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Application to Harvard College for Fall 2012 Entrance

HARVARD20112012College

African and African American Studies, Anthropology,

Applied Math, Astrophysics, Biomedical Engineering,

Chemical and Physical Biology, Chemistry,

Chemistry and Physics, Classics, Comparative Study

of Religion, Computer Science, Earth and Planetary

Sciences, East Asian Studies, Economics, Engineering

Sciences, English, Environmental Science and Public

Policy, Folklore and Mythology, Germanic Languages

and Literatures, Government, History, History

and Literature, History and Science, History of

Art and Architecture, Human Developmental and

Regenerative Biology, Human Evolutionary Biology,

Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Molecular and

Cellular Biology, Music, Near Eastern Languagesand Civilizations, Neurobiology, Organismic

and Evolutionary Biology, Philosophy, Physics,

Psychology, Romance Languages and Literatures,

Slavic Languages and Literatures, Sociology, South

Asian Studies, Special Concentrations, Statistics,

Studies of Women, Gender and Sexuality, Visual and

Environmental Studies


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Thank you or your interest in Harvard College. We know there are many ne colleges and universities rom which tochoose, and we are happy that you are looking closely at the exciting opportunities available here in Cambridge.

You may apply to Harvard under either our Early Action or our Regular Action program. Designed to provide reedom and exibilityor our applicants, both options allow students to compare admission and nancial aid oers rom other institutions and to wait untilMay 1 to make a nal college choice.

Early Action candidates apply by November 1 and receive notication by December 15.

Regular Action candidates apply by January 1 and receive notication by April 1. While the nal deadline is January 1, it would bevery helpul to us to receive your application by December 15 so that we can create your admissions le as early as possible.

For more inormation about whether to apply to Harvard (or other colleges) under Early admission, please reer to the next page.

Te answers to many questions about admissions requirements and deadlines are included on the ollowing pages. For an expanded listo requently asked questions and their answers, please consult the FAQ index on our website: www.admissions.college.harvard.edu.

Each admission decision is made without any regard or a candidates nancial need a policy we call need-blind admission.Indeed the Admissions Committee may respond avorably to evidence that a candidate has overcome signicant obstacles, nancialor otherwise. Once an applicant is admitted, we create an individual nancial aid package that will enable any aid applicants amily tomeet the cost o attendance. Providing nancial access to Harvard or every admitted student is one o our highest priorities.

We hope you will take every opportunity to explore whether Harvard might be a good match or your academic, extracurricular andpersonal interests. Advice rom your college counselor, your amily and the many publications on college admission may help, as might

a visit to Cambridge or a conversation with one o our more than 10,000 alumni/ae who help us recruit students in all 50 states andaround the world.

Please let us know i we can be o assistance to you during the admissions process. Best wishes or a happy and productive year.

Marlyn McGrath

Director of Admissions

William R. Fitzsimmons

Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid

Sarah C. Donahue

Director of Financial Aid

When to Apply:

Keep copies o all materials submitted and ask your teachers to do the same. Materials can be lost in the mail.

Supplementary materials or portolios may be submitted, but you should do so only i you have an unusual talent. Such materials areneither required nor expected as the required components o the application provide ample basis on which to make our decisions.Because we cannot return materials, applicants should send only duplicates.

Write about what matters to you. Tere are no right essay topics and no right answers.

Testing Requirements:

While Harvard honors the College Boards Score Choice program and allows you to submit tests taken as late as January orconsideration, we advise Regular Action candidates to complete and submit at least one component o the required tests (SA,

AC with Writing or two College Board Subject ests) by the end o November. Tis will allow us to begin our evaluation processor those submitting applications by December 15.

For Early Action candidates, we hope to receive all testing results by the end o October, but students are still eligible to apply usingthe November series. Tose results will arrive in time or consideration without the need and expense o rush reporting.

General Application Tips:


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Should Students Apply or Early Admission or

Wait Until Regular Action?

Early Action began at Harvard in the 1970s. Designed to providereedom and exibility, Early Action gives students an earlyindication o their chances or admission. Tose admitted early

are ree to apply to other colleges, compare nancial aid oersrom other institutions, and need only make their nal collegechoice by May 1, the national Common Reply Date.

Initially, Early Action (and other early admission programs suchas Early Decision, which requires admitted students to enroll),received little attention. Relatively small numbers o studentsapplied early, and the overwhelming majority o students waitedto apply Regular Action.

oday, more students apply early to college. Students and theirparents are more sophisticated about the college admissionsprocess. Tey begin the college search earlier and with betterinormation than previous generations. College guidebooks, useo the Internet, and media coverage o college admissions andnancial aid have increased markedly. In addition, colleges havereached out as never beore in their eorts to recruit talentedstudents.

Concerns About Early Admission

Many have asked whether too many students are applying early.Tey wonder i students are taking enough time and care to selectcolleges that best match their academic interests, career goals, andpersonal aspirations. Some have even used the word hysteria todescribe the peer pressure that induces some students to eel thatthey must apply early somewhere without considering which

colleges might be best or them. Some students have concludedthat it is imperative to apply early, whatever the circumstances, orear o being le behind.

In eliminating early admission or three years, we hoped (alongwith a ew other colleges that also suspended early admission)to reduce the renzy surrounding applying early to college. Teunoreseen economic turndown o recent years led students andtheir amilies to unprecedented levels o concern about admissionto selective collegesand to seek admission under earlyprograms. Such programs traditionally served a disproportionatenumber o auent students, but are now increasingly attractiveto amilies seeking nancial aid. As a result, we have re-instituted

Early Action.Tere is a good deal o conusion accompanying early admissionprograms. More colleges oer early programs, and there is abewildering array o application options. Some colleges oer bothEarly Decision and Early Action programs. Others oer two EarlyDecision programs. And timing or these programs extends wellbeyond the traditional November 1 deadline and mid-Decembernotication model. Tere is little wonder that students approachthe college admissions process with more uncertainty and anxiety,particularly concerning early admission.

An Overview o Early Admission Programs

While our principal purpose is to discuss Early Action at Harvarda brie overview o Early Decision will help to ocus on the two

programs similarities and dierences.

Early DecisionEarly Decision is the early admission program oered by themajority o national colleges and universities (but not Harvard).Students must commit in advance to attend the Early Decisioncollege i admitted under its early program. Some Early Decisioncolleges oer students a better chance o admission i they applyearly. Students admitted Early Decision who seek nancial aid canbe released rom their commitment to enroll i their nancial aidaward vary signicantly rom their ability to pay.

Early Action

Harvard College and a number o other institutions oer the

Early Action option on the same timetable as Early Decision:a November 1 application deadline and a mid-Decembernotication. Tere is, however, a signicant dierence betweenthe programs: Early Action is non-binding, meaning thatadmitted students are not obligated to enroll.

In contrast to some Early Decision colleges, Harvard does notoer an advantage to students who apply early. Historically, higherEarly Action acceptance rates have reected the remarkablestrength o Early Action applicant poolsnot less rigorousadmissions standards. For any individual student, the naldecision will be the same whether the student applies early orregular. Tere is no incentive whatsoever or Early Action colleges

to admit weaker candidates early and then have to reject strongerRegular Action candidates. Diminishing the quality o thestudent body would be antithetical to the goals o the institution.I Harvard had seen an institutional advantage in using EarlyAction, it would not have eliminated the program or three years.

Two Key Features o Early Action

1. Flexibility in choosing colleges

A student admitted Early Action has until May 1, as do alladmitted students, to accept his or her place in the enteringclass. Secure in the knowledge that they have one college option,

students admitted Early Action share all the advantages oRegular Action applicants. Tey can take the ull senior year toapply to as many colleges as they wish and take the timevisitingcampuses and gathering additional inormationto make adenitive college choice. Tis reedom to choose a college overan extended period o time may account in part or Harvardsgraduation rate, which, at 98 percent, is among the nationshighest.

2. Multiple fnancial aid options

Students admitted Early Action (and, o course, Regular Action)have the option to compare a variety o nancial aid oers i


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Our experience with Early Action orties our commitmentto its original goals o providing students and their amiliesreedom and exibility in choosing the best college andnancial aid options. For over a generation, both RegularAction and Early Action have allowed students to use the ullsenior year to reect on their uture plans and to ocus onwhich college will provide the best educational oundation ortheir individual needs and aspirations.

they choose to apply to other colleges during their senior year.Financial aid can be a decisive actor in choosing a college. Inorder to advance the undamental goal o admitting the beststudents without regard to their nancial circumstances, last yearHarvard awarded about $158 million in nancial aid to meeteach amilys demonstrated nancial need. Nearly 70 percent oHarvard students receive some orm o nancial aid and morethan 60 percent receive scholarship aid. All o Harvards aid isneed-based. Students and amilies should eel comortable with

their nancial aid oerlong-term college satisaction candepend upon it.

Early Action Versus Regular Action: Practical

Advice on Choosing When to Apply to College

In the absence o any strategic advantage to applying under eitherthe Early Action or the Regular Action program at Harvard,students should consider these actors:

For many good candidates, Regular Action oers an importantpractical advantage in the later application deadline (January1), allowing more time to complete applications to Harvardand other colleges. eachers and guidance counselors

supporting the application will have more time to becomeamiliar with the student. Regular Action is clearly preerableor those whose candidacies will be strengthened by senior-year extracurricular achievements and improved academicperormance.

For applicants whose records and accomplishments have beenconsistently strong over time, Early Action may be an attractivechoice. Harvards Early Action program allows admittedstudents to apply to other colleges during their Regular Actionprograms and use the rest o the senior year until May 1, thenational Common Reply Date, to compare admission andnancial aid oers and make their nal college choices.

Important Inormation About Early Admission

Students applying to Harvard under the Early Action programare not permitted to apply early elsewhere in the all underSingle Choice Early Action or Early Decision programs.Harvard will rescind any oer o admission to a student whodoes so.

Students are allowed to apply in the all to public institutionsunder rolling or other non-binding programs. Tey may alsoapply in the all to any institution under its Regular Actionprogram and to oreign colleges and universities on any

application schedule.Aer students receive notication rom Harvards Early Actionprogram (around December 15), they are ree to apply to anyinstitution under any plan, including binding programs such asEarly Decision II.

Students admitted under an Early Decision program at anothercollege must withdraw any pending application to Harvard andare not eligible or admission.


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Application Deadlines

Applying to Harvard

Final Early Action Deadline:November 1, 2011. You must send ALLapplication materials by this deadline or Early Action consideration.Please send us the Common Application or Universal CollegeApplication, the Harvard Supplement and the $75 application ee (orsimple ee waiver request) as soon as you can and by October 15 i at all

possible. Tis will allow us to create and begin processing your le.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EARLY ADMISSION:

Students applying to Harvard under the Early Action program arenot permitted to apply early elsewhere in the all under Single ChoiceEarly Action or Early Decision programs. Harvard will rescind anyoer o admission to a student who does so.

Students are allowed to apply in the all to public institutions underrolling or other non-binding programs. Tey may also apply inthe all to any institution under its Regular Action program and tooreign colleges and universities on any application schedule.

Aer students receive notication rom Harvards Early Actionprogram (around December 15), they are ree to apply to any

institution under any plan, including binding programs such as EarlyDecision II.

Students admitted under an Early Decision program at anothercollege must withdraw any pending application to Harvard and arenot eligible or admission.

Final Regular Action Deadline: January 1, 2012.

You must send ALL application materials by this deadline or RegularAction consideration. Please send us the Common Application orUniversal College Application, the Harvard Supplement and the $75application ee (or simple ee waiver request) as soon as you can, andby December 15 i at all possible. Tis will allow us to create and beginprocessing your le.

Application Components

Te ollowing orms are required or all students wishing to enter

Harvard College as reshmen in the all o 2012: Common Application OR the Universal College Application

Harvard Application Supplement

Secondary School Report

International Supplement, i applicable

wo eacher Evaluations

Mid-Year School Report (not required o students who have alreadygraduated)

Please make copies of all completed forms as materials can get lost in

the mail.

Please Note: All students in the U.S. or abroad who have completedone year at a single university by the summer o 2012 should apply as

transer students. Please visit http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transer/or more inormation about our transer program.

Application Fee

Please attach the check or money order to the rst page o the applicationand ensure that the applicants name appears on the payment. You mayalso pay your application ee online with a credit card via the CommonApplication or the Universal College Application websites.

I paying the application ee would cause a hardship or your amily,please request a ee waiver. You or your guidance counselor may use oneo the ofcial orms or may simply write a short letter asking us to waiveyour ee.

Common Application and Universal Application

Harvard accepts the Common Application and the Universal CollegeApplication. Both are treated equally by the Admissions Committee.Please choose one.

I you do not receive acknowledgement o your application within twoweeks o submitting your application, please write [email protected], with Conrm Receipt o Application as the subject line, orcall (617) 495-1551. Tis is very important, because applications can getlost in the mail.

Please note, we will not begin processing applications until late Octoberso the earliest acknowledgements will be sent in mid-October.

School Report and Mid-Year School Report

Please give these orms to your school counselor or other school adviser

and ask that the School Report orm be completed and returned to ourofce as soon as possible. Te Mid-Year Report should be returned inFebruary with your latest grades.

I you have attended more than one high school in the past two years,give a second copy o the School Report to your ormer counselor(s) orschool ofcial to complete.

Teacher Evaluations

Ask two teachers in dierent academic subjects who know you well tocomplete the eacher Evaluation orms either online or using the copiesin this booklet.

Standardized Testing

We require the SAT Reasoning TestorACT Test with Writing, as well astwoSAT Subject Tests. Students should not submit two Subject ests in

mathematics to meet this requirement. Candidates whose rst languageis not English should ordinarily not use a Subject est in their rstlanguage to meet the two Subject ests requirement.

Students are ree to use the College Board Score Choice option or thesimilar option oer by the AC.Our ofcial codes are 3434 or theCollege Board SA Reasoning and Subject ests and 1840 or the AC.Directions or sending your ofcial scores to the admissions ofce can beound at http://sat.collegeboard.com/student/scores/send-sat-scores.htmlor the SA and SA Subject ests and www.actstudent.org/scores/send/or the AC.

When registering or tests, please use your name as it will appear on yourHarvard application. Using a nickname may prevent your scores rommatching the rest o your application in our database.

In order or your application to be considered complete, we must haveofcial test scores submitted directly to Harvard by the testing agency

on your behal. I we do not receive your ofcial scores rom the testingagency, we will be unable to make an admission decision. Please planaccordingly.


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Personal Interview

When and where possible, applicants may be invited to meet withalumni/ae in or near their school communities. No candidate is at adisadvantage i an interview cannot be arranged.

Contact Inormation Update

I you change your mailing address, phone number or e-mail addressaer submitting your application, please use the applicant status pageto correct this inormation. I you do not have Internet access, please

contact the Admissions Ofce by writing [email protected] Personal/Contact Inormation as the subject line.

Please be sure to include your ull name, date o birth and name o highschool when contacting the Admissions Ofce.

Application Status Check

Each applicant will receive an Application Access Code by e-mail. Tiscode will allow you to check the status o your application materialsonline. We track applications, supplements, school reports, testscores and teacher evaluations. We do nottrack interviews, essays orsupplemental letters o recommendation.

I you do not receive an Application Access Code message within twoweeks o submitting your application, you may request your access code

electronically by sending an e-mail to [email protected]. Pleasewrite Access Code in the subject line and your ull name, date o birthand name o high school in the message body. We will send your AccessCode to the e-mail address you included on your application.

Please note that we do not begin processing applications until Octoberso the earliest you would receive your access code is mid-October.

o acilitate delivery, please alter your e-mail lters to allow messagesrom [email protected]@as.harvard.edu to reachyour inbox.

Application Updates

o send inormation updates to your application, please write to usor send an e-mail [email protected] with Additions to

Application as the subject line. Please type your ull name and theinormation you would like to include in your le in the body o themessage. Please note that we do not open e-mail attachments.

Test Score Reporting

I you have a concern regarding your standardized test scores as theyappear on your status page, please send a brie messagedescribing the concern to us at [email protected]. Please be sure toinclude your ull name, date o birth and name o high school in your

message.

Withdraw Your Application

o withdraw your application, please write to us or send an [email protected] with the word Withdraw in the subject

After You Have Applied

Early Action Applicants

October 15: We also recommend that you send your application bythis date i possible so that we may create and begin processing yourle. Our alumni/ae interviewers would appreciate your sending theCommon Application/Universal Application by this date to allow themto begin the interviewing process where possible.

October 2011: Early Action applicants should submit theirstandardized tests by the end o October, but are still eligible to applyusing the November series.

November 1, 2011: Final Deadline for all Early Action applicationmaterials. You must send ALL application materials by this deadline orEarly Action consideration.

November 5, 2011: Last acceptable testing date or Early Actionconsideration.

Mid-December 2011: Early Action decision letters mailed.

Application Timeline

Fall 2011All Applicants

As soon as possible, please send:

TheCommonApplicationortheUniversalCollege

Application.

The$75applicationfeeorafeewaiverrequest.

Without your Common Application/Universal Application, we cannotopen your admission le, track supporting documents or yourapplication, or send your name to our alumni/ae or a possible interviewin your area.

Te Harvard Application Supplement may be sent at a later date.

SPRING 2011All Applicants

Begin taking the required tests:

SAT Reasoning Test or ACT with Writing Component

Two SAT Subject Tests (Please see previous page or moreinormation.)

Regular Action Applicants

November 2011: Regular Action applicants are encouraged to sub-mit standardized test scores rom or beore the November series.

December 15, 2011: We recommend that you send your applicationby this date i possible.

We recognize that you and your secondary school teachers and counsel-ors may have commitments that preclude submission o your applicationmaterials by December 15. I so, please be assured that you will not bepenalized in any way.

January 1, 2012: Final Deadline for all Regular Action applicationmaterials. You must send ALL application materials by this deadline orRegular Action consideration.

January 28, 2012: Last acceptable SA testing date or Regular Ac-tion consideration.

February 11, 2012: Last acceptable AC testing date or RegularAction consideration.

Mid-February 2012: Mid-Year School Report orms should be sub-mitted with most recent grades.

Early April 2012: Regular Action decision letters mailed.


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Applicants Outside the United States

I you are applying rom a school outside the United States, you shouldollow the same procedures and timetables as candidates applying rom

schools within the U.S. Below are a ew special notes.

Testing Requirements

Even i you are submitting the results o your school leaving exams (e.g.,

A-levels, International Baccalaureate, Abitur, etc.) you must submit theresults o the SA Reasoning est or the AC (with Writing, i avail-able), as well as the results otwo SA Subject ests by the appropriatedeadline.

A candidate whose rst language is not English should ordinarilynottake the SA Subject test in his or her native language as one o the tworequired SA Subject ests. All students are encouraged to submit addi-tional Subject ests (which may include one in a students rst language),

Students are not required to take the OEFL unless they do not haveaccess to other standardized tests.

Interviews

While we try to make interviews widely available, it is not alwayspossible to arrange one abroad. No candidate is at a disadvantage ian interview cannot be arranged. Please see our website to determinewhether an interview is possible in your home country.

Translations

We appreciate the eort that many applicants make in providing theAdmissions Committee with a translation o the recommendationssubmitted on their behal. We ask, however, that any translations includethe name o the translator and that the original untranslated reports besubmitted as well.

Application Fee

You may pay online by credit card via the Common Application or theUniversal Application websites. Please be sure that your credit card hasbeen activated or Internet transactions.

I paying by check, international applicants should send us theapplication ee in the orm o a oreign draa check in U.S. dollarsthat is drawn through a U.S. bank, which is generally available at mostoreign banks.

o send the ee to us via wire transer, please send an e-mail to [email protected] and we will send instructions on how to do so. Please besure to include your ull name, date o birth and name o high school inyour message.

For More Inormation

o request missing orms or other inormation, you may contact usthrough our website www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/ or via e-mail: [email protected] .

All Applicants

Harvard Admission Policy

Harvard University makes all decisions concerning applicants, students,aculty and sta on the basis o the individuals qualications tocontribute to Harvards educational objectives and institutional needs.

Discriminating against individuals on the basis o race, color, gender,sexual orientation, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, politicalbelies, veteran status or disability unrelated to course requirementsis inconsistent with the purposes o a university and with the law.

Misrepresentation o Credentials

Occasionally, a candidate or admission will make inaccurate statementsor submit alse material in connection with his or her application.In most cases, these misrepresentations are discovered duringthe admission process and the applicant is denied admission. I amisrepresentation is discovered aer a candidate has been admitted, theoer o admission normally will be withdrawn.

I a misrepresentation is discovered aer a student has registered, theoer o admission normally will be revoked and the student will berequired to leave the College. I the discovery occurs aer a degree hasbeen awarded, the degree normally will be rescinded.

Te determination that an application is inaccurate or containsmisrepresentations rests solely with the Admissions Ofce and willbe resolved outside the student disciplinary process.

Application Content Verifcation Service

Please be aware that Harvard, like most schools, uses outside companiesto help process, review and collect data or applications. For thispurpose we share application materials and inormation with them.Examples o such outside companies include the Common Applicationand Universal College Application, transcript request services, and

services that review materials or plagiarism. Tese companies in manycases will retain the application inormation in their databases. We alsoshare application inormation with our alumni interviewers.

line. In the message body, please type your ull name, date o birth and

name o high school. You will receive a conrmation via regular mail.

E-Mail Decisions

You may indicate whether you would like to have your decision sentto you via e-mail. I you choose this option, please alter your e-mail ltersto allow messages rom [email protected]@as.harvard.edu to reach your inbox. An ofcial decision letter will be sentvia regular mail to all applicants, even those who have received an e-mailnotication.

Financial Aid Timetable

Immediately

Please review the nancial aid application instructions ound on theProspective Students section o our website. http://www.ao.as.harvard.edu/

Early Action Applicants

November 1, 2011: Submit the initial components o your nancial

aid application, ollowing the instructions ound on the ProspectiveStudents section o our website. Even i you may not have access to yournal 2011 tax inormation by this time we ask that you use the bestavailable estimated gures.

Regular Action Applicants

February 1, 2011: Submit the initial components o your nancialaid application, ollowing the instructions ound on the ProspectiveStudents section o our website. Even i you do not have access to yournal 2011 tax inormation by this deadline we ask that you use the bestavailable estimated gures.

All Financial Aid Applicants

March 1, 2011: Final deadline or all nancial aid applicationmaterials, including 2011 tax and income documentation.


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Requirements forAllApplicants:

Ofcial score report from the SAT Reasoning test or ACT with

Writing component

Ofcial score reports from two SAT Subject Tests

Common Application or Universal College Application

Harvard Application Supplement

Application fee of $75 or a request for a fee waiver

Secondary School Report

and

Mid-Year Report (not required o students who have already graduated)

TwoTeacher Evaluations

Financial Aid Application (by November 1, if applying for Early

Action; by February 1, if applying for Regular Action)

Update address, phone and e-mail if recently changed

Application Checklist


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2011-12 First-year ApplicationFor Spring 2012 or Fall 2012 Enrollment

AP-1/201 2011 The Common Application, Inc.

APPLICANT

Legal Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Last/Family/Sur (Enter nameexactlyas it appears on official documents.) First/Given Middle (complete) Jr., etc

Preerred name, i not frst name (only one) ____________________________ Former last name(s) __________________________________________

Birth Date ____________________________________________________ US Social Security Number, i any ________________________________

mm/dd/yyyy Required for US Citizens and Permanent Residents applying for financial aid via F

Preerred Telephone p Home p Cell Home (_______) __________________________________ Cell (_______) _______________________________Area/Country/City Code Area/Country/City Code

E-mail Address ________________________________________________ IM Address _________________________________________________

Permanent home address ______________________________________________________________________________________________________Number & Street Apartment #

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________City/Town County or Parish State/Province Country ZIP/Postal

If different from above, please give your current mailing address or all admission correspondence. (rom ___________ to _________(mm/dd/yyyy) (mm/dd/yyy

Current mailing address _______________________________________________________________________________________________________Number & Street Apartment #

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________City/Town County or Parish State/Province Country ZIP/Postal

I your current mailing address is a boarding school, include name o school here: _____________________________________________________________

FUTURE PLANS

Your answers to these questions will vary for different colleges. If the online system did not ask you to answer some of the questions you see in this section, this collegchose not to ask that question of its applicants.

College ________________________________________________________ Deadline ___________________________________________________mm/dd/yyyy

Entry Term: pFall (Jul-Dec) pSpring (Jan-Jun)

Decision Plan ___________________________________________________

Academic Interests _____________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Career Interest _________________________________________________

Do you intend to apply or need-based fnancial aid? p Yes p

Do you intend to apply or merit-based scholarships? p Yes p

Do you intend to be a ull-time student? p Yes p

Do you intend to enroll in a degree program your frst year? p Yes p

Do you intend to live in college housing? ___________________________

What is the highest degree you intend to earn? ______________________

DEmogRAPhICS

p Female p Male

Citizenship Status ______________________________________________

Non-US Citizenship ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Birthplace ________________________________________________________City/Town State/Province Country

Years lived in the US? ____________ Years lived outside the US? __________ __

Language Profciency (Check all that apply.)S(Speak) R(Read) W(Write) F(First Language) H(Spoken at Home)

S R W F H

_______________________________________________ p p p p p

_______________________________________________ p p p p p

_______________________________________________ p p p p p

Optional The items with a gray background are optional. No inormation youprovide will be used in a discriminatory manner.

Religious Preerence _______________________________________________

US Armed Services veteran status _____________________________________

1. Are you Hispanic/Latino?

p Yes, Hispanic or Latino (including Spain) p No I yes, please describe your backgro

_________________________________________________________

2. Regardless o your answer to the prior question, please indicate how you idenyoursel. (Check one or more and describe your background.)

p American Indian or Alaska Native (including all Original Peoples o the Americas)

Are you Enrolled? p Yes p No I yes, please enter Tribal Enrollment Number____________

_________________________________________________________

p Asian (including Indian subcontinent and Philippines)

_________________________________________________________

p Black or Arican American (including Arica and Caribbean)

_________________________________________________________

p Native Hawaiian or Other Pacifc Islander (Original Peoples)

_________________________________________________________

p White (including Middle Eastern)

_________________________________________________________


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FAmILY

Please list both parents below, even if one or more is deceased or no longer has legal responsibilities toward you. Many colleges collect this information for demograppurposes even if you are an adult or an emancipated minor. If you are a minor with a legal guardian (an individual or government entity), then please list that informatibelow as well. If you wish, you may list step-parents and/or other adults with whom you reside, or who otherwise care for you, in the Additional Information section.

Household

Parents marital status (relative to each other): p Never Married pMarried p Civil Union/Domestic Partners pWidowed p Separated p Divorced (date _______mm/yyy

With whom do you make your permanent home? p Parent 1 p Parent 2 p Both p Legal Guardian pWard of the Court/State p Other

Legal Guardian (if other than a parent)

Relationship to you _______________________________________________

____________________________________________________________Last/Family/ Sur First/Given Middle Title (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.)

Country of birth ________________________________________________

Home address if different from yours

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Preferred Telephone:p Homep CellpWork (_______) ________________Area/Country/City Code

E-mail _______________________________________________________

Occupation _____________________________________________________

Employer _____________________________________________________

College (if any) ___________________________________ CEEB ________

Degree _________________________________________ Year _________

Graduate School (if any) ____________________________ CEEB ________

Degree _________________________________________ Year _________

Siblings

Please give names and ages of your brothers or sisters. If they are enrolled ingrades K-12 (or international equivalent), list their grade levels. If they have

attended or are currently attending college, give the names of the undergraduainstitution, degree earned, and approximate dates of attendance. If more thanthree siblings, please list them in the Additional Information section.

_________________________________________________________Name Age & Grade Relationship

College Attended ___________________________________ CEEB ____

Degree earned _________________________ Dates _______________or expected mm/yyyy mm/yyyy







Parent 1: p Mother p Father p Unknown

Is Parent 1 living? p Yes p No (Date Deceased ____________________)

mm/yyyy

____________________________________________________________Last/Family/ Sur First/Given Middle Title (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.)

Country of birth ________________________________________________


____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Preferred Telephone:p Homep CellpWork (_______) ________________Area/Country/City Code

E-mail _______________________________________________________

Occupation _____________________________________________________

Employer _____________________________________________________

College (if any) ___________________________________ CEEB ________

Degree _________________________________________ Year _________

Graduate School (if any) ____________________________ CEEB ________

Degree _________________________________________ Year _________

Parent 2: p Mother p Father p Unknown

Is Parent 2 living? p Yes p No (Date Deceased _________________

mm/yyyy

_________________________________________________________Last/Family /Sur First/Given Middle Title (Mr./Mrs./Ms

Country of birth _____________________________________________


_________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

Preferred Telephone:p Homep CellpWork (_______) _____________Area/Country/City Code

E-mail ____________________________________________________

Occupation __________________________________________________

Employer __________________________________________________

College (if any) ___________________________________ CEEB _____

Degree _________________________________________ Year ______

Graduate School (if any) ____________________________ CEEB _____

Degree _________________________________________ Year ______

Spouse/Child

Marital Status _____________________

Spouses Name __________________________________________________

College Attended __________________________________ CEEB _____

Degree Earned/Expected _______________________ Dates ___________mm/yyyy mm/y

If you have children, how many? _________



EDUCATIoNSecondary SchoolsMost recent secondary school attended ___________________________________________________________________________________________

Entry Date _________________ Graduation Date _________________ School Type: p Public p Charter p Independent p Religious p Home Schmm/yyyy mm/dd/yyyy

Address ________________________________________________________________________________ CEEB/ACT Code ________________________Number & Street

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________City/Town State/Province Country ZIP/Postal

Counselors Name __________________________________________________________ Counselors Title ____________________________________

E-mail _____________________________________ Telephone (_______) ______________________ Fax (_______) _____________________________Are a/C ountr y/C ity Code Numbe r Ext . Are a/C ountr y/C ity Code Num ber

List all other secondary schools you have attended since 9th grade, including summer schools or enrichment programs hosted on a secondary school campus:

School Name & CEEB/ACT Code Location (City, State/Province, ZIP/Postal Code, Country) Dates Attended (mm/yy

_____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _________________

_____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _________________

_____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _________________

Please list any community program/organization that has provided ree assistance with your application process: _________________________________________

I your education was or will be interrupted, please indicate so here and provide details in the Additional Inormation section: ________________________________

Colleges & Universities Report all college attendance (including online) since 9th grade and indicate as College Course (CO) or Enrichment Program (EP) hosted on

college campus.College/University Name & CEEB/ACT Code Location (City, State/Province, ZIP/Postal Code, Country) Degree Candidate? CO EP Dates Attended Degree Ea

Yes No mm/yyyy mm/yyyy

_________________________________ ___________________________________________ p p p p ______________ ______

_________________________________ ___________________________________________ p p p p ______________ ______

_________________________________ ___________________________________________ p p p p ______________ ______

Were you issued a transcript or any work listed above? p Yes p No I yes, please have an ocial transcript sent as soon as possible.

ACADEmICS

The sel-reported inormation in this section is not intended to take the place o your ocial records. Please note the requirements o each institution to which you arapplying and arrange or ocial transcripts and score reports to be sent rom your secondary school and the appropriate testing agencies. Where Best Scores arerequested, please report the highest individual scores you have earned so ar, even i those scores are rom dierent test dates.

Grades Class Rank_________ Class Size _________ Weighted? p Yes p No GPA _________ Scale _________ Weighted? p Yes p(i available) (i available)

ACT Exam Dates: ________ ________ ________ Best Scores: _________ ______ _________ ______ _________ ___(past & uture) mm/yyyy mm/yyyy mm /yyyy (so ar) COMP mm/yyyy English mm/yyyy Math mm/

_________ ______ _________ ______ _________ ____Reading mm/yyyy Science mm/yyyy Writing mm/y

SAT Exam Dates: ________ ________ ________ Best Scores: _________ ______ _________ ______ _________ ___(past & uture) mm/yyyy mm/yyyy mm/yyyy (so ar) Critical Reading mm/yyyy Math mm/yyyy Writing mm/

TOEFL/ Exam Dates: ________ ________ ________ Best Score: _________ ______ ______IELTS (past & uture) mm/yyyy mm/yyyy mm/yyyy (so ar) Test Score mm/yyyy

AP/IB/SATSubjects

Best Scores: ________ __________________________________ _____ ________ __________________________________ __(per subject, so ar) mm/yyyy Type & Subject Score mm/yyyy Type & Subject S

________ __________________________________ _____ ________ __________________________________ __mm/yyyy Type & Subject Score mm/yyyy Type & Subject S



Current Courses Please indicate title, level (AP, IB, advanced honors, etc.) and credit value o all courses you are taking this year. Indicate quarter classes taken the same semester on the appropriate semester line.

Full Year/First Semester/First Trimester Second Semester/Trimester Third Trimesteror additional frst/second term courses i more space is nee

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________



Honors Briefy list any academic distinctions or honors you have received since the 9 th grade or international equivalent (e.g., National Merit, Cum Laude Society).S(School) S /R(State or Regional N(N ational) I(Inter national)

Grade level or

post-graduate (PG)

Honor Highest Lev

Recognit

9 10 11 12 PG S S/R N

p p p p p _________________________________________________________________________________________________ p p p

p p p p p _________________________________________________________________________________________________ p p p

p p p p p _________________________________________________________________________________________________ p p p

p p p p p _________________________________________________________________________________________________ p p p

p p p p p _________________________________________________________________________________________________ p p p

ExTRACURRICULAR ACTIvITIES & WoRk ExPERIENCE

Extracurricular Please list your principal extracurricular, volunteer, and work activities in their order of importance to you. Feel ree to group your activities paid work experience separately i you preer. Use the space available to provide details o your activities and accomplishments (specic events, varsity letter, mus

instrument, employer, etc.). To allow us to focus on the highlights of your activities, please complete this section even if you plan to attach a rsum .

Grade level or

post-graduate (PG)

Approximate

time spent

When did you participate

in the activity?Positions held, honors won, letters earned, or employer

If applica

do you p

to partici

in colle9 10 11 12 PG Hours

per weekWeeks

per yearSchool

year

Summer/SchoolBreak

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ppppp p p _______________________________________________________________________p

Activity _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________



Common Application member institution admission oices do not discriminate on the basis o race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, creed, seage, marital status, parental status, physical d isability, learning disability, political ailiation, veteran status, or sexual orientation.

WRITINg

Please briefy elaborate on one o your extracurricular activities or work experiences in the space below.

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please write an essay o 250 500 words on a topic o your choice or on one o the options listed below, and attach it to your application beore submission. Plea

indicate your topic by checking the appropriate box. This personal essay helps us become acquainted with you as a person and student, apart rom courses,

grades, test scores, and other objective data. It will also demonstrate your ability to organize your thoughts and express yoursel. NOTE: Your Common Application

essay should be the same or all colleges. Do not customize it in any way or individual colleges. Colleges that want customized essay responses will ask or them

a supplement orm.

p 1 Evaluate a signicant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have aced and its impact on you.

p 2 Discuss some issue o personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.

p 3 Indicate a person who has had a signicant infuence on you, and describe that infuence.

p

4 Describe a character in ction, a historical gure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an infuence on you, and explain that infuenc

p 5 A range o academic interests, personal perspectives, and lie experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describeexperience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community or an encounter that demonstrated the importance o diversity to you

p 6 Topic o your choice.

Additional Information Please attach a separate sheet i you wish to provide details o circumstances or qualications not refected in the application.

Disciplinary Historya Have you ever been ound responsible or a disciplinary violation at any educational institution you have attended rom the 9th grade (or the international equival

orward, whether related to academic misconduct or behavioral misconduct, that resulted in a disciplinary action? These actions could include, but are not limiteto: probation, suspension, removal, dismissal, or expulsion rom the institution. p Yes p No

b Have you ever been adjudicated guilty or convicted o a misdemeanor, elony, or other crime? p Yes p No[Note that you are not required to answer yes to this question, or provide an explanation, i the criminal adjudication or conviction has been expunged, sealed,annulled, pardoned, destroyed, erased, impounded, or otherwise ordered by a court to be kept condential.]

I you answered yes to either or both questions, please attach a separate sheet o paper that gives the approximate date o each incident, explains the circumstances, a

refects on what you learned rom the experience.

Note: Applicants are expected to immediately notify the institutions to which they are applying should there be any changes to the information requestin this application, including disciplinary history.

SIgNATURE

Application Fee Payment I this college requires an application ee, how will you be paying it?

p Online Payment p Will Mail Payment p Online Fee Waiver Request p Will Mail Fee Waiver Request

Required Signature

w I certiy that all inormation submitted in the admission processincluding the application, the personal essay, any supplements, and any other supportingmaterialsis my own work, actually true, and honestly presented, and that these documents will become the property o the institutions to which I am applying

and will not be returned to me. I understand that I may be subject to a range o possible disciplinary actions, including admission revocation, expulsion, orrevocation o course credit, grades, and degree, should the inormation I have certifed be alse.

w I acknowledge that I have reviewed the application instructions or each college receiving this application. I understand that all oers o admission are conditionpending receipt o fnal transcripts showing work comparable in quality to that upon which the oer was based, as well as honorable dismissal rom the school.

w I afrm that I will send an enrollment deposit (or equivalent) to only one institution; sending multiple deposits (or equivalent) may result in the withdrawal o myadmission oers rom all institutions. [Note: students may send an enrollment deposit (or equivalent) to a second institution where they have been admitted romthe waitlist, provided that they inorm the frst institution that they will no longer be enrolling.]

Signature _______________________________________________________________________________________________ Date _________________mm/dd/yyyy


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Ofce o Admissions and Financial Aid

86 Brattle StreetCambridge, MA 02138

Valid or entrance in September 2012 only. Please submitthis orm as well as the Common Application or theUniversal College Application as soon as possible.

Restrictive Early Action

Please return this orm to us as soon as

possible, and by October 15, i possible.Final deadline is November 1.

A completed application includes all portions o the Common Application or the Universal College Application, as well asthe Harvard Application Supplement, required ofcial testing results, a Secondary School Report, two eacher Evaluationsand a $75 application ee or ee waiver request.

Full legal name Last/Family First Middle Jr., etc.Preer to be called Date o Birth (MM/DD/YYYY)

Address No. and Street Apt./Unit

City State/Province Country Zip/Postal Code

Telephone Number (home) (cell)

Secondary School CEEB/ACT code

Fax number Contact person

E-mail address Contact person

I you can be reachedby ax or e-mail, pleaseprovide a ax number or

e-mail address and name

o the contact person.

Yes NoA decision letter will be sent via regular mail to all applicants.

Would you like your

admission decision

e-mailed to you?

O the ollowing felds

o study, which are you

currently most likely to

pursue?

For the ollowing questions, please place the letter or number indicating your choice in the space provided.

A Social Sciences E Engineering

B Humanities F Mathematics

C Biological Sciences G Computer Science First Choice

D Physical Sciences

I you have previouslyapplied or admission to

Harvard, please indicate

when and or which

program you applied.

College (rst year) Summer School Extension School Year(s) Year(s) Year(s)

Please arrange to have an ofcial transcript(s) sent to us or any program in which you enrolled.

Please indicate

under which

timetable you areapplying:

Regular Action

Please return this orm to us as soon as possible, and by

December 15 i at all possible.Final deadline is January 1.


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Harvard Supplement: Side 2 o 3

At this time, which

two college activities

or sports interest you

most?

01 Arts, Visual Arts

02 Dramatics

03 Vocal Music

04 Band

05 Orchestra

06 Writing / Literary Magazine

07 Journalism

08 Student Government09 Debate

10 Social Service

11 Ethnic Groups

12 Religious Groups

13 Political Groups

14 Dance

15 Outdoor Activities

16 Baseball

17 Basketball

18 CrewHeavyweight

19 CrewLightweight20 Fencing

21 Field Hockey

22 Football

23 Gol

24 Hockey

25 Lacrosse

26 Sailing

27 SkiAlpine

28 SkiNordic Racing

29 Soccer

30 Sotball31 Squash

32 Swimming/Diving

33 Tennis

For a sport, indicate

intended level o

participation.

Intercollegiate IntercollegiateClub / Intramural / Recreational Club / Intramural / Recreational

While we recognize that many students plans change during their college years, we ask you to respond to the ollowing questions(please choose one rating per question):

How defnite do youconsider your

academic plans to be?

Absolutely certain 1 2 3 4 5 Very likely to change

How defnite do youconsider your

vocational plans to be?


How defnite are your

extracurricular and/or

athletic interests?


Please list the cities and

countries where you

have lived, with years o

residence in each.

Our ofce may send youe-mail announcementsabout the activities youdesignate here. Tesee-mails will be deliveredto your e-mail address asprovided on page one othe Common or UniversalApplication.

34 Track/Cross-Country

35 Volleyball

36 Water Polo

37 Wrestling

38 Cheerleading

39 Martial Arts

40 MUN

41 LGBT Groups42 ROTC

43 Badminton

44 Equestrian Sports/Polo

First Choice Second Choice 45 Other

OPTIONAL We do not expect or require applicants to submit supplementary materials or additional essays. We simply want to be certain that you have

every opportunity to tell us about yourself.

Supplementary

Materials

Te required components o the application to Harvard provide ample basis to make our admission decisions. However, students withexceptional talents or achievements may send music recordings, slides o artwork or selected samples o academic work or creative writingor us to consider as part o their application les. At the discretion o the Admissions Committee, submissions may be evaluated by acultySupplementary materials are not required or expectedand should be sent only i the applicants work is unusually advanced. Becausewe cannot return such materials, applicants should send only duplicates. For more inormation, please visit our website: www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/supplements.html .

Check here i you are planning to send supplementary materials to be evaluated as part o your application. Please send all supplementarymaterials to the Admissions Ofce so that they can be properly labeled and included in your le. DO NO submit materials directly toacademic departments. I you are submitting research materials or review, please include a short statement putting the research project

into the context o your academic interests and uture plans and clearly indicate the research advisor (i any) with whom you have worked.

Music tape or CD* Slides o artwork Other Instrument Media (Explain)

*Please note that CD format is preferred, but tapes can be evaluated. Do not send video recordings (DVDs) of musical performances or recitals.

Academic workName o Research Advisor Title (i any)

Name o Institution (i any) Phone or E-mail


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Harvard Supplement: Side 3 o 3

Additional Essays Occasionally, students eel that college application orms do not provide sufcient opportunity to convey important inormation aboutthemselves or their accomplishments. I you wish to include an additional essay, you may do so.

Possible Topics:

Unusualcircumstancesinyourlife

Travelorlivingexperiencesinothercountries

Booksthathavemostaectedyou

Anacademicexperience(course,project,paperorresearchtopic)thathasmeant the most to you

Alistofbooksyouhavereadduringthepasttwelvemonths

I interviews are available

in your area, have you had

or have you scheduled an

admissions interview?

What specifc plan do

you have, i any, or

using the education you

hope to receive?

When will your secondary

school leaving or qualiying

examination results be

available to Harvard?

Yes When? Where? With Whom?

No, but I plan to do so. When? Where? With Whom?

No Please state reason

Please see our website to determine whether an interview is possible in your home country: www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/international/interviews.html.

FOR STUDENTS APPLYING FROM SCHOOLS OUTSIDE THE U.S. AND CANADA (regardless o citizenship)

Month/day/year

Students applying to Harvard under the Early Action program are not permitted to apply early elsewhere in theall under Single Choice Early Action or Early Decision programs. Harvard will rescind any oer o admission to astudent who does so.

Students are allowed to apply in the all to public institutions under rolling or other non-binding programs, and theymay apply to colleges under Interim Decision programs, that inorm applicants o admission aer January 1. Teymay also apply to any institution under its Regular Action program and to oreign colleges and universities on anyapplication schedule.

Aer students receive notication rom Harvards Early Action program (around December 15), they are ree to applyto any institution under any plan, including binding programs such as Early Decision II.

Students admitted under an Early Decision program at another college must withdraw any pending application toHarvard and are not eligible or admission.

Important Inormation

about Early Admission

Please be aware that Harvard, like most schools, uses outside companies to help process, review and collect data orapplications. For this purpose we share application materials and inormation with them. Examples o such outsidecompanies include the Common Application and Universal College Application, transcript request services, and servicesthat review materials or plagiarism. Tese companies in many cases will retain the application inormation in theirdatabases. We also share application inormation with our alumni interviewers.

Verifcation o

Application Materials


17/26 2011 The Common Application, Inc.

2011-12 SCHOOL REPORTFor Spring 2012 or Fall 2012 Enrollment

To ThE APPLICANT

Ater completing all the relevant questions below, give this orm to your secondary school counselor or another school ofcial who knows you better. I applyin

ia mail, please also give that school ofcial stamped envelopes addressed to each institution that requires a School Report.

Legal Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Last/Family/Sur (Enter nameexactlyas it appears on oicial documents.) First/Given Middle (complete) Jr., etc.

Birth Date ___________________________________________________mm/dd/yyyy

Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Number & Street Apartment # City/Town State/Province Country ZIP/Postal

School you now attend ________________________________________________________ CEEB/ACT Code __________________________________

Current year coursesplease indicate title, leel (AP, IB, adanced honors, etc.) and credit alue o all courses you are taking this year. Indicate quarterclasses taken in the same semester on the appropriate semester line.

Full Year/First Semester/First Trimester Second Semester/Trimester Third Trimesteror additional frst/second term courses i more space is nee

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

________________________________________ ________________________________________ _____________________________________

SR-1/201

To ThE SECoNDARY SChooL CoUNSELoR

Attach applicants ofcial transcript, including courses in progress, a school profle, and transcript legend. (Check transcript copies or readability.) Use both pages tocomplete your evaluation or this student. Be sure to sign below beore mailing directly to the college/uniersity admission ofce. Do not mail this orm to

The Common Application ofces.Counselors Name (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.) _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Please print or type

Signature _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Date __________________mm/dd/yyyy

Title ___________________________________________________________ School ____________________________________________________

School Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________Number & Street City/Town State/Province Country ZIP/Postal Code

School Website Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________________

Counselors Telephone (_______) ________________________________________ Counselors Fax (_______) ______________________________________Area/Country/City Code Number Ext. Area/Country/City Code Number

School CEEB/ACT Code ____________________________ Counselors E-mail ______________________________________________________________

p Femp Ma

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IMPORTANT PRIvACY NOTE: By signing this orm, I authorize all schools that I have attended to release all requested records covered under the Family EducationRights and Privacy Act (FERPA) so that my application may be reviewed by The Common Application member institution(s) to which I am applying.I urther authorize the admission ofcers reviewing my application, including seasonal sta employed or the sole purpose o evaluating applications, to contactofcials at my current and ormer schools should they have questions about the school orms submitted on my behal.

I understand that under the terms o the FERPA, ater I matriculate I will have access to this orm and all other recommendations and supporting documentssubmitted by me and on my behal, unless at least one o the ollowing is true:

1. The institution does not save recommendations post-matriculation (see list at www.commonapp.org/FERPA).2. I waive my right to access below, regardless o the institution to which it is sent:

p Yes, I do waive my right to access, and I understand I will never see this orm or any other recommendations submitted by me or on my behal.p No, I do not waivemy right to access, and I may someday choose to see this orm or any other recommendations or supporting documents submitted by me

on my behal to the institution at which Im enrolling, i that institution saves them ater I matriculate.

Required Signature _______________________________________________________________________________________ Date ________________


18/26 2011 The Common Application, Inc. SR-2/201

Ealuation Please proide comments that will help us dierentiate this student rom others. Feel ree to attach an additional sheet or another reerence you hae prepared this student. Alternatiely, you may attach a reerence written by another school ofcial who can better describe the student. We especially welcome a broad-based assessmen

and encourage you to consider describing or addressing: Theapplicantsacademic,extracurricular,andpersonalcharacteristics.

Relevantcontextfortheapplicantsperformanceandinvolvement,suchasparticularitiesoffamilysituationorresponsibilities,after-schoolworkobligations,siblingchildca

or other circumstances, either positie or negatie.

Observedproblematicbehaviors,perhapsseparablefromacademicperformance,thatanadmissioncommitteeshouldexplorefurther.

Ratings Compared to other students in his or her class year, how do you rate this student in terms o:

aHas the applicant eer been ound responsible or a disciplinary iolation at your school rom the 9th grade (or the international equialent) orward, whether relat

to academic misconduct or behaioral misconduct, that resulted in a disciplinary action? These actions could include, but are not limited to: probation, suspensioremoal, dismissal, or expulsion rom your institution.p Yes p No p School policy preents me rom responding

bTo your knowledge, has the applicant eer been adjudicated guilty or conicted o a misdemeanor, elony, or other crime?p Yes p No p School policy preents me rom responding.[Note that you are not required to answer yes to this question, or proide an explanation, i the criminal adjudication or coniction has been expunged, sealed,annulled, pardoned, destroyed, erased, impounded, or otherwise ordered to be kept confdential by a court.]

I you answered yes to either or both questions, please attach a separate sheet o paper or use your written recommendation to gie the approximate date o eachincident and explain the circumstances.

Applicants are expected to immediately notiy the institutions to which they are applying should there be any changes to the inormation requested in this applicatioincluding disciplinary history.

p Check here if you would prefer to discuss this applicant oer the phone with each admission office.

I recommend this student: p No basis pWith reseration p Fairly strongly p Strongly p Enthusiastically

Background Information

No basis

Below

aerage Aerage

Good (aboe

aerage)

very good

(well aboe

aerage)

Excellent

(top 10%)

Outstanding

(top 5%)

One of the

few Ie enc

tered

(top 1%

Academic achieement

Extracurricular accomplishments

Personal qualities and character

OvERALL

How long hae you known this student and in what context? ______________________________________________________________________________

What are the frst words that come to your mind to describe this student? ___________________________________________________________________

How many courses does your school oer:AP _________ IB _________ Honors _______

If school policy limits the number a student may takea given year, please list the maximum allowed:AP _________ IB _________ Honors _______

Is the applicant an IB Diploma candidate?p Yesp

Are classes taken on a block schedule?p Yesp

In comparison with other college preparatory studeat your school, the applicants course selection is:

p most demandingp ery demandingp demandingp aeragep below aerage

Class Rank ___________ Class Size ___________ Coering a period rom __________ to __________.(mm/yyyy) (mm/yyyy)

The rank is p weighted p unweighted. How many additional students share this rank? _________________

How do you report class rank? quartile _____________ quintile _____________ decile ______________

Cumulatie GPA: ________ on a _________ scale, coering a period rom ____________ to ____________

(mm/yyyy) (mm/yyyy)

This GPA isp weightedp unweighted. The schools passing mark is ________________________________.

Highest GPA in class ____________________________________ Graduation Date ___________________(mm/dd/yyyy)

Percentage o graduating class immediately attending: ___________our-year ________ two-year institutions


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To ThE APPLICANT

Ater completing all the releant questions below, gie this orm to a teacher who has taught you an academic subject (or example, English, oreign language, m

science, or social studies). I applying ia mail, please also gie that teacher stamped enelopes addressed to each institution that requires a Teacher Ealuation

Legal Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Last/Family/Sur (Enter nameexactlyas it appears on official documents.) First/Given Middle (complete) Jr., etc.

Birth Date _______________________________________________________________mm/dd/yyyy

Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Number & Street Apartment # City/Town State/Province Country ZIP/Postal Code


TEACHER EvALUATION 1

To ThE TEAChER

The Common Application membership fnds candid ealuations helpul in choosing rom among highly qualifed candidates. You are encouraged to keep this orin your priate fles or use should the student need additional recommendations. Please submit your reerences promptly, and remember to sign below beormailing directly to the college/uniersity admission ofce. Do not mail this orm to The Common Application ofces.

Teachers Name (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.) _______________________________________________ Subject Taught ____________________________________Please print or type


Secondary School ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Teachers Telephone (_______) __________________________________________________ Teachers E-mail __________________________________Area/Country/City Code Number Ext.

Background Inormation

How long hae you known this student and in what context? ____________________________________________________________________________

What are the frst words that come to your mind to describe this student? __________________________________________________________________

In which grade leel(s) was the student enrolled when you taught him/her? p 9 p 10 p 11 p 12 p Other__________________________________

List the courses in which you hae taught this student, including the leel o course difculty (AP, IB, accelerated, honors, electie; 100-leel, 200-leel; etc.).

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2011-12 Teacher EvaluationFor Spring 2012 or Fall 2012 Enrollment

p Fep Ma

T

IMPORTANT PRIvACY NOTICE: Under the terms o the Family Educational Rights and Priacy Act (FERPA), ater you matriculate you willhae access to this ormand all other recommendations and supporting documents submitted by you and on your behal, unless at least one o the ollowing is true:

1. The institution does not sae recommendations post-matriculation (see list at www.commonapp.org/FERPA).2. You waie your right to access below, regardless o the institution to which it is sent:

pYes, I do waie my right to access, and I understand I will neer see this orm or any other recommendations submitted by me or on my behal.pNo, I do not waivemy right to access, and I may someday choose to see this orm or any other recommendations or supporting documents submitted by me

or on my behal to the institution at which I'm enrolling, i that institution saes them ater I matriculate.





No basis

Below

aerage Aerage

Good (aboe

aerage)

very good

(well aboe

aerage)

Excellent

(top 10%)

Outstanding

(top 5%)

One o the

ew Ie enc

tered

(top 1%

Academic achieement

Intellectual promise

Quality o writing

Creatie, original thoughtProductie class discussion

Respect accorded by aculty

Disciplined work habits

Maturity

Motiation

Leadership

Integrity

Reaction to setbacks

Concern or others

Sel-confdence

Initiatie, independence

OvERALL

Ealuation Please write whateer you think is important about this student, including a description o academic and personal characteristics, as demonstrated inyour classroom. We welcome inormation that will help us to dierentiate this student rom others. (Feel ree to attach an additional sheet or another reerence you hae prepared on behal o this student.)




To ThE APPLICANT

Ater completing all the releant questions below, gie this orm to a teacher who has taught you an academic subject (or example, English, oreign language, m

science, or social studies). I applying ia mail, please also gie that teacher stamped enelopes addressed to each institution that requires a Teacher Ealuation

Legal Name ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Last/Family/Sur (Enter nameexactlyas it appears on official documents.) First/Given Middle (complete) Jr., etc.

Birth Date _______________________________________________________________mm/dd/yyyy

Address _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Number & Street Apartment # City/Town State/Province Country ZIP/Postal Code



To ThE TEAChER

The Common Application membership fnds candid ealuations helpul in choosing rom among highly qualifed candidates. You are encouraged to keep this orin your priate fles or use should the student need additional recommendations. Please submit your reerences promptly, and remember to sign below beormailing directly to the college/uniersity admission ofce. Do not mail this orm to The Common Application ofces.

Teachers Name (Mr./Mrs./Ms./Dr.) _______________________________________________ Subject Taught ____________________________________Please print or type


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