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Submit application materials

Small details cause many application failures: name spelling, score validity, photo size, delivery deadlines, and online-form consistency.

Preparation checklistEstimated time about 3 weeksContent verified on 2026-06-10

Breakdown

How to break this task down

Follow the checklist below and you won't miss anything important. You don't have to finish it all at once, but every item should be clearly answered within this stage.

  1. Make a separate checklist for each school.
  2. Check name spelling, ID numbers, score validity, and photo rules.
  3. Use the materials reference to understand common documents and how they are usually obtained, then verify every item against the target program's current guidelines.

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  • Previous step · Prepare school exams and interviewsEJU is often just 'one of the entry tickets,' not a master switch that issues an offer — at top schools, the school exam (the university's own test) is where applicants are actually separated. It is not an ad-hoc extra question but the main way a school lands 'who it wants to admit' (the AP) into the room: essays, interviews, oral exams, and practical / portfolio tasks can all appear. The biggest mistake is not lack of effort but carrying a standardized-test mindset to the end and assuming 'a high score is safe.'
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