AS/A-Levels/GCSE grades

Booklady
Sun, 18 Jan 2009 09:40:32 +0000

Oh, and I’ve heard that a lot more people apply than are actually accepted, is this right?



Their acceptance rate is under 10% these days.

As for tests:



Students enrolled in A-level programs may use completed A-level results as a substitute for the SAT II Subject Tests on a one-for-one basis provided official test results arrive at Yale by February of 2009 [the year will change, of course]. Eligible students must still take either the SAT I or the ACT. Predicted A-level results may not be used as substitutions for the SAT II Subject Tests.

[Applying to Yale as a Freshman International Student](http://www.yale.edu/admit/international/application/index.html)

So you must take either the SAT I or ACT, in addition to your A-levels. As for how well you need to do on all your tests? Very well. They won’t list cutoff scores, as that’s not how admissions in the US work. They look at the student’s grades, test results, recommendations, essays, and extracurricular activities to get a rounded picture of who you are.