<p>Hi, I have some questions about the application, specifically about listing courses.</p>
<p>In my school (in Vietnam), there're no AP or IB courses. Instead, students have to take advanced courses in Math, Physics, Chemistry, etc. as mandatory (for example, in Math, we have to study about Calculus and Geometry in 3-D and stuff like that). How should I mention it in my application? (or guiding my teacher in teacher's evaluation, since my teachers are not familiar with this sort of procedures).</p>
<p>Plus, during my 10th and 11th grade (in the system of 12 grades), I wrote some sort of papers in Math (some in Vietnamese and some in English). How should I mention them in my application?</p>
<p>Thank you for answering my concerns. Have a nice day!</p>
<p>The school profile (part of your secondary school report) would be the appropriate place to elaborate on your curriculum. If you are following a standardized national curriculum, providing descriptions of your classes is optional. If you are not following a standardized curriculum, providing descriptions is crucial because otherwise colleges will have no idea what you have learned.</p>
<p>Try to keep the descriptions short. For example:</p>
<p>Math grades 11-12: trigonometry, vector geometry, single-variable calculus.
Physics grades 11-12: classical mechanics, optics, electricity and magnetism at the level of AP Physics B. monthly labs.
History grades 11-12: history of Vietnam since 1802. </p>
<p>If everyone is taking the same classes, it suffices to put subjects into the main application where it asks which classes you are taking (math, physics, history, etc). If classes are offered at different difficulty levels, you also need to indicate which difficulty level you were enrolled in (e.g. advanced math, advanced physics, regular-level history). Same goes for your translated transcripts.</p>
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What sort of papers? If we are talking about published articles, they’d go into the extracurricular activities or honors or additional information section of your application. If they were assignments for your classes, they’d best be mentioned by teachers in their letters of recommendation. If every student at your school has to write an extended essay (e.g. 20+ pages), that requirement should also be mentioned in your school profile. (Shorter papers don’t need to be mentioned in your school profile. It’s generally assumed that students will write a few papers in high school.)</p>