Most students chosen to attend a UWC are selected by National Committees. If you are a Costa Rican citizen you should contact the Costa Rican National Committee:
info.cr.uwc.org
www.cr.uwc.org

If you are not a Costa Rican citizen you should contact the UWC National Committee in your home country. More information and links to all National Committees can be found at the United World Colleges website uwc.org

The selection process varies from one National Committee to another to ensure that is applicable and relevant to the local culture and educational system. Usually there will be a written application and some form of interview, and you may also be asked to take part in group activities and community service, an examination and perhaps even a weekend camp.
The teaching languages at the UWCCR are English and Spanish, but you do not need to be proficient in either language to apply.

Most students attend a UWC on a significant scholarship; contact your National Committee for further details.  Students are selected for United World Colleges on the basis of merit, regardless of their financial circumstances.

If you are ineligible to apply through a National Committee or if there is no National Committee in your home country, please contact Gregory Walsh, the Admissions Coordinator at the UWCCR: gregory.walsh@uwccr.com.  The UWCCR considers International Quotient applicants both as boarding and as day students.

Applicants should be:

• Committed to meeting all academic and co-curricular responsibilities, including the full IB diploma program and other activities that promote the philosophy and mission of the UWCCR
• Committed to participating fully in community activities and in community service
• Committed to becoming fluent in both English and Spanish
• Committed to developing tolerance of and appreciation for differences through living and sharing with peers from different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Between sixteen and nineteen years of age as of September 1st of their first year.  Moreover it is preferably that they are between sixteen and eighteen years of age.

Applicants should review the UWCCR Student Handbook before applying.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Admissions Coordinator if you have any questions or concerns.

Gregory Walsh
Director of Admissions and University Counselling
United World College Costa Rica
gregory.walsh@uwccr.com
Office phone 506-2282-5609 x 121