<p>The teacher eval waiver - what does it mean if i do/do not waive?
Can TE be submitted online?</p>
<p>How can I find out what level my couses are? They are australian vce-level - can I just put that?</p>
<p>I did 2 subjects at uni, wasn’t issued a transcript - can I choose whether I pay extra to get one?</p>
<p>We don’t calculate GPA. How can I work this out? And is class size the nuber of people in my year level?</p>
<p>Do you intend to enroll in a degree program in your first year? I think yes, but what does this mean?</p>
<p>Future plans: what is decision plan? SCEA?</p>
<p>Teacher evaluation can be submitted online. Waiving means that you’re relinquishing the chance to read your teacher’s recommendation, which in turn implies that you’re giving the teacher the chance to write more freely and candidly.</p>
<p>For the GPA issue, are you given grades? “A” translates to 4.0, “B” translates to 3.0, etc. [How</a> to Convert Your GPA to a 4.0 Scale](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>How to Convert (Calculate) Your GPA to a 4.0 Scale – BigFuture)
Class size refers to the number of students in your grade. It’s used to tell how you do compared to other kids in the same school.</p>
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<p>It means that you intend to graduate with a degree from the university. Some people just take a few classes here and there because they’re interested in the material, but are not necessary looking for a degree. </p>
<p>On the difference between early decision versus early action:
[Early</a> Decision and Early Action](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>Facts About Applying Early Decision or Early Action – BigFuture)
Single-Choice Early Action (SCEA) is a special, more stringent kind of early action in which you can apply to only one college early. Policies vary by school- if you Google it, you’ll be able to find more information. </p>
<p>Hope that helps. Not sure what the answer is to your other questions, or really what it is that you’re asking.</p>
<p>An additional note: waiving your rights to see your teacher evaluations does not mean that you cannot see them. Your teacher can still choose to share with you what s/he has written. But it does mean you cannot later ask the admissions office to show you the letters of recommendation in your application file as would be your right if you did not agree to waive them. As xrCalico23 has already said this is intended to promote honest appraisals by letter writers.</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Okay, some additional questions:
It asks for class rank, and says covering a period from x to y.
I’ve been my rank that I am since around year 9 onwards, so should I just put that? and do i put year 9 to now (so 01/2008 to 10/2011) or year 9 to when I graduate (to 12/2011)?</p>
<p>How do I know if it is weighted or unweighted? </p>
<p>How do you report class rank? What is this asking?
Cumulative GPA - what is this? I have no idea what I would be 
Neither does the counsellor - what can I put?</p>
<p>The GPA is weighted/unweighted???
Highest GPA in class???</p>
<p>Thanks very much - this is all rather confusing, we don’t really do much GPA calculation or rank.</p>
<p>Class rank is the relative position against other students in your class-year at your school with respect to academic performance. At most American high schools it is determined by comparing the grade point averages (GPA) of all students, the highest attaining first place, etc. At many American high schools there is also a “difficulty” weighting assigned to advanced and accelerated courses so as to effectively boost the GPA of students taking more challenging courses. High schools often publish both an unweighted GPA (without the “boost”) and a weighted GPA. Usually if a weighted GPA is available it becomes the basis for class ranking, but not always. In either system class rankings usually will change with each grading period. Certainly you cannot provide a class rank in this way without doing GPA calculations on every student in your year at your school!</p>
<p>Unfortunately there is no standard for doing this across American high schools so each school is free to do it in whatever way it pleases. It is almost unique to each school. Many schools, especially private schools, now avoid giving a definitive ranking altogether, but at such high schools relative performance can be communicated to colleges by direct but informal contacts between counselors and admissions committees (“Suzy is our best student this year”) where trust is usually extended and usually deserved. Schools that don’t have this cozy relationship, however (i.e., most public high schools where 90% of American students attend) still tend to opt for more objective and quantitative systems based on GPA.</p>
<p>However, since there are so many schools nowadays that do not rank, it is at least clear that supplying a class rank on the form is not absolutely required. You will probably need to resort to a more personal means of evaluating this. Most likely colleges will want your counselor to estimate the comparative level of your academic performance against the rest of your peers in your school in his/her supporting letter. I assume, too, that you will have marks/grades in your each of classes that appear on your record that you can use on your applications. I would advise you to research your schools’ Websites for further instruction on what is expected of international applicants and, if necessary, contact the admissions offices of each of the schools to which you are applying (by email) and ask them what they would prefer.</p>