<li><p>I am applying for LSE for example. How do I send my school transcript to LSE?? by mail or just post on online app?? </p></li>
<li><p>is SAT or AP a huge portion of admission decision?</p></li>
<li><p>Do I send the rec by mail? or paste online (because online app has a space for putting on rec)</p></li>
<li><p>How hard is it to get into LSE?? </p></li>
<li><p>If I am applying for Actuarial science at LSE, and my GPA is soso while related
subjects such as math, stats, eco are super high marks, will that hurt my chances?</p></li>
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<p>Hey, Ok so I just got through the process of applying to UK school from US. I chose to go to St Andrews so process should be similar. On the UCAS form I logged onto my account from my teachers computer and asked him to copy and paste the rec I had already asked him to write for me. I sent all my stuff by mail, then I called my school and they told me to send my additional rec by e-mail. SAT is pretty important, also AP and SAT II can help you if they’re high. UK schools care very little about EC’s so don’t try to use them as a hook, Just talk about the important ones. Also, the UK personal rsponse is a lot different from the US college essay so make sure you take that into consideration. Good Luck!</p>
<p>You will have to send your transcript, SAT I/II/AP results as well, as well as college transcripts for any college courses you have attended. If your HS’s policy is that recommendations are confidential, you can write that fact in the UCAS box and then send a paper copy sent to all of the unis. Note that the rec is supposed to be from the head of school (or if not, a guidance counselor) not a teacher. </p>
<p>My son’s personal statement opened with three sentences about his overall goal in higher education and why he wanted to study his course. Then he illustrated his interest in it/preparation for it with descriptions of special awards and courses he had taken. The last short paragraph was devoted to his two major ECs, describing activities and awards. Write and then polish polish polish - it is much more straightforward than than those essays with the dull prompts like “write about an experience that changed you as a person” (barf).</p>
<p>Also note that you can apply to up to 6 universities via UCAS - if one is Oxford or Cambridge, the dates are earlier and there are other requirements (interview, subject test administered by them, and graded written work for some degrees). You can look at the Times rankings to see what other schools are rated 5+ in your selected subject, and apply to more than one.</p>
<p>For top UK schools, the competition is quite intense, but it is more important to them that you be very strong in your selected subject (and related subjects). So if you are selecting actuarial science, are superb in math and econ and have 5s in those AP subjects, your academic record (with the imperfect GPA) would probably be considered stronger there than here.</p>