<p>I am a Singaporean currently serving my conscription. I used to study in Hong Kong and graduated from high school in 2012, but I am planning to apply for to college entering in fall 2015 because my conscription ends early 2015. However, I am experiencing trouble with my applications because I have already left my high school, and it is hard for me to coordinate with my counselors. I really want to study in the US but I am really confused with the application process and I have no one to turn to for help. :( </p>
<p>I am using the CommonApp, but I have few questions regarding the process of it. I tried to check out the CommonApp Help Centre but I am afraid it is too confusing (maybe I am just slow). I know the application window for 2015 has not opened yet, but I want to research more on it beforehand just in case. Also, my school does not send many students to the US, so the counselors are unfamiliar with the process.</p>
<p>I noticed that under the "My Colleges>Assign recommenders>Counselors" section in the CommonApp website, there is no option for a transcript. Does this mean that transcript are send </p>
<p>May I know what is this 'Parchment' transcript thing? How does counselors upload academic documents (SSR, transchript and recommendations) to CommonApp? Must my recommenders upload transcript through Parchment or can they just upload transcripts directly to CommonApp?</p>
<p>If my recommenders choose to submit documents offline, can they mail forms that are duplicated copies. Seeing that I will be applying to quite a few schools, I don't think they will be happy if they have to handwrite each forms one by one.</p>
<p>Thank you in advance for your responses! I should have applied when I was still in school but I really wanted to be sure of my college choices. :(</p>
<p>@happymomof1
Thank you for your response! </p>
<p>I was browsing the website you provided and I notice that they provide a ‘Document Certification’ service for school certificates. Does this mean that if my school were to send transcripts and other CommonApp forms directly to colleges, the documents will not be accepted unless they are certified?</p>
<p>Also, the Internation Baccalaurete Organization has a result sending service for my IB diploma final results. If I were to employ this service and have the IBO directly send my final results to colleges, will they be accepted?</p>
<p>@PurpleTitan
do you mean how much i can pay for tuition? i m not really sure on the exact amount but i m hoping to apply to schools that offer generous aid to international students. why do you ask?</p>
<p>@hop
Thx for your reply! i did tried that and it does enable the invite section. </p>
<p>Re-read the information about document certification. It looks to me like that is offered because some students are only allowed one copy of their original school records, and the USEIC will verity that a photocopy is a true copy of the original.</p>
<p>Of course if your school can issue as many original copies as you’d like, you can have those sent directly from the school to the places where you are applying.</p>
<p>@happymomof1 Thanks for the reply
@PurpleTitan
Thanks for your suggestions. Columbia GS, as an ivy-league, is pobably very selective. i am not sure if i can even try for the merit-based scholarship in such a highly selective school :P</p>
<p>My name is Christina and I’m a current GS student and tour guide. I encourage you to apply to GS. I doubted that I would get in, but I decided to apply anyway, and here I am. You never know until you try! </p>
<p>If accepted, you can make an appointment to speak to a financial aid counselor over the phone, who will go over your financial aid options.</p>
