The Board of Trustees of the American College of Sofia is Proud to Announce, for the Second Time, Admission of Bulgarian Students after Grade 9, and for the First Time Admission of Bulgarian Students after Grade 8.
In response to great public interest, this decision corresponds to the mission of the College to provide first-class education to talented and motivated Bulgarian students and to prepare them to meet the most challenging academic requirements of any university in the world. The College has built a reputation of a prestigious secondary school with high academic standards and many extracurricular opportunities for its students. After the successful completion of the course of study, the students receive a Bulgarian and an American diploma.
The Admissions exam is open to all students who have successfully completed Grade 8 and Grade 9 in Bulgarian schools on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria during the 2011-2012 school year.
All applicants who have successfully passed the Admissions exam may enroll at ACS under the financial conditions determined for the rest of the Bulgarian students at the College. Students may apply for a tuition fee reduction (Financial Aid) corresponding to the financial need of their families.
Date of the Admissions Exam: May 5th, 2012
Who May Apply:All students who have successfully completed Grade 8 and Grade 9 in Bulgarian schools on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria during the school year 2011-2012 are welcome to apply. The applicants should have a GPA of no less than 5.00 for each of the last two years of study – Grade 8 and Grade 9 for applicants in 9th grade and Grade 7th and Grade 8th for applicants in 8th grade.
Admissions Exam Format:The applicants must take the standardized ISEE test (Independent School Entrance Exam) in English language. The test is prepared and assessed by an external organization for independent academic assessment ERB (Educational Records Bureau) http://erblearn.org/. The American College of Sofia is the test site for the Admissions exam. The applicants for 9th grade will take the Middle Level ISEE exam, and the applicants for 10th grade will take the Upper Level ISEE exam.
The ISEE provides a standard assessment of each applicant’s academic skills at a certain age level. This test does not grade particular knowledge in a particular subject area. The ISEE consists of three parts:
(a) Verbal and quantitative reasoning tests that measure a student's capability to interpret information.(b) Reading comprehension and mathematics achievement tests.(c) An Essay. The ISEE essay is timed and written in response to a prompt. The essay is not scored; it is photocopied and sent to ACS for reference.
Total timing of the Admissions exam: 2 hours and 40 minutes.
Preparation for the Exam:
ERB and ACS do not organize preparatory courses, nor have ever authorized any organization or individual to engage in such activity.
ERB has created materials, which are free for download, to help students prepare.
You may download a free copy of the “What to Expect” book HERE.
The book provides sample questions, scoring information, test directions, and other information that helps the students prepare for the test.
Registration:
To register online please visit http://erblearn.org/parents/admission/isee/registration
The registration fee is payable directly to ERB. You may receive more detailed information HERE
There are different options for registration – online, by phone, by mail, by fax. For the online registration the fee is 95 USD. For the other options an additional fee is paid. The easiest method is to register online. However, regardless of the option of registration the families will choose, a credit card is needed to pay.
Final Ranking:
Based on the test results, selected applicants will be invited to an interview at the end of May or the beginning of June. The particular dates for the interviews will be announced after the number of invited applicants is determined.
The American College of Sofia will admit up to 5 students to be enrolled in Grade 9 and up to 5 students to be enrolled in Grade 10 for the 2012-2013 school year.
The tuition fee for the Bulgarian students for the 2012-2013 school year is € 5800, payable in BGN. All admitted students may apply for reduction of the tuition.
ACS has a dormitory at its disposal for the students from outside Sofia that are admitted to the College.
Contact:
Yuliana Koprinkova, Assistant to the RegistrarTel.: 02 / 434 10 10, ext. 421E-mail address: y.koprinkova@acs.bg