Applications! :(

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>time is running out to send in my applications as for most of the unis im applying to, the deadline is Jan 1st. I've completed everything..I THINK. the only thing im not sure about is the financial statement thing. i WONT be applying for financial aid for any uni but do i still have to send in a bank statement or whatever? Im using the CommonApp for 5 applications and the other 3 are specific to the college. but it doesnt say anywhere on the commonapp or the other apps about that or being an international student..or if it does, i dont see it! im really confused and feeling rather dumb right now about the whole US application process. my school counselor doesnt really know much either.</p>

<p>any help or feedback would be GREATLY APPRECIATED.</p>

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<p>I am not an expert either, but as far as I'm concerned, the application itself has nothing to do with any financial related thing. I honestly don't know anything sure about it, but if you have to, I think you are supposed to send the financial statements later on, usually until February. This is the deadline for financial aid applications. My point is, send the applications now and worry about financial issues a little bit later.</p>

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<p>Look at the colleges' website their application requirements for international students. Many colleges require a proof that you will be able to pay for your college education along with the application; some colleges don't want it until you have been accepted and decided to enroll. In any case, colleges need some physical proof of your ability to finance your education in order to issue the documents you need to apply for a student visa.</p>

<p>The most commonly used form for this purpose is the Certification of Finances form which is distributed by Collegeboard (and available for download on most colleges' website).</p>

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<p>Guys, i don't have to send my Mid-Year report since i already graduated my high school in 2006, right?</p>

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<p>No, you don't have to submit a midyear report unless you have attended any type of school since you submitted your initial application.</p>

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<p>hey b@r!um,you mean that if I have already attened to a university and then drop out from school also have to send a mid-year report?</p>

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<p>do intels who have taken a year of also have to send the final year report?</p>

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<p>李守银, yes you would have to update your academic records saying you have attended a university but dropped out. I don't know if it makes sense to use the midyear report form for that, but you are supposed to report it nevertheless.</p>

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<p>tranveer149, supposedly you already submitted your final school report with your initial application (you probably used the regular school report form instead of the final school report form, but it was your final school report nevertheless).</p>

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<p>thx b@r!um,
but is it that the mid-year report just for the high school?
if the secondary school report and the official transcript have already contain the records about mid-year,should I still to send it?</p>

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<p>Let me rephrase what I meant to say earlier:</p>

<p>Applicants are supposed to keep their academic information updated. That means that if there have been any changes since your initial application (e.g. you have enrolled in and then dropped out of a university) you are supposed to report that information to the colleges you are applying to. Yes, the "mid-year secondary school report" form is meant for high school students. I don't think you are supposed to use that form, but you are still supposed to update your application. That's the actual purpose of the mid-year report, regardless of what forms you are or are not using.</p>

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<p>the thing is many colleges consider you a transfer student if you mention that you have attended a post secondary institute...so is'nt it better not to mention that at all?</p>

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<p>You are not a transfer student unless you have accumulated a certain number of transfer credits. If you enroll and then drop out before the end of the term, you should technically have no transfer credits at all and are thus not a transfer student.</p>

<p>But colleges explicitly ask you to list ALL educational institutions you have attended and you are supposed to keep that list updated just like all the other items on your application. Odds are colleges won't find out of you don't indicate it (just like they would never find out that my parents are still alive if I claimed to be an orphan living with my relatives or if I applied with a fake high school transcript or if I faked a bank statement etc), but you are supposed to be truthful - that includes not withholding information that is explicitly asked for.</p>

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<p>thanks a lot again for your feedback,b@r!um!!It's mighty helpful!^^</p>

<p>Actually each university has different definition with 'freshman'&'tranfer',so tanveer149,you may ask to the admission officer directly to get the answer.</p>