<p>Since US kids cant help, i decided to post this in the UK section. US universities look at course rigor. Well how do i.judge my rigor? My classes are math, further math, aict, and physics. Do u guys think it is rigorous? My school finals were 2A* 2B
In O levels i took
Math, english, islamic studies, physics, chem, bio, additional math, and ict.
Got 3A*, 3A, 2B (bio and islamic st.)</p>
<p>So I’m not sure about your case specifically but generally when talking about rigor they want to know if you took the hardest/highest level courses available to you. If you did that you should be fine on rigor.</p>
<p>These O levels and other classes are much more rigorous than what a typical American high school student takes. Don’t sweat it.</p>
<p>And anyway, they are aware that foreign students are coming with different qualifications–they know to use different criteria when evaluating foreign students.</p>
<p>I actually asked this question myself since I hope to study in the US for the last 2 years of my degree (The first being part of an exchange program in the penultimate year of my degree at UCL with the partner Johns Hopkins and I hope to transfer completely for the last year of the degree) so I questioned my eligibility when it came to the rigor of our UK qualifications. I have: GCSE English Language, English Literature, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Geography and French and; A Level English Literature, French, Mathematics and Physics.
At UCL I am in their Arts and Sciences Programme (trying to mimic the US system) studying for a physics major with philosophy and Spanish minors. I’m hoping to do do the premed curriculum at JHU!</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins admissions assured me that my courses were more than sufficient in rigor and that the GCSE and A Level qualification were equivalent to and, in some cases (A2 year), even surpass that of an American High School.</p>
<p>Wow. Thanks for the answer. That was really assuring. Especially since johns hopkins is one of the colleges im applying to.</p>