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Where Can Singapore Students Find Common App Courses and Grades Information?

Use Common App’s Courses & Grades support section and the first-year application guide. The guide explains that some colleges ask applicants to self-report their high school transcript through Courses & Grades.

Check the requirements of each college on your list. Entering academic information in an application and arranging the institution’s required school documents are separate tasks. Confirm both before deciding that your academic record is complete.

Your next step is to obtain your school records and ask your school adviser how they should be represented in the application. For a Singapore applicant, do not guess how school years or a grading system map to an unfamiliar field. Consult the current support guidance or the receiving college when the instructions are unclear.

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Official sources at a glance

TaskOfficial sourceWhat to check
Find reporting helpCommon App Courses & Grades supportQuestions about academic record entry
Check application requirementsCommon App first-year guideEducation section, Courses & Grades and school forms
Use current instructions for your qualification, institution and application year.

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Practical checks before you act

Work from the record

Keep a copy of the relevant school record beside the form. Compare course names, dates and grades with it as you work. Avoid reconstructing results from memory when a document is available, and mark any missing record for follow-up with the school.

Resolve unfamiliar fields

If a dropdown or school-year label does not fit your records clearly, write down the exact question. Ask the school adviser or official support team how to proceed. Do not invent a grade conversion or a course level simply because the form uses terminology from another education system.

Coordinate with the school

Tell the person helping with school documents which colleges you intend to apply to and their deadlines. Ask what the school will supply and what you must complete yourself. Keep the two lists together so that neither side assumes the other has handled an outstanding item.

Review before each submission

Compare the application preview with your source records, then review the college’s remaining document checklist. If you later discover an error, ask that college for its correction procedure. Keep a clear record of the error and the correction requested.

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Your next step

Get the school records, clarify unfamiliar fields and verify each college’s academic reporting and document requirements.

Common App application information

Singapore school pathways and education information directory

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Official sources reviewed: 12 October 2026. Recheck current instructions before acting.

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