Application Type	Deadline	Notification	% Accepted
Early Decision	11/15	12/31	55
Early Action	--	--	--
Regular Decision	1/15	4/1	53

Type of Early Action? (single-choice, must submit tuition deposit by February1)
Application website: (link)
http://www.american.edu/admissions/pdf/upload/undergraduate_application.pdf


Essays
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Essay Questions 2010-2011
Common Application

American University does not require a supplement to the Common Application.

Essay Questions 2009-10

This is your opportunity to provide the Admissions Committee with a glimpse of you in a way that grades and test scores cannot. This essay is used to
determine your ability to organize your thoughts and to express them clearly. Choose one essay topic. Write no more than 500 words on your own paper.
1. Tell us about your relationship with your hometown.
2. Your life is being made into a reality TV show. What will it be called, and why will people watch?
3. A topic of your choice.


On a separate sheet of paper, please tell us how you became interested in American University (50–75 words).


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Essay Questions 2008-09

1. Common Application

2. University Application Essay:

This is your opportunity to provide the Admissions Committee with a glimpse of you in a way that grades and test scores cannot. This essay is used to determine your ability to organize your thoughts and to express them clearly. Choose one essay topic. Write no more than 500 words on your own paper.

• American University embraces the motto: Ideas into Action; Action into Service. How do you embody this philosophy?

• Do you believe that the Internet has become a positive or negative force in today's society? Additionally, do you think your life would be better or worse off if you had lived during a time in which the Internet was a construct and not a reality?
  

Testing Policy Link to testing policy on admissions website
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Required tests: ACT or SAT 1

Score-choice policy:

AP policy:

Recommendation Letters Link to letters policy on admissions website
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Letters of Recommendation required?

Total letters of recommendation allowed?


Coursework
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Subject	Required	Recommended
English
Language
History
Math
Science
Social Studies
Visual/Performing Arts

List of majors offered: (link)

List of sports teams offered: (link)

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Rankings and Lists

(ex: US News rankings, Princeton Review Lists, colleges that change lives, etc)

Selectivity

Selectivity Rating*
Avg GPA (unweighted)
Avg GPA (weighted)
% in top 10% of HS class
% in top 25% of HS class
% in top 50% of HS class
Avg ACT
Avg SAT Reading
Avg SAT Math
Avg SAT Writing

*on a scale from 60-99, produced by The Princeton Review

Educational Quality

4-year graduation rate
6-year graduation rate
Freshman retention rate
Professors interesting rating*
Professors accessible rating*
Student/faculty ratio

*ranked on a scale of 60-99 by The Princeton Review


Financial Aid

Financial Aid Rating*
Total Annual Cost **
% undergrads receiving non-need-based aid
Avg non-need based aid award
% undergrads receiving need-based aid
Avg need-based loan
Avg need-based gift aid
Avg % of need met
Financial Aid forms used

*ranked on a scale of 60-99 by The Princeton Review
**includes tuition, room and board, fees, books, and misc. expenses


Student Characteristics

Undergraduate enrollment
Total students
Male/female ratio
% undergraduate live on campus
% freshmen live on campus
% African American
% Asian
% Caucasian
% Hispanic
% Native American
% International
% join fraternities
% join sororities