Trinity College Dublin application help

Student Lounge International Students
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<p>Hi all! I'm a US student applying to Trinity College, Dublin. But the application is a little confusing- is there anyone here who has applied in the past and could help me? I'm wondering:
1) How does an American fill out the education section of the app? I'm confused what to write for "second level exams". Where would I fill in my GPA and lower level grades?
2) I'm involved in extracurricular activities like school clubs and yearbook. Where would I fill in that information? Under voluntary work?
3) What references do I list? Teachers? Coaches?
4) Do I send SAT scores to the college? How am I expected to "upload" them?
5) What documents must I submit with my application? Recommendations? Transcript? </p>

<p>Sorry for all the questions but the application was very confusing to a non-EU student!</p>

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<p>Congrats to you for considering this wonderful school option.
I’m sure that you probably have already done this, but if not, follow their application instruction
for the non-EU applicants - <a href=“Non-EU applicants - How to apply : Undergraduate Admissions :Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland”>http://www.tcd.ie/Admissions/undergraduate/apply/non-eu/index.php&lt;/a&gt;
It’s fairly comprehensive and let’s you know what materials are needed.</p>

<p>Here are the entry qualifications for US students:
<a href=“http://www.tcd.ie/international/apply/non-eu-undergraduate/entrance-requirements/#usa”>http://www.tcd.ie/international/apply/non-eu-undergraduate/entrance-requirements/#usa&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Be sure that you are clear on which course you are applying to and if there are any additional requirements
related to that course.</p>

<p>If you have specific questions, I suggest that you email or phone their International admissions office.
<a href=“Contact us : Undergraduate Admissions :Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, Ireland”>http://www.tcd.ie/Admissions/undergraduate/contact-us/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
They tend to be quite helpful.</p>

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<p>You can only list AP and SATs. They are second tier. You do not have any first tier exams in the USA. You can have your SAT scores sent directly to Trinity, and there is a place to mention them in your app. ECS are not considered.</p>

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<p>Great info above. For references, you need to submit 2, one from your GC (or similar) and one from a teacher in a subject or field close to what you are applying to study. If you are applying to study math, they don’t really care what your coach or your english teacher thinks of you- they want to know if you can do math :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Be sure to read the details of your course- in most cases you will have relatively few course choices, and what choices you have will be within your subject. So, if you sign up for History, that is pretty much all of what you will take for all four years- and most of your courses in the first year or two will be chosen for you. There are a <em>lot</em> of double courses (“two subject moderateships” in TCD-speak), so you can do (say) History & Politics or English & Philosophy, which broadens the offerings a lot. Traditionally, Irish and English universities have emphasized deep > broad. Trinity is talking a good game about broadening out a bit, but the changes so fare will seem slight to American eyes!</p>

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<p>The first test you need to pass is to correctly answer this question- what country is Trinity College Dublin in (Hint: NOT the UK)?</p>