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Required Credentials
Please note that the application deadline is 3 January 2009. The = Office of=20 Undergraduate Admission requires international first-year applicants to = submit=20 the following to be considered for admission:
- A completed Common Application
- A completed Part = 1: The=20 Vanderbilt Common Application Supplement
- An official transcript or record of academic achievement in = secondary=20 school and/or nationally sponsored or administered examinations
- Official results of the SAT or ACT
- Official results of the TOEFL or IELTS, if applicable*
- A counselor or administrator letter of recommendation and two = academic=20 teacher letters of recommendation
- A completed
- A $50 USD non-refundable application fee
Please provide all documents in English
* Applicants whose first language and language of instruction is not = English=20 are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) = or the=20 International English Language Testing Service(IELTS). A minimum score = of 85 on=20 the internet-based test, 230 on the computer-based test, and 6.5 on the = IELTS=20 are recommended. Institutional TOEFL examinations are not acceptable; = the=20 examinations must be taken at an official TOEFL testing center. The = Vanderbilt=20 University TOEFL testing code is 1871.
** Candidates who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents and = are=20 requesting consideration for need-based financial aid are required to = submit the=20 financial aid application showing their sources of financial support. = Based upon=20 a review of academic qualities, financial need, and availability of = resources, a=20 student may be considered for financial assistance, but need-based aid = is=20 offered to a limited number of international undergraduate applicants. = Visit the=20 Common = Application website=20 for more information on Costs & Finances for U.S. citizens abroad, = U.S.=20 permanent residents, and International citizens.
Testing Requirements
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SAT or ACT =E2=80=93 The SAT Reasoning Test or the ACT with Writing = is required of=20 all undergraduate applicants. These standardized university entrance=20 examinations measure verbal and mathematic skills. Please visit either =
SAT Subject Tests are not required for admission, but if you have = taken SAT=20 Subject Tests we recommend you submit those scores for consideration.=20 Applicants who choose not to submit SAT Subject Tests will not be at a = disadvantage in the admission process.
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TOEFL or IELTS =E2=80=93 The results of such standardized English = language=20 proficiency examinations are used by the Admission Committee to better = understand a student's English language ability, especially for = non-native=20 speakers. Because the SAT and ACT are written for U.S. domestic = students, we=20 understand that many international applicants do not score as well on = the SAT=20 Critical Reading test and a TOEFL or IELTS score will enhance the = strength of=20 a student's application. This requirement will only be waived if the = language=20 of instruction has been English or if a student has scored above 600 = on the=20 SAT Critical Reading.
Students may learn more about TOEFL at http://www.toefl.org/ and IELTS at
Non-U.S. Educational School Systems
If you attend an overseas secondary school that uses a non-U.S. = educational=20 system please download, from the Common Application website, the International = Supplement to=20 the Secondary School Report form and give it to your college counselor = or school=20 administrator to complete and submit with the Secondary School Report = form.
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