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3.  A Complete Application Includes:  Student Application (Online)  Essay and Supplemental Requirements  Resume/Portfolio/Audition CD  Fee payment (usually by credit card)  Transcript  School Profile  Counselor and Teacher Recommendations and Corresponding Forms

4.  Student Application  Essay  Additional Documents  Fee  Beware of application deadline! In some cases, this is a receipt date.

5.  www.commonapplication.comwww.commonapplication.com  Electronic submission of all documents  College makes no distinction between college’s own form and Common Application

6.  Transcript  Profile  Recommendations and Corresponding Forms  Predicted IB Scores  Canada – Grade Equivalency and Release Form in some cases

7.  Record of all semester marks beginning with 9 th grade  Includes semester weighted GPA  Explanation of course codes  IB and AP scores will not appear  SAT and ACT scores will not appear

8.  School and Community  AP and IB offerings  Honors classes  Graduation requirements  Marking system and GPA weighting scale  GPA percentile distribution for junior year of graduating class by semester  Grade distribution for junior year courses – semester 2  IB and AP results  SAT averages  University admittances

9.  Complete and submit to Guidance Office no later than September 15 for Early and Rolling and November 15 for Regular round applications  Form found on-line on ASP website under Upper School/College Guidance

11.  Transcript Request Form must be completed when not using Common Application  Indicate mailing address or online submission link (+ 3 address labels if mailing)  Submit to the Guidance Office by Sept 15 for Early/Rolling and Nov 15 for Regular Decision  Attach university forms for counselor to complete

13.  Request must be made by Sept 15 for Early/Rolling and Nov 15 for Regular Decision  Most institutions require no more than two teacher recommendations  Select the same teachers for all recommendations  Attach university forms for teacher to complete

15.  College Application Form also serves as Counselor Recommendation Form  Completed Student Personal Data Sheet  Completed Parent Questionnaire

16.  Each university has specific admission requirements  Application deadline varies from January to March  Students applying with the IB Diploma do not need SAT scores but may require TOEFL  Students applying with high school diploma will usually require SAT or ACT scores

17.  Universities’ Application Centre  www.ouacinfo.ouac.on.ca  www.ouac.on.ca

18.  Scores must be reported to colleges by the Collegeboard or ACT  Score choice available for most colleges  Most colleges do NOT super score ACT results  Beware of Test-by deadlines and specific testing requirements

19. Internet based Register at: www.toefl.orgwww.toefl.org www.ielts.org (British Council is test centre in Paris for IELTS)www.ielts.org May advantage a student with a low SAT CR score

20. ◦ Early Decision  Certain of choice  Binding agreement  Strong academic and extracurricular record ◦ Early Action ◦ Rolling Admission ◦ Is it right for me?

21.  Need-Based  Loans  Scholarships and Grants  Work-Study Programs  Merit-Based  American Citizens  FAFSA  CSS Profile  College Form  International Students  College Board International Student Aid Application

22. Put it all in perspective. Look for the right fit and not the most selective option.