US Students Applying to UK schools (Discussion Thread)- 2016-2017!

aspiringtoivy
Tue, 02 Aug 2016 02:48:56 +0000

Hi!
I had entertained the thought of going to school in the UK because of the exciting opportunity of going to a university with such a great location. Recently I have been reconsidering the idea of going to school in the UK, specifically England, but I’m not sure I would be able to get into an academically competitive university there because of my AP scores. I have pretty high grades; to give you an idea I plan on applying to very competitive schools in the US with <25% acceptance rates and some Ivies as well. I have an unweighted GPA of about 4.0 (I’m still waiting on my official transcript) and a 33 ACT composite score. I’ve taken the most challenging courses my school offers, all AP and honors. Unfortunately my school is a very tiny, public school that doesn’t offer many courses. Because of this I only have 4 AP scores thus far. However, for some reason I find it hard to perform well on the AP tests so my scores are only okay. As the academic prestige of whichever university I end up going to (US or UK) is incredibly important to me, I am wondering if I have any shot at some of the top universities in the UK. I just can’t help feeling that the fact that I only have 4 AP scores and that they’re only mediocre will keep me out of the top schools in the UK.

By the way, it is probably helpful to know that I am a rising senior who will be applying to schools this fall and I am taking 5 AP classes next year. I am also planning on being pre med in college; depending on where I go will decide my exact major.

Thanks!