You just need to: 1 know about CA; 2 fill in the form; Three, it's over. So you don't have to be nervous, and you don't have to listen to the voices that play up traps and sell anxiety.
CA official has a detailed user guide, and there are many resources on the Internet, so it is not difficult to fill in the form. But if you are a perfectionist, everything should be polished to your satisfaction, and this form is still worth pondering. The following 2 1 CA form details are recommended by Mattel International. Controlling these details will bring you convenience and even a certain admission advantage. When you meet them when filling out the form, you might as well stop and think about it.
Next, please conquer the details of this 2 1 with Mattel International, and climb the mountain of filling out forms with CA!
1 Should I confess my identity as a sexual minority to CA?
The most prominent feature of 20 19 new CA system is sex&; Gender allows more expression. You now have the opportunity to announce your gender identity: "If you like, we invite you to share more about your gender identity below".
With the active voice of sexual minorities all over the world, some friends of China applicants have bravely talked about their gender identity. This is self-affirmation, which will not affect your admission, and even contribute to the pluralistic composition of university associations in a certain sense. So we encourage you to respect your heart and choose whether to "walk out" of CA in your own comfortable way.
Why can't I find the entrance to declare the exam/college entrance examination results?
Click Yes in the examination information section of international applicants, and you will see the interface of "High School Leaving Examination". Here it is.
If you already have college entrance examination results, directly select "College Entrance Examination" in the drop-down menu of "Exam Board" to fill in the results. When reporting HKCEE results, select "Other" in the drop-down menu, and indicate "Final Examination" in the supplementary information to report the results.
I applied to 30 schools, but CA can only apply to 20 schools.
Can the extra 10 only give up what one favours? You don't have to open multi-system application portals in many schools to facilitate the application needs of different students. For example, Wake Forest University, a famous awakening forest, offers four choices.
(Excerpted from Wake Forest University in official website)
In addition to the general application system, it also supports the alliance system (full name "Access, Affordability and Successful Application Alliance") and Wake Forest's own application system "Wake Forest Application 2020". It is ok to mail paper materials. Therefore, schools that provide multi-system applications can be deleted from the dashboard interface to make room for other schools.
My summer school has credits! Let me gracefully install a 13!
The CA system has been arranged for you, "College &; The column "University" is for you to show off. Here you can choose the nature of the project, whether it is a joint project of university and high school, a simple summer school or direct university credits.
Is it feasible that the counselor in my application form and recommendation letter is not the same person?
Not feasible. You will see these details in the education section of the CA form. It is what ordinary high school applicants need to be most vigilant about. Gopp often doesn't have a position as a counselor. Gaopu's overseas party usually asks the class teacher to take the place, and you can fill them in as counselors just by saying hello. Please make sure that the counselor you fill in the form is the same as the counselor who later wrote the recommendation letter and handed in the report card.
If I change the IP address of my computer to the United States, will I have an extra 15 hours to fill in the form/write the document?
The common deadline for early application of ED 1 is June 1 1 at 23:59. Applicants from all over the world are based on local time. That is to say, if you change your IP address to make your computer look like Hawaii or something, your deadline will become Hawaii/KOOC-0/65438+/KOOC-0/October/KOOC-0/23:59, and then it will be China/KOOC-0/65438/KOOC-. But we never encourage you to do so, and we don't encourage all such last-minute hasty actions. The return on investment borders on stupidity. Think about it. It took you 15 weeks or even 15 months before, but you can turn Gan Kun around with 15 hours stolen by cleverness. This doesn't sound reliable
Whose address should I fill in, school or home?
When registering a CA account, you need to fill in the address. By default, this address will be automatically filled into your personal data as a permanent home address. Obviously, you should fill in a stable (you will not move during the application season), safe and accurate address here. Home, school and even friends' residences can meet these requirements. If you happen to move, please fill in the permanent address according to the principle of "reliable and stable application season (2065438+September 2009-August 2020)", fill in the mailing address suitable for different time periods in the alternative mailing address, and tick the "temporary address" to indicate the effective date. Some students asked, when looking for my address, the drop-down box was blank. Why can't I find it? This is normal. It would be strange if there was a home address. Pull directly to the bottom of the alternative list, select "I don't see my address in this list" and fill it in the pop-up address information form.
I know a little Japanese/Cantonese/Korean/Hakka. Do you want to write it down?
As long as you have studied other languages and have a certain reading/speaking/writing ability, we encourage you to fill in truthfully. At least open the drop-down box to see if it's right. For China applicants, the "Language" drop-down menu provides two common choices, namely Mandarin and Cantonese. If you can speak the language of a minority friend, such as Hakka, you will probably see its name in the language list. Select "Other" from the drop-down menu and fill in your own first language or the language spoken at home.
I have never been to the United States in my life except summer school and North American SAT. Excuse me.
Citizenship requires you to fill in valid visa information. As long as your visa is still valid, you must fill in the relevant information. Pay attention to fill in the visa number and date of issue, not the passport number and date of issue!
At the same time, you will also have the opportunity to fill in the length of your residence in the United States. Don't choose "0" in a hurry! If you have had study tours, competitions, summer schools and exchange experiences in the United States, "
10 Where to declare the gap year?
In the education department. You will be asked if you skipped a grade, graduated early, postponed graduation, dropped out of school and took a gap year. Note that this is a required option, and the scope of application is the school period you fill in. In addition to the last item, other situations need to be supplemented in the following text box.
Additional information will also give you a chance to explain if you like.
1 1 I have an excellent intermediary teacher. Can you write him down?
If you mean here: "point out the number of community projects or organizations that provide you with free help during your application process." * "The answer is obviously no, private sector consultants will not provide free application assistance. At the same time, most independent consultants do not recommend that you include them in the application materials, let alone provide letters of recommendation, even if they have a very good educational background. Many American universities are sensitive to independent consultants.
12 days, you can avoid the application fee!
Free of application fee? Ok, no problem. Give me a reason first.
If you don't want to be exempted from the application fee, you can do it if you want. Read all the options aloud and ask yourself:
Are my SAT and ACT exam fees free?
Did I join the FRPL of the US federal government?
Am I a low-income household stipulated by the US government?
Have I joined the financial aid scheme for students from poor families?
Does our family have a minimum living allowance?
Am I homeless?
You still have a chance to play the last item from beginning to end, but few students meet this condition. So, don't waste time, just choose not to.
13 will not fill in the activity list. I'm doing my best.
One of the most often overlooked sources of inspiration is the drop-down box for extracurricular activities provided by CA, which contains everything, each of which is the starting point of brainstorming. It also includes new family responsibilities and jobs. This fully reflects the original intention of CA: the so-called extracurricular activities are not business competitions, scientific research and equestrian in a narrow sense, but any way of your spare time. Through the activity list, AO wants to see your personality outside of academics. Open the drop-down box, review the timeline of after-school life in the past four years, jump out of the mindset and fill in the facts. If you are really dissatisfied, don't force it.
14 I'm shocked. My dad's work can't be written in 120 words!
When filling in parents' information, you need to explain their positions/titles. There is a limit of 40 characters, including spaces, which is not very friendly to your multi-role parents. Please select the most important job and write it briefly. This is just a routine background check of the university. Unless your parents have a first-generation legacy, it will not affect your admission results.
15 There are only 15 students in our class, and the graduation class is too small!
When you fill in your high school grades, the first question is "the size of the graduating class". This is a required question. Note that "class size" refers to "grade" rather than "class". Don't write about your class. If you are careful enough, you will find that other questions in the score section are optional. The calculation methods of middle school scores vary widely around the world, and some schools do not provide GPA and ranking. Therefore, it doesn't matter if you fill it out according to your actual situation.
16 I don't know how to fill in the additional information.
If you really don't know what to write, leaving blank may be your wisest choice. This is respect and consideration for Ao. As an option, additional information is used to explain to the applicant "what cannot be covered by the CA form" and "special circumstances that you cannot explain through the CA form". Do not enter supplementary information for anything that may be duplicated with other parts of the CA form, otherwise it will only increase rapidly. So if you turn the additional information into an activity list sequel, a main document sequel, and a why school/why major extension board, you don't have to consider what kind of mood this will bring to AO.
17 parents divorced, should it be covered up?
In the context of American culture, parents can talk frankly about divorce and unmarried children. Through this question, American universities just want to know if you have the financial resources to support you through college. Through the information you submitted, it will be proved. Just answer truthfully.
18 how did others find the problem of small papers? Why don't I?
Small paper questions are not in the CA summary table, but should be found in the interface of each school, that is, "my college". You can see the question setting column of each school here.
Only Boston University has such an application.
There are also people like Carnegie Mellon who have both applied and supplemented their writing.
The small documents of some schools will also be different according to the college you apply for. When you choose the college you want to go to in the academic column, you will see the clerical requirements of the college, such as Cornell and Wesley.
19 my family should not need to participate in filling out the form!
Yes, the only exception is the ED protocol. When you mark a university as an early choice in the "My University" section, you will find it in the "Recommended by&; View the new "parent" information in the FERPA interface. ED needs parents to confirm and sign. Click on the invitation, and Ed will send an email to his parents. Remember to remind parents to sign in time.
20 ah, I have already paid the money! That's it for today!
Paying the application fee does not mean that the application is completed. I also need to go back to my college interface, enter the sub-interfaces of various schools and submit applications. If the school does not require small documents, click "Review and Submit-Common App" and it will be over. If the school still has "writing supplement", you need to click "review and submit-writing supplement" to resubmit the supplementary document.
2 1 I submitted the CA form on time, but my recommendation letter/counselor's report didn't arrive. I'm finished.
No. You're not finished. 111October1is the deadline for you to submit the CA form, but your other application materials may still be on the way, which you don't want. In this respect, the policies of different universities are different.
Take the recommendation letter as an example. Some schools require letters of recommendation to be submitted before the application deadline, such as Boston University.
Some schools are more tolerant of submitting letters of recommendation, such as Columbia University.
Of course, the official announcement of CA will definitely make you hand it in in time. But at the same time, it is also mentioned that in case of an accident, I suggest you contact the university to confirm whether they accept the late recommendation. Kneel down and cry, in case it helps.
The ending?
Filling out the form by CA is a project. Not only because the information it needs to fill in is trivial and complicated, but also because it is very slow. However, fate always favors those who are self-disciplined, sincere and willing to do more for their dreams.