Admissions Process
Email or write to several schools
After you have selected schools where you want to study, contact them for more information and an application form by using the
Request Complimentary Information Button appearing next to each school in the School Directory.
Send application forms
The Admissions Office or postgraduate school department will send you information about their academic programs.
This will include an application form.
The application form usually asks for:
Certified transcripts: U.S. colleges and universities usually base their admissions decisions on a student's academic record.
The Admissions Office will look at your marks during the last four years of secondary school .
If you are applying to graduate school, the Admissions Office or department will look at your marks from college or university.
Ask the school you are now attending, or the school you have attended most recently, to mail a certified copy of your academic record to
the schools where you are applying.
Activities: Make a list of clubs to which you belong, awards earned, team sports experience or leadership roles you have exercised.
Personal information: State your name, age, address, family background, birthplace, citizenship, and so forth.
Education plan: Write a short essay telling why you want to attend this school, what course of study you want to pursue,
what your career goals and research plans are.
Letters of recommendation. The application form will probably include several blank pages to be completed by your teachers.
Ask several of your teachers to complete the forms and mail them directly to the Admissions Office.
Admissions tests. Most schools ask for official reports of test scores.
Application fee. You will pay the school a fee, probably between US $30 and $50, payable by check in U.S. dollars.
This money pays for processing your application, and it will not be refunded if you do not attend the school.
Be sure to send your application to the college or university well before the deadline.
Register for admissions tests
Students applying to U.S. colleges and universities must take examinations that measure aptitude and achievement.
International students must also take a test that measures English proficiency. Your scores give the Admissions Office a uniform international
standard for measuring your ability in comparison with other students.
Take the admissions tests
You can have your test scores sent directly to the colleges and universities to which you are applying.
You will be asked to indicate the names of these schools when you register to take certain tests, such as the SAT.
Or, you will mark them on your answer sheet when you take other tests, such as TOEFL.
Acceptance Letters
After the application deadline, you will receive letters from the schools to which you have applied.
Some schools tell students if they have been accepted soon after the students documents arrive at the Admissions Office.
This is called "rolling admissions."
Other schools wait several months before writing you with their decision.
Paying Your Deposit
Most schools require students to pay a deposit before a certain deadline if they want to reserve space in the entering class. For international students, this deposit can be as high as a semester's or a full year's tuition.
You should send your deposit immediately if you are applying for financial aid or if you plan to live in college housing. Many schools do not have enough campus housing for all the students, so you will have a better chance of getting a room on campus if you send your housing application and a room deposit fee as soon as possible.
The school that admits you may also ask you for a statement that shows how much money you have available for all the years you will be in school.
If your government or company is sponsoring you, you will need to send details of your award.
(International Students)
Your school will send you an I-20 form or an Exchange Visitors IAP-66 form. With one of these forms, you can apply for a visa to stay in the U.S.A.
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