How to get accepted to US university

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How to get accepted to US
university

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The beginning
9-11th grades are most important. Start searching for university NOW.
In 12th grade you won’t have a time

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Self-initiated activities
Clubs: dance, singing
Seminars
Research
Volunteering teams
Entertainment
Publicity

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Sports (above amature level)

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Honors (are not that important)
Olympiads (republic and higher)
Forums prize winner
Honor roll

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English practice
If you are ambitious
Medium level
SAT 1530 out of 1600
SAT/ACT (1300+/27+)
IELTS 8.0 out of 9.0
IELTS/TOEFL (7.0+/100+)
Communities with 1000+
visitors per month

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ESSAYs
● CommonApp essay (100 successful essays book)
● University prompt essays/questions
One year before application

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Application timeline
9th grade - activities, honors, english
10th grade - activities, honors, english
11th grade - all exams sufficient results are ready, determine universities
1st choice university, early action in November of 12th grade
2nd choice regular decision in December
3-4 backup (could non american universites)

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BASICS
● SAT 1300+/ACT eq
https://blog.prepscholar.com/act-vs-sat
● IELTS 6.5+/TOEFL eq
https://scottsenglish.com/ielts/whats-the-difference-between-ielts-and-toefl.asp
https://magoosh.com/toefl/2013/toefl-vs-ielts/
● GPA 4.5+
● AP “Advanced Placement” (optional)
https://blog.prepscholar.com/what-are-ap-classes-and-why-should-you-take-them
● Activities
● Honors
https://blog.prepscholar.com/successful-harvard-application-common-applicationharvard-supplement#common_academic
● SAT Subjects
http://www.cracksat.net/index.html

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Activities
● https://supertutortv.com/informational/5-activities-that-dont-help-your-collegeapplication
● https://www.princetonreview.com/college-advice/summer-activities-forcollege-applications
● https://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/impressive-extracurriculars
● https://blog.prepscholar.com/extracurricular-activities-examples-for-collegeapplications

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Application Process
The Common Application (CommonApp)
Recommendation letters:2 (opional 3)
Personal essays and uni prompts
Transcripts (9-11,12 mid year report)
Справка
CSS

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College Search
https://www.internationalstudent.com
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/all-colleges/
https://www.collegexpress.com/college/search/
https://www.scholarships.com/college-search
https://www.princetonreview.com/college-search
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/how-to-find-your-collegefit/college-search-step-by-step

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Financial Aid
● https://www.wes.org/advisor-blog/financial-aid-for-international-students/
● https://lendedu.com/blog/international-students-financial-aid-study
● https://ischemist.ru/blog/why-you-need-to-apply-to-best-universities-andwhich-ones-give-full-aid/
● http://thecollegematchmaker.com/65-colleges-give-generous-aidinternational-students/
● https://www.quora.com/Which-schools-have-generous-aid-for-internationalstudents

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College Application Checklist
https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/get-in/applying-101/college-application-checklist