UNIVERSITY PLANNING CALENDAR

CLASS OF 2019

During the fall of 2017:

September- ♦ Pay attention to university related announcements. Make sure you attend all
December University Counselling office events (esp. those indicated as compulsory).
Attend meetings at school with visiting university representatives to learn
about as many different universities as possible. Work hard on your
courses! Make a genuine effort to get to know your teachers, since they will
contribute to your university recommendations.
A letter will go out to your parents and students concerning the PSAT test.
October ♦ Register for the PSAT test. Take PSAT practice test home to work on a
week before the actual test date.
♦ Take PSAT.
♦ Register online for the November administration of the Chinese SAT*
Subject Test if you would like to take this as one of your SAT II’s.
Registration deadline is early October.
♦ Take Chinese SAT Subject Test practice test.
November ♦ Take Chinese SAT Subject Test.

Key Dates for 2018:

January 16 1st University Group Seminar – Introduction to University Counselling.
(period 1, 7:55 – 9:15 am, Auditorium)
January 24 2nd University Group Seminar – UK Admission Process. (period 2, 9:20
– 10:35 am, Auditorium)
January 25 Attend Year 12 Parent/Student University Information evening. All Year
12 students and parents should plan to attend. (6:30 – 8:30 pm, Lower
Secondary Gym)

Beginning February 1
♦ Begin your Individual Counselling Session appointments.

February 1 3rd University Group Seminar – UCAS Writing Workshop. (period 1, 7:55
– 9:15 am, Auditorium)
February 7 Oxbridge Meeting I. (lunch, 12:50 – 1:45 pm, Room 311)
February 9 4th University Group Seminar – Researching US institutions: Using
Naviance. (period 2, 9:20 – 10:35 am, Auditorium)
♦ Submit your completed:
● University Counselling Agreement Form
● General Information Form
● Activities Resume to Managebac
♦ Registration deadline for March 10 SAT with Essay only*

* Note: Codes required for SAT and ACT Test Registrations CIS (High School Code): 670035
SAT – CIS Test Centre Code: 62143
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 February 27 ♦ Upload to ManageBac your completed
● Self Evaluation
♦ Submit the Parent Observation to Ms. Wong at bwong@cis.edu.hk
♦ Submit first draft of your Oxbridge/Medical related Personal Statement.

March ♦ If you are planning to apply to Oxford/Cambridge and U.K. Medical

Professional Programmes (Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine or
Veterinary Science), by the middle of March you should:
● Finalize decision on either Oxford or Cambridge
● Make a tentative list of U.K. universities
● Submit your Oxbridge/Medical related Personal Statement for Review

March 1 ♦ Notify the University Counsellors about applying to Oxbridge/Vet Sci/

Dentistry/Medicine.
March 2 Extended Essay Launch. (period 1, 7:55 – 9:15 am, Auditorium)
Oxbridge Meeting II. (lunch, 12:50 – 1:45 pm, Room 311)
March 9 ♦ Registration deadline for April 14 ACT with Writing.*
March 10 ♦ Take SAT with Essay test.
March 14 Internships. (period 2, 9:20 – 10:35 am, Auditorium)
March 16 ♦ Submit 2nd draft of your Oxbridge/Vet Sci/Medical related Personal
Statement to your Oxbridge mentor.
March 22 5th University Group Seminar – US Application Process (How Decisions
Made; US Essay Writing Workshop). (period 1, 7:55 – 9:15 am,
Auditorium)

April ♦ Begin making summer plans, including university visits if possible.

Information on various summer programs for high school students can be
found in the University Counselling Office.
♦ Write to universities/colleges of interest for information and to be placed on
their mailing lists.
♦ Decide which teachers to ask for recommendations.
♦ Schedule meeting to discuss the Activities Résumé with Miss Yung,
Individual and Career Advancement Counsellor.
♦ Refine your Oxbridge/Medical related Personal Statement.
April 6 ♦ Registration deadline for May 5 SAT with Essay or SAT Subject Test(s).*
April 9 TOK – presentation. (period 2, 9:20 – 10:35 am, Auditorium)
April 14 ♦ Take ACT with writing.
April 17 6th University Group Seminar - US Essays Draft Feedback/Essays
Return and Year 13 Panel. (period 1, 7:55 – 9:15 am, Auditorium)
April 25 7th University Group Seminar - Canadian Application Process and Fair.
(Period 2, 9:20 – 10:35 am, Auditorium)

* Note: Codes required for SAT and ACT Test Registrations CIS (High School Code): 670035
SAT – CIS Test Centre Code: 62143
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 May ♦ Prepare for your final examinations.

May 1 ♦ Registration opens for UKCAT if you are planning to apply to UK Medical
Schools. (Registration closes on Sept. 18)
May 3 ♦ Registration deadline for June 2 SAT Subject Test(s) only.*
May 4 ♦ Registration deadline for June 9 ACT with Writing*.
May 5 ♦ Take SAT with Essay test or SAT subject test(s).
May 30 8th University Group Seminar - Hong Kong Application Process and
Fair. (period 2, 9:20 – 10:35 am, Auditorium)
May 31 ♦ Submit third draft of your Oxbridge/Vet Sci/Medical related Personal
Statement to your subject teacher/alumni (Oxbridge mentor).

June
June 1 ♦ Take the appropriate Oxbridge /Medical/UKCAT Practice Test (Venue
to be confirmed, 3:15 pm).
June 2 ♦ Take SAT Subject test(s).
June 4 ♦ List University Choices on Naviance.
June 7 Gap Year Survey and Wrap Up Session. (period 2, 9:20 – 10:35 am,
Auditorium)
June 9 ♦ Take ACT with writing.

July/August ♦ Do something! Work, volunteer, study, complete summer course reading.

Try to narrow down your list of college possibilities… visit some
universities if possible. Work on your extended essay; complete your CAS
requirements. Fine tune your Oxbridge and/or UK personal statement(s).

August ♦ Students considering applying to the UK universities should make an

appointment with the University Counsellor immediately upon returning to
school to discuss and finalize the 5 UK choices. Finish UK personal
statement ASAP.
♦ Students thinking of applying to study Law or Medicine must decide on
taking the LNAT (Law Admissions Test) or the Biomedical Admissions
Test and/or UKCAT (UK Clinical Aptitude Test).
FYI – Normally you should be able to register for the 2018 test from May 1
to September 18. Remember if you are applying to medical schools, which
require UKCAT test scores you MUST sit the test on or before October 4
deadline. Our internal deadline for medical applicants is September 28.
LNAT – For Law applicants we highly recommend you register early to
book a test date and sit the test latest by the October 15 (tbc)
August 1 ♦ Registration opens for LNAT if you are planning to apply to certain UK
Law Schools. September 1:LNAT testing begins. October 5: Latest date for
Oxford applicants to register and book LNAT test slots.
August 10 ♦ Registration Deadline for September 8 ACT with Writing.*

Begin attending university representative visits at CIS.

* Note: Codes required for SAT and ACT Test Registrations CIS (High School Code): 670035
SAT – CIS Test Centre Code: 62143
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 August 21 ♦ Compulsory Meeting for all Year 13 students (Auditorium).
♦ Check your transcript and notify us if there is/are any change(s).
♦ Submit the final version of your Oxbridge/Vet Sci/Medical related
Personal Statement to your specialist teacher/mentor.
♦ Submit your UCAS Personal Statement.

September ♦ Register for October and/or November SAT with Essay or SAT Subject
Test(s)/or ACT with writing.
♦ Prepare Early Action or Early Decision applications (Deadlines generally
November 1). Work on US college essays.
September 7 ♦ Registration Deadline for October 6 SAT with Essay or SAT Subject
Test(s)*
September 8 ♦ Take ACT with writing.
September 21 ♦ Complete Cambridge University online application.
September 28 ♦ Deadline for submission of UCAS application from Oxbridge and
Medical Applicants.
September 28 ♦ Registration Deadline for October 27 ACT with Writing*
September 21 ♦ Notify the University Counsellors if you are planning to apply to a US
institution under an Early Action or Early Decision (EA/ED) plan.
♦ Deadline for submission of Letter of Recommendation Worksheet and
Teacher Evaluation form to teachers- US EA/ED applicants.
September 28 ♦ Last day to submit the final Activities Résumé via ManageBac.

October ♦ If you are planning to apply to universities in the US, by the end of
October you should:
● Retake SAT with Essay or SAT subject tests if necessary.
● Register for November 3(tbc) SAT Subject Test(s) if necessary.
● Prepare University of California applications (due Nov 30).
● Request recommendations from your teachers. (Important! a minimum
of three weeks notice is required for your teachers to write your
reference).
● File Early Action (EA) and Early Decision (ED) applications.
October 5 ♦ Latest date for Oxford applicants to register and book LNAT test slots. Sit
the LNAT before or on October 20 at the very latest.
October 5 ♦ Registration Deadline for November 3 SAT Subject Test(s) date.
October 6 ♦ Retake SAT with Essay or SAT Subject Test(s) if necessary.
October 8 ♦ Submit US Essay(s) to University Counsellor for review – US EA/ED
applicants.
October 27 ♦ Retake ACT with Writing if necessary.

* Note: Codes required for SAT and ACT Test Registrations CIS (High School Code): 670035
SAT – CIS Test Centre Code: 62143
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 October 31 ♦ Submit completed UCAS on-line application for processing.
♦ Last day to request or make any corrections to your transcript and
Activities Résumé.
♦ Notify the University Counsellors if you are planning to apply to a HK
institution under Early Decision (HKUST non-binding) and Advance
Consideration (CUHK).
♦ Take BMAT/Oxbridge written test at school.

Continue to attend university representative visits at CIS.

November ♦ Work on CUHK, HKU & HKUST personal statements.

♦ Complete University of California application.
November 1 ♦ Early Action/Early Decision US application deadline.
November 2 ♦ Submit HK College Essay(s) to University Counsellor for review - Fast
Track (HKU), Early Decision (HKUST non-binding) and Advance
Consideration (CUHK) applicants.
♦ Submit US Essay(s) to University Counsellor for review – US regular
applicants.
November 2 ♦ Registration Deadline for December 1 SAT with Essay or SAT Subject
Test(s).*
November 2 ♦ Registration Deadline for December 8 ACT with writing.*
November 3 ♦ Retake SAT with Essay or SAT Subject Test(s) if necessary.
November 5 ♦ Deadline for submission of Letter of Recommendation Worksheet and
Teacher Evaluation form to teachers for US regular admission.
November 15 ♦ CUHK. HKUST & HKU early application deadline.
November 30 ♦ University of California application deadline.

December ♦ Inform the University Counsellors of any US Early Decision (ED) or Early
Action (EA) decisions that you receive.
December 1 ♦ Retake SAT with Essay or SAT Subject Test(s) if necessary.
December 3 ♦ Submit final university choices form ** via ManageBac
♦ Submit CUHK, HKUST & HKU personal statements for review.
December 3 - 10 ♦ Complete all CUHK, HKUST, McGill University and Ontario
University applications.
December 8 ♦ Retake ACT with Writing if necessary.
December 10 ♦ Submit McGill application.
♦ Submit CUHK, HKUST & HKU regular applications.

** It is the school policy to limit your choices to 10 institutions worldwide. UCAS counts
as one and this is also true for the University of California system.

* Note: Codes required for SAT and ACT Test Registrations CIS (High School Code): 670035
SAT – CIS Test Centre Code: 62143
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 Key dates for 2019:
January ♦ Complete the rest of the Canadian university applications (for e.g.
University of British Columbia, University of Western Ontario).
♦ Complete the remaining Hong Kong applications.
♦ Inform University Counsellors of your Oxbridge decision.
January 11 ♦ Complete the rest of Hong Kong university applications.
♦ Complete the rest of Canadian university applications.
January 25 ♦ Submit all online applications for Singaporean universities

February ♦ Inform the University Counsellors of any offers from Canadian

universities.

April ♦ Students who are Australian or are holding permanent resident status in
Australia need to contact the Australian university directly for home
student application forms for the mid-year intake (mid-July 2018).
♦ US Decisions arrive.
♦ Thank your teachers for their recommendations.
♦ Make your final decision about which school to attend. Notify all
universities in writing of your decisions by May 1. Inform the
University Counselling Office of your decision.
April 26 ♦ Submit all completed Australian university applications.

May ♦ Prepare for your final I.B. examinations.

♦ Attend University Transition Workshops during the last week of May.
♦ Graduation rehearsal.
♦ Graduation photographs taken.
May 1 ♦ Candidate’s Reply Date – last day to notify US College/University of your
decision.
May 20 ♦ Inform the university counsellors which university you would like your
final I.B. results forwarded to. It is crucial that you do this!
♦ Last day to reply to UCAS of your UK decisions.
May 25 Graduation!

June 6 ♦ Notify University Counsellors about which other universities you are
applying in order for us to prepare university packets.

* Note: Codes required for SAT and ACT Test Registrations CIS (High School Code): 670035
SAT – CIS Test Centre Code: 62143
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