is no need to sign up for a session - just show up.

  • Each essay response has a recommended approximate word length of 200 - 300 words. We are not counting words though. This recommendation is mainly to let applicants know that we are looking for more than a couple of sentences, but are not expecting multiple pages of writing for responses. Think, "one or two nice meaty paragraphs." 

The application process will be based on two factors:

  1. Middle School (6th - 8th grade) overall performance (grades and MAPS scores).

  2. Student responses to essay prompts

Common Prompt for all students for all sessions: 

"Why do you want to join Legacy 2000, and what do you want to gain from this program?" 

Teachers will be looking for the following aspects when grading this response: 

  • Shows genuine passion and excitement about the program. 

  • Writing indicates the student is applying because they want to be in the program.

  • Shows knowledge of L2k and how the program will help them.

Each student will have a selection of three other prompts. They will choose one of these and write on it

Teachers will be looking for the following aspects when grading this response:

  • Fully addresses all aspects of the prompt

  • Includes deep insight and genuine analysis

  • Provides specifics and evidence to support points and ideas

  • Is unique and authentic

Students will also be graded on their writing mechanics.

Teachers will be looking for the following aspects when grading:

  • Writing flows smoothly and is persuasive

  • Mechanical and grammar issues are not present