v A Complete Application Includes Student Application Online

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

v Student Application v Essay (s) v Additional Documents v Fee v Respect the application deadline!

www. commonapplication. com v Electronic submission of all documents v v Alternatively: Online to specific universities v Electronic/mailed or combined means of submission of documents

v Transcript v Profile v Recommendations and Corresponding Forms v Predicted IB Scores v Canada – Grade Equivalency form in some cases

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

v v v v v 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

College Application Form 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

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

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

v College Application Form also serves as Counselor Recommendation Request Form v Completed Student Personal Data Sheet v Completed Parent Questionnaire

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

v v v Universities’ Application Centre www. ouacinfo. ouac. on. ca www. ouac. on. ca

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

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

◦ Early Decision Certain of choice Binding agreement Strong academic and extracurricular record Precludes consideration of other financial aid options ◦ Early Action ◦ Rolling Admission ◦ Is it right for me?

Need-Based Loans Scholarships and Grants Work-Study Programs Merit-Based American Citizens International Students FAFSA – New Oct 1 open date for submission CSS Profile College Form College Board International Student Aid Application

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