US Applicants... Take note!

We're back at school, so it's time for US Applicants to get back in the swing of things! 

We hope the summer has been a productive time for you during which you have completed much of the CommonApp and drafting many application and supplemental essays. (If you haven't, then, frankly, you are WAY behind...)

USA Sundays - Fall Version! - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15

We will be starting up the USA Sundays Applicant Workshop series this fall, the first of which will run Sunday, September 15, 7:30-8:30 pm in the Foote Field House.

Current US Applicants List

Presently, this is our official list of US Applicants:

Are you no longer applying and should be removed from this list? Are you missing from this list because you are new to 12 or have decided to apply to US colleges? Whatever the reason, if this list needs to be corrected, please email your University Counsellor immediately!

October SAT

The following Brentwood students are registered to sit the SAT on October 5:

November SAT

At the moment, there are no available seats for the November sitting of the SAT at Brentwood. But just as it happened with October, as the test date approaches, people will cancel and seats will open. If you are hoping to write in November, check your CollegeBoard regularly to see if seats have opened so that you can grab them!

Recommendation Letters

Most US schools will require the submission of Recommendations Letters from Teachers and a Counsellor.

• Come into University Counselling to discuss which teachers you would like to ask for a Recommendation Letter. We can then discuss the process of requesting and inviting them to do so. You will need to fill out a Student Request Form for EACH Teacher from whom you are seeking a Recommendation Letter, and you will see those teachers IN PERSON to make you request, offer this form, and discuss what the information you provided. The form is below or hard copies are available in the University Counselling office.

• SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE REQUEST FORM...

• In the CommonApp, please Invite your assigned Counsellor to complete the Counsellor Recommendation and Invite and Assign the Teachers who agree to provide Letters. Come into University Counselling for assistance if you need it.

• There are no Recommendation Letters required for your UC application... that is the notable exception!

Applicant Autobiography

All applicants who must have a Counsellor Recommendation Letter submitted will need to complete the Applicant Autobiography process. SCROLL DOWN TO FIND THE APPLCIANT AUTOBIOGRAPHY...

The CommonApp

• Your Common Application should be almost completely filled in by now, and you certainly have added schools and discovered what supplemental writing you need to complete. Get on with scheduling the tasks ahead!

• Please share your login credentials by entering them into the University Counselling Logins Form.

Early Decision/Early Action

• If you are planning on submitting an Early Decision or Early Action application that has a November 1 as its Due Date, then make sure your DO DATE for completing all of your application material is October 1. Then you will have plenty of time to have it all thoroughly reviewed in the University Counselling office before we submit it with you.

• And ED/EA applications with a November 15 Due Date will have a DO DATE of October 15.

• You MUST ensure that we know about your ED/EA plan by your DO DATE, otherwise University Counselling cannot support your application properly!

Other Applications

• If you are applying to one or more University of California campuses, you need to complete their own application: My UC Application. Get registered and start filling it out ASAP!

• There are many other separate applications to think about... you should already know what application platforms you need to set up accounts with and be completing.

• Please share your login credentials by entering them into the University Counselling Logins Form.

English Proficiency

If your first language is not English, regardless of your citizenship, you inevitably will have to do a test of English Proficiency as part of the admissions process. That would be TOEFL or IELTS... but it might be the much better, cheaper, and easier-to-access Duolingo. Regardless, it is critical that we review the English Proficiency requirements of EACH of your schools to ensure that you have a plan to meet their requirements.

International Certification of Finances

Any non-US citizen will, at some point, have to demonstrate that they have financial resources to pay for at least a year's expenses to attend school in the United States. Some schools require you to submit an International Certification of Finances (official proof of available funds from a financial institution) as part of the admissions process, while others only require it after you are admitted. It is critical that we review the requirements of EACH of your schools to ensure that you have a plan to meet their requirements. Your parents need to stand by to acquire and provide that financial documentation.

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PSAT

We will be offering the PSAT to any Grade 11 students who might be interested in applying to colleges and universities in the United States in October. We get to pick the date but have not yet confirmed it. 

If you want to sign up to take the PSAT, please fill out the following Form:

Once you have signed up, please use this link to access the PSAT Student Guide.

SAT Prep Course

Also, the SAT Prep Course will be returning after a pandemic hiatus. It will begin later this fall and run through the winter term in preparation for the March 2025 sitting of the SAT. More information will be coming out soon. STAY TUNED!

(See our TIMELINES page for more information on testing schedules and Brentwood's approach to US College Applications.)