Welcome to CBS
How to Choose the Right
College or University
Ask yourself what’s important to you:
• Where do you want to be?
• Who you want to become?
• Then you can figure out what types of schools
will allow you to reach your goals
Which of these aspects are things you feel you
must have to be comfortable at a college?
Which things are you flexible on?:
• Size
• Location
• Distance from home
• Available majors and classes
• Housing options
• Makeup of the student body
• Available extracurricular activities
• Campus atmosphere
Think about what you want to
accomplish in college.
• Do you want to train for a specific
job or get a wide-ranging
education?
• If you have a major in mind, are the
schools you’re considering strong in
that area?
Keep an Open Mind
• Challenge your assumptions about what will
work for you.
• Talk to people who know you.
• Don’t limit your search.
Do Your Homework
Once you have a list of schools
Talk to your teachers
Check out school student blogs, if available
Contact admission officials
Ask admission officials to recommend current
students or recent graduates to talk to
• Visiting college campuses or visit as many
international university fairs
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College & University
Student Planner Checklist
College and University Educational
Services in Kuwait
AMIDEAST
IDP Education
JNS Educational Consultants
Checklist
1. Identify 3 areas of study
2. Identify 5 colleges/universities that offer your areas of
study
3. Identify the entrance requirements: SAT or TOEFL
scores, personal letters, recommendation letters, etc.
4. Prepare for TOEFL/SAT/or other tests
5. Check TOEFL & SAT Test Dates
6. List deadlines for inclusions for each school
7.Submit applications as per deadlines
8. Receive and accept/decline offers
Foundation Year Programs
http://www.ifp.utoronto.ca/
The International Foundation Program (IFP) is a
unique offering that combines conditional
acceptance to the University of Toronto with
intensive English language instruction and for-credit
courses.
The IFP is available to academically qualified
international students whose English fluency scores
(TOEFL/SAT) do not meet the University of Toronto’s
direct entrance requirements.
Foundation Year Programs
http://www.ifp.utoronto.ca
Successful completion of the IFP guarantees
admission to the
• Faculty of Arts & Science,
• Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering,
• the John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture,
Landscape & Design, or
• the Faculty of Music
with academic credit towards your undergraduate
degree.
Two Year Programs
and
Articulation Agreements
How it works
Colleges and University
Application Websites
Kuwait http://portal.ku.edu.kw/manuals/admission/en
/admission_quickview.pdf
Canada
Province of Ontario - https://www.ouac.on.ca/ouac-105/
Province of B.C. - https://apply.educationplannerbc.ca/
 http://www.universitystudy.ca/search-programs/
 http://www.electronicinfo.ca/programs
USA • http://international.collegeboard.org/studyin-the-us
• https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/collegesearch
Britain - https://www.ucas.com/