<p>I have already sent my application materials (ISFAA, School report, transcripts, recs) via mail. I did not pay too much attention to the IS because it asks for Leaving exams, which I haven't had yet(my secondary school exams do not have any value in my country, therefore there is no official doc for them). Schools that I apply to do not have an IS as a requirement on their website, but Common App shows that some of them need it. i won't have a chance to send it before the deadline.</p>
<p>The bad news: If your application is flagged as incomplete, it may not get read at all.</p>
<p>The good news: Most deadlines are not strict, in the sense that supporting documents may arrive slightly after the deadline without jeopardizing your application.</p>
<p>This may sound totally ridiculus at such late notice: but where does it say whether a school needs an international supplement? some of my schools have a section in their supplement for international students, but i’ve never come across a whole extra form to fill out. this is kind of freaking me out ^^</p>
<p>The International Supplement to the Secondary School Report is an extra form that your counselor should complete in addition to the regular school report.</p>
<p>I thought the international supplement was for schools with non-US based curriculums? Canada’s system is essentially the same as the U.S, no? My counselor looked at it and said she had filled out similar info in the school report.</p>
<p>Plus, I got deferred from Yale and haven’t received word on any missing info… so I’m assuming it’s not needed for Canadian schools.</p>
<p>You are right that it is meant for non-US style educational systems. But the supplement really doesn’t add any information, US-style school or not. It asks about the primary language of instruction at the high school, the grading scale and whether there’s a standardized school leaving exam. That’s it. Colleges can certainly make their admission decision without that form, but if an applicant is unlucky, the application might be considered incomplete without.</p>
<p>Hmm my counselor filled out the form, but left the grading scale section blank. I’m presuming that if my statewide exam body grades on the A to E scale, this should be fine. Am I mistaken?</p>
<p>Sorry for the bump, but if I am applying as an International Student but have attended a US high school all four years, my counselor wouldn’t need to fill this out, right? I mean it wouldn’t help them at all…</p>