Higher Education Office

At the Higher Education Office, our teacher-counsellors work directly with individual students to realise their career and higher education aspirations. The following guides and resources have been created to help students prepare their university applications.

Updated! The CommonApp and CIALFO guide for US applications has been published for alumni. Also take a look at our instructions for submitting your UK/US application essays for written feedback. Year 6 students may refer to the resources on Ivy.

Visit the BrightSparks Scholarship Portal

For students interested in applying to UK universities, refer to the Timelines 2023/24 Guide for UK and US Applications. Please refer to and adhere to all internal RI deadlines for timely submission. You may now create your UCAS account by following our guide below. The UK personal statement guide for 2023 has also been published, so you may refer to this if you need some guidance crafting your statement. You may submit your statements for written feedback in September. Please follow our instructions below.

Timelines 2023/24 Guide for UK and US Applications
NEW! UCAS Guide 2023 For Alumni
NEW! My Cambridge Application Guide 2023
UK Personal Statement Guide 2023 For Alumni
NEW! Instructions for Written Feedback

For students interested in applying to US colleges, refer to the Timelines 2023/24 Guide for UK and US Applications. You may now create your CommonApp and CIALFO accounts by following our guide below. As well, our UC guide has been published. Please refer to and adhere to all internal RI deadlines for timely submission. The US application writing guide for 2023 has also been published, so you may refer to this for guidance in crafting your application essays. You may submit your statements for written feedback in October. Please follow our instructions below.

Timelines 2023/24 Guide for UK and US Applications
NEW! CommonApp and CIALFO Guide 2023 For Alumni
NEW! University of California Guide 2023
US Application Writing Guide 2023 For Alumni 
NEW! Instructions for Written Feedback

We can help you apply to overseas colleges and universities outside the US and UK.

Do inform us at least 3 weeks in advance if you need supporting documents like recommendations and predicted grades. We will also send hard copies of supporting documents to these universities for you.

Overseas universities our alumni have gone on to include:

Canada
University of Toronto, University of British Columbia

Switzerland
École hôtelière de Lausanne 

Japan
Waseda University, University of Kyoto, University of Tokyo