1. UNIVERSITY APPLICATIONS 15 THINGS TO DO SUMMER 2011

2. ALL applicants 1. Gateway – Update your HE profile 2. Revise personal statements (UK, Canada, HK, Australia) 3. Re-check uni/college entry requirements (Kaplan SAT preparation course information in this week’s School Bulletin) Collegeboard: www.collegeboard.orgwww.collegeboard.org

3. UK applicants 4. UCAS Apply 2012 – available now. UCAS buzzword: succeed 5. LNAT, BMAT, UKCAT registration 6. Oxbridge & medicine – 15 Oct deadline

4. 7. College essay titles available from mid July 8. Early Action/ Early Decision – 1 Nov deadline 9. Common Application unis (over 400): Form available from 1 August (NOTE: DO NOT INVITE YOUR HIGH SCHOOL COUNSELLOR OR SUBJECT TEACHERS TO GIVE YOU AN ONLINE REFERENCE ) COMMON APP - STUDENTCOMMON APP - SCHOOL Student application formTeacher evaluation form Art/Athletic supplementary form (if applicable) Secondary school form ED agreement form(if applicable)International school supplementary form Mid-year report (Jan-Feb 2012) Final report (Jul 2012) US applicants

5. Non-Common Application unis (e.g. USC, Georgetown) 10. Download ALL forms relating to school E.g. - Teacher evaluations - Secondary school recommendation - Others e.g. school recommendation for scholarship application

6. Applications to other countries 11. HK and Canada – applications begin from late Oct 2011 12. Australia – applications begin in 2012 Between now and then identify which Y10-Y12 extracurricular activities/ achievements you want to highlight in your application

7. Uni campus tours/visits 13. Some questions for student tour guides:  What academic support and career services are available?  What’s the local town/city like?  What’s it like to live in that specific region of the country?  What would they change about the uni/college?  How’s the food, residential hall and class sizes?  What’s campus safety like?  What’s the tour guide’s personal experience at the uni?  Why did the tour guide chose the uni?

8. Uni campus tours/visits 14. Some questions for Admission Officers/Faculty Staff:  Do you accept IB Certificates, BTEC Level 3 National Diplomas?  Do you require SATs (I/II) or ACT and what’s the expected score range?  This year, what were the offers made to IB/BTEC students from HK?  How many of your undergraduates are from HK?  This year, how many applicants applied for a place on the XXXX programme?  How much weighting is given to the personal statement /essay?  What do you look for in a candidate?  How are candidate applications reviewed/shortlisted?  What scholarships /financial aid are available? Is there a separate application for them?  How does the uni/college assess students requesting home status/local fees?

9. ALL APPLICANTS 15. Get plenty of rest. Year 13 will be FULL ON