Both the student and school forms are based on the US Common Application, an admissions application used by almost 900 American institutions. By using an application modelled on the Common Application, we will be able to follow the holistic model of admissions employed by American universities and gain a full view of your child’s academic performance, successes both inside and outside of the classroom and ability to make the most of this programme. We also hope that students and schools will get in the mindset of US admissions and be able to re-use components of our application for American university applications next autumn saving you time.
US Programme application timeline 2025
Late Autumn 2024
Applications for the 2025 programme are now open.
Early January 2025
Early January 2025
Early March 2025
We understand that parents/guardians of programme participants may not have experience of the US admissions process, so we aim to provide support and guidance from the beginning of the programme:
Parent/Guardians Information Session at the April residential (virtual session)
If your child is selected for the programme, we will also invite parents to attend a parent information session at the April residential, to give more information on the programme, US university admissions and your role in this process.
Parent Pack (print resource)
We understand not all parents will be able to attend the session, so we will provide a printed pack of information for each family.
Parent Information Session Webinar (online)
We will host a live online parent information session webinar in late Spring to give more information on the programme, US university admissions and your role in this process. There will be a Q&A with programme staff as part of this, and the webinar recording will be sent out to all parents.
More information will be provided if your child is selected for the programme. This includes in-depth information on the one week visit to the US, as well as US admissions and financial aid processes if your child chooses to apply to US universities in the autumn.
Thank you for providing our son with the most amazing trip. As I saw him come through arrivals at Heathrow after the US week I was overwhelmed with the happiness on his face as well as the amazing camaraderie amongst his fellow peers. You guys really, really have made his dream a reality. Your hard work, dedication and continued support is just amazing, you all really do make a difference to these young adults.
Parent of a Cohort 4 student