R124687

When using the UCAS to apply to Oxford, I've been reading on CC that there is of course no specifica place to enter the International Student requirements. For an American this includes SAT or ACT scores, SAT IIs, and or A/Ps.

My daughter has excellent SAT and ACTs, two excellent SAT IIs and one low score. Can she report SAT/ACT...and only TWO SAT IIs...then add an A/P that is a score of 5...to meet the "at leat THREE SAT IIs over 700 OR THREE AP scores of 5.

Meaning...she doesn't have THREE of either (Yet. Most of her APs are going to be as a senior which is too late, of course).

So, in reporting...should she list:
SAT, ACT, two SAT IIs, and one AP....all of which mean she meets the requirements. Then just leave off the lower SAT II score?

Whatcha think?

Thanks

cupcake

Ideally she should list the APs yet to be taken, and then she may get a "conditional offer" wherein she will gain acceptance if she obtains certain grades in these APs in the future. This is entirely the norm in the UK and nothing to worry about. The majority of UK applicants will have no A-levels completed when they apply. This is standard. It will give your D a better chance of acceptance because APs are much more highly regarded than SATs, and most people have much more than the minimum requirements (to be honest I think the chance of admittance to Oxford with a single AP only is very very low. There is no way for them to assess her ability to cope with exams or to compare her to other students).

Spriteling

Actually, you can enter SATs on your UCAS form. I did that. I can't remember exactly where, but I believe it is in the regular qualifications place; there should be an option for SATs and ACTs and so on and so forth.

R124687

Cupcake. Thanks for the info. D already has 4 total APs, but 9th and 10th grade APs were 4. Very good for that age, but...not Oxford criteria...obviously. She'll be taking 5 more this year though. So of course hoping for the best as her SAT/ACTs are 2210/34. But...one never knows. And she's hoping to bring up the one SAT II that is under 700 (currently has 780, 750, and 620...have no CLUE how that happened....it's math and she had a 740 in the SAT and 74 in the PSAT).
So, thanks everyone. (and sorry for all my typos in these posts...I can't seem to ever convince myself to proofread!)

Millancad

Does anyone have more to say about leaving off the lower score? I want to leave off my ACT score and my lower SAT score because it is significantly lower than my highest SAT score. Is that tottaly fine?

lutefiske

In both cases, I agree with Cupcake. It would be better to list tests that are coming up than it would be to list tests with scores you feel are too low. It's not uncommon to receive a conditional offer based on the assumption that you'll do well on the tests. R, If your daughter feels confident that the future AP scores will be 5s, I'd list those as tests yet to be taken and leave off the 4s, which will only confuse things.

Good luck!

jhill97

I agree. I believe that it makes the most sense to lists the better scores and to lists the upcoming exams, in hopes that she will do well and be able to receive a conditional offer.