<p>At the moment I am thinking about going to school in the UK. Would anyone be able to give me some information on the following schools and what type of students they are looking for, and what their respective reputations are? </p>
<p>Durham University
Leeds University
University of St.Andrews
Bristol University
University of Manchester</p>
<p>I am interested in studying business/marketing. My current GPA is a 3.9, my SAT score is 2090 and my ACT score is 31.</p>
<p>Your GPA doesn’t really matter, UK schools will be look at your SAT scores and either AP or SAT II subject tests. </p>
<p>Durham is usually considered to be the most prestigious of those you have listed (though St. A’s is more well-known in the US because of the Prince). </p>
<p>Minimum entry requirements for Durham are:
3 APs at a minimum of 5,4,4 in relevant subjects,
OR
3 SAT Reasoning at a minimum of 650+ each and 3 SAT Subject tests at 700+ each
OR
2 SAT Subjects at a minimum 700+ each and 2 AP exams at a minimum of 5</p>
<p>So, if you’ve scored 650+ on each section of the SAT, you’ll need to take 3 SAT subject tests and score 700+ in each. </p>
<p>Otherwise, you’re going to need to take some AP exams or AP exams/SAT II exams. </p>
<p>For more competitive subjects, like history or law you’ll need a minimum of 3 AP exams at 5 each or some other combination of exams. The more competitive the subject, the higher your standardized testing scores will need to be. </p>
<p>St A’s will have the same or slightly lower entry standards, with the rest following after that. </p>
<p>You know that UK schools do not offer any form of FA and, as such, you’ll have to pay out of pocket or take out the full amount in loans? You’ll also need to be able to prove that you can pay for your education in the UK in order to obtain your visa - this means either showing you have a bank account with around $60,000 in it, or showing you have secured a loan for the full cost of tuition, room and board and expenses.</p>
<p>Typical Durham talk lol. I’ll give you the (possibly biased) truth as a St Andrews student. </p>
<p>St Andrews=Durham. </p>
<p>Let me explain why</p>
<p>Ranked the same on every UK university ranking: either Durham 5th St Andrews 6th or St Andrews 4th Durham 5th. </p>
<p>Similar size: Durham is larger</p>
<p>Both schools are known for being Oxbridge reject schools</p>
<p>Both schools are filled with posh people</p>
<p>St Andrews is a lot older than Durham 600 years vs 200 years old and St Andrews is more well known abroad thanks to the Prince :0 </p>
<p>For me</p>
<p>St Andrews=Durham > Bristol (another top 10 uni) > Manchester (manchester is just more well known thanks to Man U and City) > Leeds (its good but Leeds is virtually unknown outside the UK)</p>
<p>If you are into business if you mean finance and accounting consider:
Warwick, ICL, UCL, KCL</p>
<p>OP, if you ever need a bucketload of info. (which is on the verge of excessive) about UK universities, applying to them, etc. feel free to PM me. I wrote quite a long message on it when I was PMing someone else who was asking for my advice</p>
<p>with your SAT scores, I would say that you could apply to higher tier universities if you wish.</p>
<p>hello, im currrently goinging to high school in the US and want to go to UCL im taking IB History, science, math, L.A, and buisness. Also i’m currently taking SAT classes to get a good sat score, i want to major in Nutrition so what do you suggest i do and things i need to do to help me get excepted and how do i ?</p>
<p>Mmmmm I would say St A’s is the highest teat uni you’ve listed, and for good reason. Although St Andrews has lower entry standards for Americans (to make money) it’s one of the most selective in the UK and you’ll be with some of the brightest in the world-- a lot of Americans fall between the cracks eventually. </p>
<p>Also, with your scores, I would definitely check out LSE/Imperial/UCL, depending on your major. St As is the best non-Oxbridge school overall, but a school like Imperial would probably be a better choice if you wanted a career in sciences, for example.</p>
<p>University of Manchester not good ? It’s ranked 28th in the world for business education standards.</p>
<p>xsabrinee: why do you want to go to UCL? do you know much about it? for example, do you know that they do not offer a nutrition program? that you will need a minimum of 34 on the IB OR a 1950+ on your SAT PLUS at least 5 AP scores of 5 in relevant subjects?</p>
<p>Smith16, the other posters have given a lot of helpful points, but there are 2 things you need to research for yourself. First, you need to learn more about each uni as a place to spend 3/4 years of your life. For example, St Andrews is deep in the heart of nowhere- will that suit you, or would the more urban environment of Manchester? Durham is a collegiate university- is that something you would like? etc. And second, you need to investigate the specific course at each of the unis you are looking at: what are the required and elective classes? does the uni have an underlying philosophy of business? is marketing an also-ran or equal partner in the business school?</p>
<p>Collegemom3717 makes good points. All the unis mentioned have good reputations in the UK. It would also be useful to look at the student room site in the UK (used by Uk students) which has lots of information about unis, courses etc.</p>
<p>I would even say St Andrews is over Durham. And Bristol over the 2 of them.</p>
<p>And, No, under no circumstances is St Andrews the best non-Oxbridge school overall. Not even close to it. The next best are LSE and Imperial. And then these are followed by UCL!</p>
<p>I wouldn’t pay a huge amount of heed to uni rankings from the Guardian and Times and such. They tend to go on things such as post-grad research and whatnot. They’re not that accurate and unis will jump a lot from year to year.</p>
<p>I want to go to Oxford/Cambridge, is 2090 a suitable score? Are there more competitive majors?(Except for medicine,)</p>
<p>I want to go to Oxford/Cambridge, is 2090 a suitable score? Are there more competitive majors?(Except for medicine,)</p>
<p>ssd0904: I see that you created a new thread with more information about yourself. Good call as this will allow for a more focused conversation.</p>
<p>For others reading this thread - 2090 is a close call and may disqualify you depending on the individual section scores but AP and/or IB scores are more important.</p>