A "List" of Urgent Questions.... Please Help!!!

Applying to College
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<p>Hello CC,</p>

<p>I have a couple of questions, and I'd be very grateful if you could answer them.</p>

<p>1) On some college websites, you are asked to indicate the college code when sending SAT/ACT scores, where exactly on the college board website am I supposed to type these codes?</p>

<p>2) MIT strongly recommends sitting for an interview, I didn't really pay attention to this information because I'm an international student... I then discovered that there was a deadline for contacting your interviewer... In short, I missed the deadline and did not get an interview, am I in trouble?</p>

<p>3) The December scores were released about eight days ago, I haven't sent them yet but I'm sending them today, obviously the scores will reach colleges after the deadline.... Will the scores be accepted for review?</p>

<p>4) Many colleges say that they accept scores from the January administration, what if there's a delay from college board (like score flagging)... Will they still review the scores as soon as they're released?</p>

<p>5) Is it improper to send the same set of essays to many colleges?</p>

<p>6) How should I send supplements to colleges? If I'm using the common app, should I attach the supplements? If so, how?</p>

<p>7) When we register for the SAT, we are entitled to four free score reports which are sent to listed colleges automatically... Can I send additional reports (for a fee) which will reach the colleges in the same time period as the free reports?</p>

<p>8) Where do I attach application fees? Do I attach them to the common app or do I attach them to the supplements? How do I attach them?</p>

<p>9) If there's a typing error in my counselor's recommendation which she won't be able to correct, am I at a disadvantage?</p>

<p>P.S. It is only one typing error, and she wrote 24nd instead of 24th.</p>

<p>Finally...</p>

<p>10) Imagine a student who has a few but well-grounded ECs, a 4.0 GPA, stellar essays and recommendations, might be valedictorian, Subject Test scores in the 500-540 range, and SAT scores of 1470, 1530, and 2350...Do I have a good shot at ivy league schools? I am an international student and admissions officers understand that there are very few ECs in the country I'm coming from.</p>

<p>Thank you very much in advance for bearing with my long and annoying list of questions. :)</p>

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<p>1) When you order score reports to send to colleges, you pick the schools and their corresponding codes.</p>

<p>2) No, international students are usually not expected to participate in interviews as far as I know.</p>

<p>3) Yes.</p>

<p>4) Yes.</p>

<p>5) No, it’s quite normal.</p>

<p>6) Supplements are completed along with the CommonApp. When you add colleges, it will tell you if there’s a supplement and allow you to complete it with the CommonApp. Or, they may redirect you to an external site to complete a supplement. Either way, directions will be on CommonApp when you add the colleges you’re applying to.</p>

<p>7) Yes.</p>

<p>8) You pay through CommonApp. The instructions will be there when you submit your applications.</p>

<p>9) No, you will not be affected by your counselor’s typo.</p>

<p>10) Possibly.</p>

<p>These were answered assuming you are submitting the CommonApp online and not by mail.</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for responding to my questions.
Regarding my first question, you said that I will pick the schools and their
corresponding codes, the only thing is that there are no corresponding codes
when I pick the colleges. There is no space for typing them in, and the codes are not visible to the user. Are the codes sent automatically?</p>

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<p>Forget about the codes. They don’t matter. </p>

<p>Not having an interview at MIT will hurt you because people who don’t have interviews usually a) are antisocial or b) don’t care about the application process.</p>

<p>On your last question, if your subject tests are in the 500-540 range AND you’re international, you have basically no chance. It’s much more difficult for internationals to be admitted. Good luck.</p>