Here we have sites such as princenton review, collegeboard, ect. Which give you a good idea if you have a chance of getting in. But how do US students find out if we have a chance at schools in the UK?
<p>Most university prospectuses have a section where they list the typical A level offer they make for students in the UK educational system - I’d suggest looking at this and considering it in terms of AP test scores:
A=5
B=4
C=3
D=2
E=1</p>
<p>And yes, I’m ashamed to say that my country does offer university places to D and E students…</p>
<p>Well, lauraanne, you have to stick them somewhere, kinda mean to say that you screwed up in high school and so have no future at all as a college grad.</p>
<p>Also, it helps to actually be able to write sentences properly.</p>
<p>Dima - That’s fine and dandy if these kids (or their parents) are paying for their kids to go to college. But they’re not, that burden falls on all the tax payers in the country. And I do resent the fact that not only is my tax going to fund people who are studying worthless degrees and only have about a one in three chance of finishing them anyway, but these people are also taking money away from genuinely bright, motivated students who feel shut out of the university system by rising costs and loans.
I’m all for people having second chances, but I’m not convinced that people who screw up in their last year of high school are ready to go to college and turn themselves around. There’s a world of difference between people in the US who have a low GPA in frosh/soph years and turn it around in the last two, and people who perform poorly in exams they take just a few months before they expect to matriculate in a university.
There are second chances - that’s why we have exam retakes and adult education schemes. There comes a point when your previous record shouldn’t hold you back, but I think you also have to prove that you do have the motivation and the ability to succeed. Forcing kids into academic degree courses that they are either not motivated to complete or simply don’t have the academic talent to succeed in doesn’t do anybody any favours.</p>
<p>i would love to attend universities in the uk but i have found the process more than basic. The websites don’t help to explain that much. Also, there’s no mention of whether or not it is allowable for states applicants to transfer to a uk school.</p>
<p>I’ve emailed alot of people and haven’t recieved a response yet either. Sucks because i really want to go to school in the uk and possibly even relocate there. :(</p>