Theres no college counselor at my school and we use a different educational system than U.S. high schools. How will you understand my academic background?
We require a recommendation from an advisor, housemaster, head or assistant head of school to help provide a context for understanding your past performance. It’s helpful to know what kind of opportunities you’ve had in your school, such as the structure and rigor of your academic program (how many courses required, length of the courses), grading patterns and scale, the quality of the students, and the school’s reputation. We’re also interested in your non-academic activities and accomplishments and the impact you’ve had on others both in and out of class. Without this information, we’re forced to rely more heavily on grades and test scores, and this goes against our desire to assess our applicants as people, not as statistics. Finally, the fact that you have been educated in a different school system may suggest that you offer the college intellectual diversity.
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