Mercy is beginning the fourth year of our iPad program and life is good:

• We have just been renewed through 2017 as an Apple Distinguished School.
   
• The iPads have become robustly integrated into instruction.
   
• The original iPads are holding up well for our class of 2016.

However, the iPad itself has evolved. Now there are several models and choices within those models. Some families wish to outfit their daughters for college with an iPad that is more "loaded" than the Mercy model.
 
Also, it is has become more common for students to enroll at Mercy with a brand new iPad already in their possession. To be reasonable, we are modestly modifying the policy of a "Mercy iPad Air 2" being the only acceptable device for use at school, though of course we will continue to sell it at a discount to families.

 

Incoming students, and current students who need to replace their original iPad, will no longer be required to purchase an iPad from the school, but not any iPad will do.
 
A student may use an iPad purchased outside of school as long as it meets the following minimum requirements (no exceptions):