<p>I am an international student, applying using the Common Application. Most schools in my country don't give different courses depending on difficulty level (AP, IB, accelerated, honors, elective, 100-level, 200-level; etc), except international schools. </p>
<p>What should I (and my teacher in the supplement) write in the "list of courses you have taken including the level of difficulty" question?</p>
<p>Any advice would be helpful. Please add links to any official resources that have such information. Thanks!</p>
<p>Colleges really just want to know what classes you are taking. The full class title in the US includes information about difficulty. Colleges don’t want applicants to be intentionally vague about the classes they are taking. (Jimmy is taking math, but which of the 4 math tracks offered at his school? The easiest one, the hardest one…?) </p>
<p>If classes are offered at a single difficulty level, you can just state the name of the class and not say anything about the difficulty. Your counselor should elaborate on the curriculum in the school report or school profile. (If you follow a standardized national curriculum, say that. It not, it might help to give a brief description of some of your classes, e.g. the senior-level math. That will help colleges evaluate your application.)</p>
<p>Some foreign school systems do still offer differentiated classes. For example, the German system has “enriched” or “intensive” classes that meet for additional time periods. (Standard math meets 4 hours/week, enriched math 5 hours.) A distinction like that should be noted in your list of classes, if it exists in your school system.</p>