Hello! I would be so so grateful if someone would take the time to read this and offer any advice they had for this pretty unusual situation, I haven’t been able to find anything online.
I spend the year before my senior year of high school in Thailand as a Rotary Exchange Student. I see year before senior year, and not junior year, because I wasn’t earning any credit during this year. I actually skipped a year (10th grade), then took a year off from high school to do this, so ended up graduating high school in the same four years as if I had done neither.
Anyway, while I was in Thailand, I sat in on some classes for 3-4 months at the local university. I audited some english-speaking classes by American professors, and I had a couple private lessons from professors (in two different instruments). I didn’t earn credit, and I don’t think I was technically enrolled. I didn’t pay anything, most teachers just thought it was cool to have an American in class.
On my Common App Activities section I listed my exchange year as one thing. In the brief description, I did mention the fact that I “attended classes at the local university and high school” (I did the same thing for the high school earlier in the year).
The question is: should I list my Thai high school and college in the universities and high schools section? I don’t want to say I attended classes and then not list the schools, as it says I should list every school I’ve attended. However, I’m afraid that they’ll want to see transcripts, which I don’t have.
If it makes any difference I was a Running Start (dual enrollment) student in the US, taking classes at community college, so I am applying with the transfer common app at some places and the freshman common app at others, depending on their requirements. So I already have one high school and one college listed.
The question is should I add these?
Thank you in advance for any insight anyone may have!!