I have a good SAT score at a 1830, but my GPA is 2.2 (freshman year - junior year). I’m fluent in 3 languages but I know 5. The only reason why my GPA dropped so much is because I was absent A LOT. All of them were for medical reasons and because I was homeless for about nine months during my sophmore year. I couldn’t attend school because I was placed in a shelter that was 3 hours away from my school and could not enroll at another one. Freshman year I caught Lyme which sent me to hospital, and well this year I developed a cancerous tumor (got it removed though). I want to study in England. My dream schools are UCL, Oxford, and Warwick. Is it true that UK universites don’t look at your transcript or your GPA? I understand that my grades don’t look good, but I also do a lot of “community service”. When I say “community serive” I mean that I work part time at a Demostic Violence agency and go around to local school and community centers to teach them about domestic violence. Will this help any to improve my chances? What I want to study is Psychology/Human Behavior and most likey a teaching course because I want to become a school psychologist or a public educator. I also recive a sold scor on my MCAS (Science and English) meaning that I didn’t get any questions wrong. I’m typing on my phone so there are probably typos lol
UK is good for low GPA / high test scores, but you will need more and stronger scores, and even then for some your GPA is just too low. The minimum requirements for the schools you mention are:
Warwick: 1900 SAT + a GPA of 3.0 + 3 APs / SAT subject tests with scores of 650-750/4-5 (depending on the course; psych would be at the low end).
UCL: 1950 and 5 APs (with at least 1 5).
Oxford: 2100 and 3 APs with a score of 5.
You can find all of the information for any UK college on their websites- they have particular good and thorough ones.
Thank you for your reply! I’m going to retake the SAT again in October to see if I can get a better score. I looked at the UCAS website as well so I’ll probably end up applying in the December/January time frame to really pick up my grades 
Forgot to say that ECs are generally not a consideration in UK admissions, except as they relate to the course you are applying to study.
Also be sure to read the program descriptions at each college carefully. UK colleges are much more prescriptive than US colleges- you will have very few course choices, and it will be rare to take classes in any other subject- and thevary more than you might think between universities. For example, here are Warwick & UCLs psych programs:
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/degrees/psychology-bsc/
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/c800/
(look at the tabs “Degree Structure” on UCL site and “Module Information” on Warwick; the “entry requirements” tab is also important- for example, UCL requires more math / science A levels/APs than Warwick does)
I’m sorry, but I didn’t deal with CC rule #1: can you afford it? UK unis do not give international students any meaningful aid. You can get FAFSA money, but that’s about it. To get the visa to study in the UK you have to prove that you have the finances to cover all your expenses (tuition/living expenses). Check the costs before you get too set on this path…
What is the appeal of UK schools? The 3 year degree? Something else? Money is a major issue here, as collegemom3717 mentioned. And future psychologists/public educators don’t want to (or need to) graduate with significant debt.
I’m asking because you look like the kind of student whose academic track record isn’t reflective of what you are capable of academically and have had some unique life experiences. If you attended a good community college for a year (where there are others in a similar position), your improved GPA would give you access to some really good schools - especially in-state schools, most of which have good psych and public health majors.
I do have the money to pay for the full three years of a undergraduate program. Between last summer and this one I managed to get a few modeling jobs that helped me finacially. I also have other money saved up for living expemses as well.
I want to study in the UK to step out of my comfort zone and to get a good quality education. I want to broaden my horizons and I believe that studying in the UK will do that. When I recieved a few letters from state colleges and two Ivy League colleges and I didn’t find what I was looking for academically, socially, or cultrally there. I also found that UK universities had more of what I was looking for in courses. I don’t mean to sound arrogant about mentioning the whole Ivy League thing, but studying in the UK has always been a life long dream.
Today I also just learned that I boosted my GPA to a decent 2.7 (surprisingly…for some reason I thought I did a lot worse this year.) I guess I pulled of a last minute miracle. I’m also considering other UK universities other than the three I mentioned. I also did take three SAT subject tests and scored over 600 (totally forgot to mention that…) And thank you for your replies!
For the UK, they want AP exams, or if not that SAT IIs. They don’t consider grades or ECs. What they really want is AP exams with a score of 5. Over 600 on the the SAT IIs will not get you into any top schools in the UK, but you probably will qualify for admission somewhere. Not sure if it is worth it, as I am not sure if you will be able to get into anywhere much better than in the US.
@mathplustutornj I know, but I am thinking about applying to City University London and University of East London. But that’s all I can think of for now 
what about university of exeter?