Realistically do I have a chance from the UK?

MYOS1634
Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:38:21 +0000

Remember that there are 3,700 universities in the US. In the top 50 for universities and LACs, + top 20 in regional univesities/Northeast and Top 10 elsewhere, (so, about 150 universities), you’ll have plenty of excellent options. And even far the Top 50, you have very academically serious (if not sometimes intense) schools, such as Gustavus Adolphus, Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster, Lawrence, Beloit, Earlham, Goucher. If you look slightly outside the top 50, schools like Rhodes or St Olaf would be plenty stimulating for a very smart student (Rhodes for biology/premed, St Olaf for Math/science). If your parents have a sufficient budget, you can also apply to most of the top public universities and, starting at #10, to their Honors College. (look up USNWR Top Public Universities).

There’s a space in the CommonApp where you can discuss a gap year. An internship in Singapore would certainly be important to mention.