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Where Can Singapore Students Find Common App Midyear and Final Report Information?

Singapore students should ask their school counsellor or authorised school official to use Common App’s recommender system for the Midyear Report and Final Report. Students do not complete these school forms themselves: the school submits the relevant academic update to the colleges that require or receive it.

The Midyear Report is required or optional according to each college’s Common App configuration and should be sent when first-semester or first-trimester final grades are available. The Final Report belongs later in the process, after admission decisions and when the student knows which college they intend to enrol in.

Check three things immediately: whether each college asks for a Midyear Report, when the Singapore school can issue the relevant grades, and whether the student has accepted a place before the Final Report is sent. Common App warns that submitting the Final Report locks the other school forms.

Quick route: Official sources · Which report · Next steps

Which official source should I use?

QuestionOfficial sourceWhat to check
When should school forms be sent?Common App school-form deadlinesApplication deadline, available grades and Final Report timing
What does each report mean?Common App application key termsMidyear, Final and Optional Report definitions
What does the college require?Common App college search, then the college’s admissions pageInstitution-specific forms, deadlines and portal notices
The college sets the requirement; the school official submits the report through the recommender system.

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How are the Midyear and Final Reports different?

The Midyear Report is an academic update

Common App describes the Midyear Report as required or optional depending on the member college. It should be sent when final grades for the first semester or trimester are available. A Singapore school year may not match the calendar used in a United States example, so the useful question is not “Is it January?” but “When can our school issue the completed grade update the college requested?”

The Final Report confirms the finished school record

The Final Report comes after admission decisions and is directed to the institution where the student has been accepted and intends to enrol, or where the student intends to enrol if admitted from a waitlist. It should carry the final school record, including information that changed after the original School Report. Once it is submitted, Common App says the counsellor recommendation, Midyear Report and Optional Report are no longer available for submission.

The Optional Report is not a substitute

The Optional Report can communicate an update or corrected transcript after the School Report, but Common App says it should not replace the Midyear or Final Report and may be submitted only once during the application season. Before choosing it, the counsellor should identify the purpose of the update and check the college’s instructions.

What should the student do next?

  1. Open each college’s requirements and applicant portal.
  2. Ask the school counsellor which grades and school forms can be issued.
  3. Record the college deadline and the school’s internal processing date.
  4. Do not ask for the Final Report before the enrolment choice is settled.
  5. Confirm receipt through the college portal after processing time.

For the earlier form, use our Common App School Report guide. For post-submission checks, see tracking Common App applications after submission. The full pathway is in US university applications from Singapore.

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Official sources reviewed on 27 October 2026. College requirements and school-form procedures can change; recheck Common App and the receiving college.

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