Rutgers Admissions | Information for High School Counselors

High School Counselors

The following information will assist students in completing first-year application files:

Self-Reported Academic Record

Current high school students who will graduate in 2013 are required to self report their courses, grades, grade point averages and rank in-class with Rutgers' new free-standing online form: the Self-Reported Academic Record (SRAR). When applicants submit a SRAR, they do not need to provide interim transcripts prior to graduation.
The SRAR must include all courses and final grades earned from grades 9 through 11.
To complete the SRAR, we recommend students reference a copy of their transcripts. To view the SRAR, click here.
Discrepancies between a student's SRAR and official transcript may result in a student's admission to Rutgers being rescinded.
International students will be able to use the SRAR. Upon enrollment, please submit directly from an educational authority academic records such as the SSC, HSSC, WAEC, Tajihiyah, GXE, GCE, Bagrut, or other results and certificates.

Final Official High School Transcripts

Students who already have graduated high school must submit their final official high school transcript.
All enrolling students who are currently in high school will be required to request that their high schools submit a final official transcript with all courses and final grades in July 2013.

If applicants have earned a GED, official results are required. A transcript of any high school work attempted is also required.

They graduated from high school two or more years prior to the date they intend to begin classes at Rutgers.
They have finished secondary school and have subsequently completed 12+ college credits with final course grades available by the Application Due Date.

Applicants are required to submit official SAT or ACT scores if:

They are currently in their first semester of college; and
They will have completed fewer than 12+ college credits by the Application Due Date; and
Their final course grades will not be available by the Application Due Date; and
They will have graduated from high school less than two years before beginning classes at Rutgers.

All SAT and/or ACT scores must be sent directly from the testing agency to Rutgers.

An official English proficiency examination score is required only for applicants whose secondary schooling has been outside the US in a country where English is not the principal language of instruction, regardless of the applicants' US residency status.
Students who have achieved a grade of B or better in a college-level English Composition course at an accredited US college (not a foreign affiliate) are exempt from the English proficiency examination requirement. English courses that are designated ESL, non-native, or which require a special support component, as well as courses taken outside the US, are not acceptable. Please also note that Rutgers University does not accept correspondence or online courses.

A portfolio, audition, or interview demonstrating artistic talent is required only for applicants to Mason Gross School of the Arts. The department will contact applicants with specific requirements shortly after application submission.

For all first-year students, the personal essay is required. To be considered, essays must be included in the space provided on the application. They cannot be sent separately.

Information about applicants' activities, employment, community service and other experiences, though not required, can enhance the application. If the student would like Rutgers to consider this information, it must be included in the application. It cannot be sent separately.

Letters of recommendation are not used for admissions consideration. Our application provides multiple opportunities for applicants to describe their accomplishments, activities, community service, and personal experiences.

$65 application fee or a College Board Fee Waiver Form signed by the guidance counselor.