<p>December the 1st, the terribly early and annoying deadline for admission and scholarship is on the way (Texas A&M + UT of Austin). I have filled in necessary information on the application and I'm almost done with the essays. The problem is, I didn't send my transcripts and recommendations yet (which apparently need to be sent by mail, nothing electronic that is).</p>
<p>I live in SAUDI ARABIA and you can only imagine how much time it would take for my transcripts and recommendations to get there! What should I do? Does anyone have any idea how long it will take for the papers to get there? </p>
<p>And another concern of mine is, should I send my application as an international or as a normal Freshman? I have dual nationality (US + Jordanian nationalities) and I haven't been a resident of any state for over 10 years. Is it not allowed for me to send it as a normal (incoming) freshman?</p>
<p>Send in all other materials and apply as an international student. Dual citizenship doesn’t factor in here, you’re still international. If you can, you need to call your schools and inform them of the situation regarding your transcript. Make sure that it is at least in the mail by 12/1, preferably sooner (Monday or Tuesday).</p>
<p>So you’re saying if I didn’t have another nationality, I would be considered a normal Freshman?
And I will try do so. Now I hope you know a bit more about transcripts pochaco, since I’m in serious confusion. I’m doing the A-level system and we DON’T have high school report cards. Well we actually do, but it’s just for show. That is, we only have 4 subjects on the report card and the grade we obtain would be totally different from what we obtain when we take the real A-level examinations.
Should I send them my AS level results and my IGCSE results or do they need more? (I took 3 subjects in AS and 7 subjects in IGCSE)</p>
<p>I was skeptical, so I did some poking around with Google. It does sound like you are indeed an international student (not because you are a dual national, but because the US is not your residence), but unlike many international students, you might be eligible for additional financial aid. But, really schools might have differing policies, so check the website at each school. They usually have a special link for internationals.</p>