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Examples of alternate or former names include:
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Indicate any pronouns you wish to be referred to by (i.e., they, them, theirs).
You can also enter alternate pronouns; examples of additional pronouns include:
Enter your date of birth in MM/DD/YYYY format. For example, January 7, 1989, would be listed as 01/07/1989. Make sure you enter your date of birth correctly; failure to do so could cause significant delays with matching documentation and test scores.
Then, enter your country, city, state/territory/province, and county of birth. If you are unsure of your county of birth, select N/A.
Note: to ensure applicants are entering consistent data for some questions, this application uses pre-populated answer options that are maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). For example, country answer options are derived from ISO 3166, which is the international standard for country codes and codes for their subdivisions.
Enter the phonetic pronunciation of your first and last name or write a familiar word that rhymes with your name. Phonetic pronunciation is how your names sound when read or spoken aloud. Make sure to separate syllables with dashes and capitalize syllables that are stressed.
Examples:
Vowel |
Examples |
Phonetic Spelling |
Sample Names |
---|---|---|---|
A |
fat, land ape, date, play ah, father, car America, ago |
a ay ah uh |
Nancy (NAN-see) Jason (JAY-suhn) Adriana (Ah-dree-AH-nah) Bianca (Bee-YAHN-cuh) |
E |
check, ten, when the, benefit green, evil, he |
e uh ee |
Ken (KEN) Alex (AL-uhks) Maria (Mah-REE-ah) |
I |
ice, bite, high Is, hit |
y Ih |
Michael (MY-kuhl) Lindy (LIHN-dee) |
O |
hot, fought, not open, tone, go loose, tool, crew toy, oil |
ah oh oo oy |
John (JAHN) Rose (ROHZ) Judy (JOO-dee) Leroy (LEE-roy) |
U |
up, cut duty, tube, assume fur, deter use, cute, few |
uh oo ur yoo |
Cynthia (SIN-thee-uh) Judy (JOO-dee) Kurt (KURT) Eunice (YOO-nis) |
Y |
family, city my, dry |
ee y |
Amy (AY-mee) Kyle (KY-uhl) |
Most consonants are written the way they sound, but there are a few special cases.
Consonants |
Examples |
Phonetic Spelling |
Sample Names |
---|---|---|---|
GI | giant | j | Gianna (Jee-AH-nah); Italian |
GI | Gitano brand jeans | gh | Giselle (GHEE-sehl-luh); German |
H | loch | hh | Ahmed (AHH-med) |
TH | thought, thin, bath | th | Beth (BETH) |
TH | bathe | thh | Heather (Heh-THHER) |
Z | zebra, rose | z | Zenobia (Zeh-NOH-bee-uh) |
ZH | azure, leisure | zh | Jean-Paul (Zhan-PAWL) |
Y |
family, city my, dry |
ee Y |
Amy (AY-mee) Kyle (KY-uhl) |