Timeline Overview 

Year 12 Term 1
■ You've probably just completed your IGCSE exams and received your grades
and certificates - well done! Make sure you ​keep your certificates in a safe
place​ as some universities may request to see them later.
■ This is your first term of ​CAS​. Make sure the experiences you choose are
challenging, meaningful and help to demonstrate that you are balanced and
ambitious. This will ​help you to stand out​ from other university applicants in a
year's time.
■ If you're considering applying to a university that requires SAT scores, start
planning which test dates you will choose and ​register as early as possible​ via
The College Board's website​. If you didn't take the PSAT in Year 11, take it at
school in October.
■ You'll be given access to​ ​BridgeU.com​ this term. ​All students will use BridgeU
to help select universities/courses, to request and collect your references and
recommendations, and to track the progress of your applications. This term you
will be set some introductory tasks to get familiar with the site and begin
narrowing down your options.

Year 12 Term 2
■ Starting in February the University Counsellor's door is fully open to Year 12
students. ​Book a time via Moodle​ for you and your parents to meet the
counsellor and discuss your unique situation. Ideally, ​you and your parents will
meet the counsellor once during Term 2 or early Term 3​, and you will meet
the counsellor again by yourself towards the end of Term 3 to discuss your
progress. Remember to book your appointment via Moodle.
■ Start planning how you will use your summer holiday time. A ​summer
internship​ will make you stand out and is strongly advised for students applying
to the most competitive universities and courses.

Year 12 Term 3
■ Remember to ​make an appointment​ with the University Counsellor for you and
your parents if you haven't already done so. This is essential to make sure you
are fully informed and will be fully prepared for the application process.
■ This term you will start writing your ​Personal Statement​. A personal statement
is required in a number of applications, and ​all students will write one​. Writing
this statement is a reflective exercise and will help you identify if there are still
areas you need to work on before submitting your applications. If you are
 submitting an application that includes your personal statement, you should try to
have completed ​at least two drafts​ by the end of term.
■ Look out for the different workshops that are scheduled this term and make sure
you attend the ones that are relevant to you. Workshops will cover a range of
specific topics including: ​Essay​ writing; using ​Common App​; writing a ​Resume​,
etc.
■ If you're submitting an application that requires a ​Letter of Recommendation​,
you will need to select which teacher (or sometimes teachers) will write it for you.
Your choice of teacher(s) needs to be approved​, after which you will speak to
the teacher(s) and personally request that they write a recommendation for you.

End of Year 12 - The holidays!

■ Well done, it's the holidays! ​Get some rest​, but also stay productive and
continue to strengthen your resume by doing worthwhile activities.
■ Re-draft​ your Personal Statement or Essays if you will need them. There won't
be much time during the next term to work on these.
■ Keep ​up to date​ with all of your subject tasks like ​IAs​ and revision. Year 13
Term 1 is going to be busy, but if you are ​organised​ and have done everything
you can by the end of the holiday you will cope successfully.

Year 13 September
■ Now is the time to ​arrange the second meeting​ for you and your parents with
the University Counsellor. By the end of this meeting you will have agreed and
confirmed the list of universities/courses​ that you'll be applying to. You'll
complete all of the details on your ​Overview Document​, which will include all of
the specific deadlines you will be working towards.
■ Applications need to be completed this month for students applying to US
colleges via ​Early Action​ or ​Early Decision​, and also for students applying to
UK universities to study ​medical, dental or veterinary​ courses, or any course at
Oxford or Cambridge​.

Year 13 October
■ At the same time that your Term 1 reports are issued, your teachers will submit
Predicted Grades​ for you. The predicted grades are kept confidential, but you
can use your ​Report Grades​ and ​Be Ambitious Grades​ to calculate the likely
range that your predicted grades will fall within. If you think your predictions are
low, speak to your teachers to ask what evidence they need to see to convince
them you are making more progress - then make sure you can provide that
evidence before the end of November.
■ Depending on which countries you are applying to, you could have application
deadlines ​at any time​ in the next few months. M​ ake sure you know​ the details
for the countries and universities you are applying to.
Year 13 November
■ This is the last chance to complete applications with external deadlines during
December or early January, which includes most ​Regular Decision US​ Colleges
and ​all UK​ UCAS applications, except foundation courses. Because the school
is closed for three weeks during December and January it is essential the
December 1st deadline for these applications is met. This will ensure that the
school can finalise these applications and submit all required documentation
before the external deadlines.

Year 13 December
■ December 1st​ is the busiest deadline in the calendar, by which point all
applications with external deadlines during December or early January, must be
submitted. This includes most Regular Decision US Colleges, all UK UCAS
applications, a number of Thai universities, and more.
■ December 1st​ is also the final date for teachers to submit ​updated Predicted
Grades​ for students who have shown significant progress since the first set of
predicted grades were submitted in October. After this date predicted grades
cannot be updated until after the Mock Exams.

Year 13 January
■ Hopefully, most applications are now submitted, but many of you will still have
some left depending on the countries you are applying to.
■ It's the ​Mock Exams​!

Year 13 February onwards

■ Some universities will still be open to applications during these months, but for
most students this is the period when they find out if they have been accepted or
not. Make sure you keep the University Counsellor ​updated of all offers or
rejections​ you receive.
■ When you have received offers you will need to submit your details to the ​IB
Results Service​ so that your final results get sent automatically to your chosen
universities on results day. Look out for an email in March inviting you to submit
your details.
July 6th​ is IB results day.