Admission Overview

Admission to Language and Thinking Kyiv is selective and based on a faculty-designed process that emphasizes writing, reflection, and intellectual curiosity rather than test scores.

Applicants must:

  1. register here by December 31, 2025 for the 90-minute writing assessment held on January 4, 2026, at the Kyiv School of Economics; if selected,

  2. accept the invitation to interview in January.

Admission decisions will be announced on March 1st, 2026.

January 4 – Writing Assessment Sessions

This assessment has two goals:

1. To introduce students to the types of reading, writing, and interpretation they will experience in the summer program.

2. To provide us with a first sample of each student’s thinking and writing, helping us identify students who are excited about the program.

Based on this writing sample, we will select students to move forward to individual interviews for a seat in the summer program.

Session 1:

9:00-9:15: Arrival and folder pick-up in the auditorium.

9:15-10:15: Program overview with slides.

10:15-10:30: Introduction to the writing assessment.

10:30-12:00: Students take the writing assessment.

Session 2:

13:00-13:15: Arrival and folder pick-up in the auditorium.

13:15-14:15: Program overview with slides.

14:15-14:30: Introduction to the writing assessment.

14:30-16:00: Students take the writing assessment.

Location: 3 Mykola Shpak Street, Kyiv, 02000, Ukraine

Please register for one of the sessions by December 31, 2025 here.

The number of spots available for Session 1 and 2 is limited due to shelter capacity. If one of the Session options fills up quickly, we’ll remove it from the available choices in the registration form, and only one time slot may remain.

January 11 – Presentation of the Program and Institute for Writing and Thinking method

This is a full day aimed to provide a comprehensive look at the learning environment of Language and Thinking Kyiv in the summer and familiarize families with the Institute for Writing and Thinking educational approach. It includes a tour of the learning spaces in Kyiv School of Economics, a sample L&T Kyiv workshop, talks from L&T alumni and instructors as well as an academic panel featuring Bard College and Bard High School Early College leadership and representatives.