Quiz: How much do you know about US college admissions?

The US is one of the leading study abroad destinations for international students. Every year, over one million non-native learners enrol in the country’s higher education institutions, with students from China and India alone making up half of this figure.

If you’re planning to study here, the first thing to get familiar with is the admissions process. Every country has its own unique system for students applying to its colleges and universities and the US is no different.

Take our quiz to find out whether your knowledge of the American college admissions system is up to speed:

1. The Common Application platform lets students apply to multiple colleges at once. True or false?

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True

False

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2. Which of the following documents must international students submit along with their application?

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Results of an English language proficiency exam, like the TOEFL or IELTS

SAT or ACT scores

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3. The Common Application does not allow you to apply to colleges or universities outside the US. True or false?

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True

False

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4. Which of the following carries the most weight in the admissions process?

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A list of your activities, work and family responsibilities

Letters of recommendation

High school grades and courses taken

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5. The majority of US colleges admit most students who apply. True or false?

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Please select 2 correct answers

True

False

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6. What was Harvard's admissions rate in 2017?

5.2 percent

10.2 percent

15.2 percent

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7. Compared to 2002, have admission rates at US colleges and universities fallen, stayed the same or risen?

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Fallen

Stayed the same

Risen

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8. Application volume is increasing across US colleges and universities. True or false?

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True

False

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9. Yield refers to the percentage of accepted students who enrol. Which of the following had the highest yield rate in 2017?

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MIT

Stanford

Harvard

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10. Under the Common Application, students must submit their answer for one standardised personal essay that uniformly applies to all colleges and universities. True or false?

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True

False

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Quiz: How much do you know about the US college admissions process?

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