Universities may require or request a variety of supporting documents. Below are explanations of what each document is and what the document needs to contain.
| Document | Details | Delivery |
| Disciplinary Violation | Common App: Prompted to include with school report if student has ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation at school. | Upload & attach within school report |
| Counselor Recommendation (CR) | A broad-based letter written by the students counselor to address things like the academic, extracurricular, and personal characteristics. | Upload & send |
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Early Action (EA) |
An application process to apply and receive a decision earlier than the Regular Decision notification date. Unlike Early Decision (ED), EA is “non-binding” and you have no obligation to enroll and will have until May 1 to consider the offer and confirm your enrollment. | Fill form & send |
| Early Decision (ED) | A “binding” application process by which you commit to enrolling in a certain college if you’re admitted. You can apply to other colleges, but only apply ED to one college. If admitted, you must withdraw your other applications. [The EDA form will pop up when students select this as their deadline]. | Fill form & send |
| Explanation of change | Common App: Prompted to include with report if advisor indicates there has been any change to disciplinary history, grades, or transcript. | Upload & attach within relevant report |
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International Official Results (IOR) |
Common App: Prompted to include with school report if student promotion is based on an exam, and if student has taken the exam (e.g., IGCSE). | Upload & attach within school report |
| Fee Waiver (FW) |
Common App: Prompted to fill form to confirm student’s financial need. Parchment: Upload document to confirm students’ financial need. |
Common App: Fill form & send Parchment: Upload & send |
| School MidYear Report (SMR) | Submitted by the counselor, this form usually summarizes students academic performance through the middle of their final year of high school. |
Common App: Attach within relevant report Parchment: Upload & send |
| Optional Report (OR) | May be used at any point in the academic year to submit updated grades and/or transcripts. The OR can also be used to correct any errors previously submitted. It should not be used as a substitute for the Mid Year or Final Report and can only be submitted once an application year. |
Common App: Attach within relevant report Parchment: Upload & send |
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Other / University-specific report |
Parchment: Some universities will require you to fill out a university-specific report, which you can download from the university website. | Upload & send |
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School Profile (SP) |
A school profile provides summary information about the school's student body, curricular offerings, and grading system. | Upload - school settings |
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School Report (SR) |
A form submitted by your high school counselor to provide basic information about your academic performance. |
1. Fill School Details - school settings. This report applies to all students. 2. Fill individual Common App form - doc sending page. Note: The above are both sent together at the same time. |
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Teacher Recommendation (TR) |
A type of recommender that has taught the student in a specific subject and can speak to their performance in the class. | Upload (can be uploaded by teacher based on student request) & send |
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Transcript (T) |
Documentation to prove which courses you’ve taken and the grades you received for those courses. Counselor will be required to provide an official transcript on your behalf. |
Common App: Attach within school report Parchment: Upload & send |
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Transcript Courses |
Common App: Prompted to include with school report if student’s current courses are not listed on the initial transcript | Upload & attach within school report |
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