University applications (USA)

Conferencing sessions are available on Thursdays during Period 7 offering guidance on how to apply to universities in the USA. It will cover information about Admissions Tests (ACT/ SAT), choices of courses and universities/ liberal arts colleges, and offer support with Common App/ Coalition/ other Personal Essays/ Motivational Statements. Please email Ms Brookfield abrookfield@worth.org.uk with an expression of interest in joining the session.

In the meantime here are some useful links to support students as they research and define their higher education plans:

• Common App – application platform: https://www.commonapp.org/

• Coalition – application platform: http://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/for-students.html

• Unifrog – for research and profiling: https://www.unifrog.org/ (Please request log-in details from Ms Brookfield if you do not already have these.)

• Fulbright Commission – offers support for UK students applying to US universities and colleges: http://www.fulbright.org.uk/

• SAT - Admissions Tests: https://collegereadiness.collegeboard.org/sat

• ACT – Admissions Tests: http://global.act.org/?_ga=2.116533509.2069519023.1585819654-543752638.1585819654

• SATs or ACTs? Diagnostic test to see if you are better suited to the SAT or the ACT: https://www.ueseducation.com/diagnostic

• Personal Essays – Advice and exemplars: http://www.fulbright.org.uk/going-to-the-usa/undergraduate/educationusa-advice/applying/essays