research for requirements
At the moment of picking a college or university, you will have to look into the requirements in order to be eligible for the university. Sometimes looking for requirements can be confusing. Sometimes the requirements are too low and the accepted students are way above them. Sometimes the requirements are not totally clear for somebody from a different country. And sometimes it is just tiring to look for requirements for each specific school.
Two of the best options in these situations are to look for average stats of accepted students in a university or look for the requirements on websites like Commonapp.org.
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~The best option is always to look at the official website of the college of the university to have the official information~
Average stats of accepted students
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A good strategy to get an idea of what the admission committee of the university is looking for is to search for the average ACT/SAT scores, Toefl/IELTS scores, GPA, and extracurriculars of the accepted students in that college.
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The student will also have to take into consideration that having the same or higher stats than the average does not guarantee the admission but it makes it more likely.
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Do not stress if your application profile does not look like the average accepted one because most universities look for a diverse student body in which each student brings something different to it.
application requirements
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Since now most universities use the common or coalition app, the requirements are similar.
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Make sure that if you want to apply to a university you are at least eligible and you meet the minimum requirements.
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In most cases, the difference between the requirements of each school is the essay portion.
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The most common requirements are:
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Translated (if not in English) high school transcripts.​
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Affordability proof.
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Essay(s)
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ACT or SAT scores.
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Toefl or IELTS scores.
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Awards, distinctions, extracurriculars, or any extra information that shows the admission committee who you are.
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