The dossier

Tell us who you are. We’ll come prepared.

Eight steps about your school, your work, your interests, and where you hope to study. We read every line before we meet, so the first conversation starts with what matters.

  • Eight steps · 20 to 40 minutes
  • Saves on this device as you go
  • Read only by our team

Students, write it in your own words. Parents, sit beside them.

The dossierEight steps

  1. About you
  2. School & academics
  3. Tests & languages
  4. Activities & awards
  5. Interests & story
  6. Goals & universities
  7. Family & logistics
  8. Your appointment

The short way

Just want a call? It takes a minute.

Your name, a phone number or Telegram, and a time. The dossier can wait: fill it in before we meet, and the first hour goes further.

Your request is in. Thank you. We’ll confirm the time by phone or Telegram.

Whichever reaches you fastest.

Uzbekistan time (UTC+5). We’ll confirm it with you.

This is a request, not a confirmed booking. Or write to us directly.

Your dossier is in. Thank you. We’ll read it before we meet and confirm your time by email or Telegram.

Step 1 of 8

About you

The basics, so we know who we’re talking to.

Fields marked (optional) can wait. The rest help us prepare.

Which house are you here for?

You can change this later.

Who is filling this in?
Why we ask

Your age sets the calendar, and tells us whether a parent or guardian should be part of the conversation.

Why we ask

Citizenship decides which applicant pool you’re in, and which scholarships and aid are open to you.

Dual citizens and US permanent residents are treated differently for financial aid. Leave it blank if it doesn’t apply.

Where we send your confirmation. A parent’s email is fine.

With the country code.

Often the fastest way to reach you.

Best way to reach you

We’ll confirm your time this way.

Prefer a short call first?

Step 2 of 8

School & academics

Where you study, and how it’s going. Exact numbers help; ranges are fine.

As it appears on your transcript.

Type of school
Curriculum

As your school numbers it.

The year you finish secondary school. It sets your whole calendar.

As your school reports it, for example 4.6 / 5 or 92 / 100. IB students: use your school grades here and add predicted points in step III.

Why we ask

Every university reads grades in context. We need yours to build an honest list.

How have your grades changed since grade 9? (optional)

Admissions readers notice the direction, not just the number.

Only if your school ranks students.

Separate with commas.

Up to three.

Separate with commas.

Up to three. Everyone has some.

Does your school have a college counselor? (optional)

Many applications ask for a counselor’s letter. If your school has none, we’ll plan around it.

We’ll read it with care.

Step 3 of 8

Tests & languages

The scores you have so far, and the ones still ahead. “Not yet” is a perfectly good answer.

The SAT

Where are you with the SAT?

Your highest total from a single test date.

Your best Reading and Writing plus your best Math, across test dates. Many colleges superscore.

From an official Bluebook practice test, if you’ve taken one.

The score you need, or the one you’d be proud of.

Official College Board dates. Registration deadlines close at 11:59 p.m. US Eastern time, which is the next morning in Uzbekistan.

Other tests

Which other tests have you taken or planned? (optional)

Check any that apply.

IELTS Academic. Most universities accept scores up to two years old.

Since January 2026, TOEFL iBT reports a 1–6 band as well as the 0–120 score. Either is fine.

Taken or planned. Write “planned” next to exams you haven’t sat yet.

Mark predicted grades as “predicted”.

Including Uzbekistan’s national certificates, and tests for Korea, China, or elsewhere.

Languages

SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this website.

Step 4 of 8

Activities & awards

What you do when no one is grading you.

List up to ten activities, the most important first. Clubs, sports, research, a job, family responsibilities, a project you started on your own: all of it counts. Keep descriptions short; the Common App gives you 150 characters for each, so practice here.

Activities

Awards and honors

Proof of work

Step 5 of 8

Interests & story

What you could talk about for an hour. Write the way you talk; no polish needed.

Separate with commas.

Choose up to eight, or add your own.

The most recent rabbit hole you fell into.

A line on why, for each.

This is the heart of the dossier. We read it before every first meeting.

A few paragraphs about your life so far. Write the way you talk.

This month: projects, reading, work, anything.

No school, no grades, no one checking. Be honest.

Step 6 of 8

Goals & universities

Where you want to go, and why. Ambition is welcome. Honesty is more useful.

The one you’d choose if you knew you’d be admitted.

Be specific. “It’s the best” tells us little; “its linguistics lab” tells us a lot.

Separate with commas.

Every one you’re considering, realistic or not. Up to 15.

Countries you’re considering (optional)

Separate with commas.

Up to three. “Undecided” is a real answer.

Move the slider to answer.

Separate with commas.

Up to five.

Would you apply Early Decision? (optional)

Early Decision is a binding early application to one US university: if you’re admitted, you enroll.

Step 7 of 8

Family & logistics

The practical side: who’s involved, what’s possible, and how you found us.

Parent or guardian

Optional if you’re 18 or older.

Why we ask

If you’re under 18, a parent or guardian should know who you’re working with, and so should we.

Will a parent or guardian join the first meeting? (optional)

We’d welcome it. Big decisions go better with both of you in the room.

Has anyone in your family studied abroad? (optional)

Budget & financial aid

Only our team sees this.

Tuition and living costs together, in US dollars.

Why we ask

Cost shapes strategy. Aid for international students varies widely from one university to the next, so knowing your range early keeps the list honest.

Will you need financial aid? (optional)

Working together

When would you like to start? (optional)
How do you like feedback? (optional)

There’s no wrong answer. It helps us teach you.

Who’s helping you now? (optional)

Check any that apply.

Step 8 of 8

Your appointment

Choose how and when we meet. Every time is shown in Uzbekistan time (UTC+5) and in yours.

How would you like to meet?
Language for the meeting

Times are in Uzbekistan time (UTC+5). Your own time appears under each one.

Including anything that would make the meeting easier for you.

All eight steps

Read it back.

Check each section once. Nothing is sent until you press Send.

Check your answers above before you send.

We’ll write when a seat opens. It doesn’t change your consultation.

In the first meeting

  1. Where you stand, honestly.
  2. What to build next, and in what order.
  3. Which universities fit, and why.
  4. Whether the SAT belongs in your plan.
  5. What working with us would involve, and what it would cost.

Admissions work is scoped and priced after this conversation. The Academy’s two plans are fixed. See the Academy plans

Questions about the dossier

IDo I have to answer everything?

No. Fields marked “(optional)” can wait; the rest help us prepare. “Not yet” is a fine answer anywhere.

IIWho reads my dossier?

Only our team, in full, before we meet. We never sell it, and we don’t share it with universities or anyone else without your permission.

IIICan a parent fill it in?

Yes. Answer as the student would, or better, sit down together. Every “you” in the dossier means the student.

IVWhat if none of the times work?

Check “None of these times work for me” in step VIII and tell us what does. We’ll find a time.

VCan I stop and come back later?

Yes. Your answers save on this device as you go. Come back to this page in the same browser to continue.

Clear your answers?

This deletes every answer saved on this device. It can’t be undone.

Finish later

Your answers are saved in this browser, on this device. Come back to scoremarch.org/book on the same device to pick up where you left off. On a shared computer? Clear your answers instead.