Undergraduate Application Information

⇓ 1. RECOMMENDATION LETTER

⇓ 2. OFFICIAL OR CERTIFIED COPIES OF HIGH SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY TRANSCRIPTS

All applicants must submit official academic records from all secondary and post-secondary schools attended, whether or not a degree, certificate, or diploma was earned.

Freshman applicants (applying straight out of high school) will need to submit transcripts for the last 2-3 years of high school. Transfer applicants are required to submit their university/community college transcripts and transcripts of their last two years of high school including the high school diploma or school-leaving certificate. Transcripts can be submitted to the undergraduate admissions office via these two options:

• Your school official (counselor, teacher, principal, etc.) uploads the transcripts through the CommonApplication
• You send certified copies of your transcripts to us by post using the following mailing address:
  Jacobs University Bremen
  Office of Undergraduate Admission
  Campus Ring 1
  28759 Bremen
  Germany

⇓ 3. EDUCATIONAL HISTORY FORM

⇓ 4. STANDARDIZED TESTING (SAT/ACT/TestAS)

Students who will graduate (or graduated) with the German Abitur do not need to submit standardized test scores to Jacobs University. Most applicants are required to submit SAT/ACT/TestAS scores in order to be eligible for admission to Jacobs University. You may be exempted from this requirement depending on your high school subject combination and expected/earned high school diploma type. Please check with our admission [at] jacobs-university.de (subject: Standardized%20Testing%20Requirements) (undergraduate admissions office), and make sure to mention the type of diploma you will receive/have received, and the subjects you have/will have completed in your final year of high school to find out if you are eligible for a Standardized Test Score Waiver.

• Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT): this test consists of two sections: Mathematics and Evidence-Based Reading and Writing, plus an optional Essay. Jacobs University does not require the optional writing section. Each section is scored on a 200 to 800 point scale, making a perfect score of 1600. Furthermore, SAT Subject Tests are usually not required for admission to Jacobs University, but Jacobs will accept scores from the exams if you choose to additionally submit them. However, students taking IB Math Studies with no natural science subject at higher level as part of their IB subject selection are required to take SAT Subject Tests in Math 1/2 and one science (Biology E/M, Chemistry or Physics).
• American College Testing (ACT): this test consists of four sections: English, Reading, Math, and Science, as well as an optional writing test. Jacobs University does not require the writing test offered by the ACT. Each section is scored on a 1 to 36 point scale. The composite ACT score is the average score of all the four sections of the test.
• Test for Academic Studies (TestAS): The TestAS is a centrally administered, standardized scholastic aptitude test for applicants interested in pursuing their undergraduate studies in Germany. The test consists of a core test and subject-specific test modules. In addition to the core module, candidates must choose one of the following subject-specific modules: Economics, or Engineering, or Humanities, Cultural Studies and Social Sciences, or Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences. You can freely choose which subject-specific module of the test you would like to take for applying to Jacobs University, except if you are going to graduate with Math Studies with no natural science subject at higher level in your IB diploma. In this case, you are required to take the Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences module.

For further questions regarding standardized testing for fall 21/22 applications, please contact our admissions team.

⇓ 5. ZEEMEE ELECTRONIC RESUME (OPTIONAL)

At Jacobs University, we want to get to know you better as an applicant. That is why we have partnered with ZeeMee, a free service which lets you easily add personalized items including short videos, photos and/or documents to your application. Through the ZeeMee platform, you can digitally showcase your interests, accomplishments, and challenges you have overcome both inside and outside the classroom.

To begin, just create a profile on the free ZeeMee app for iOS or Android and paste your ZeeMee profile link into the designated field in the 'Questions' section of the CommonApp under the 'Activities' subsection. Please note that submitting a ZeeMee profile is completely optional, but a fun way to set yourself apart and share your story with us.

⇓ 6. LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST

All applicants must have an adequate command of the English language to enroll at Jacobs University. An applicant’s English language ability (especially for non-native speakers) may be demonstrated through language proficiency test scores.

• are native English speakers OR
• have been instructed exclusively in English for a minimum of 6 years OR
• have scored 580 or higher on the SAT Critical Reading section (for SATs taken before March 2016) OR
• have scored 600 or higher on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing section (for SATs taken after March 2016) OR
• have scored 9 or higher on the ACT Writing section

A list of all accepted English language proficiency tests and the minimum scores required for each are shown in the table below: