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

PlacidPlatypus
Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:25:08 +0000

Looking at University of Nottingham

I know for a fact that I want to study Aerospace Engineering. I saw that this school has a decent program and that they also have a China campus. (Taken 4 years of Chinese). I’m curious about the University, but I’m lost in the admissions process and I’m not sure if I’m even competitive. Let me know if there are any other schools that have Aerospace and are within my grasp (no Oxford lol)

ACT: 31 first try, no study. Retaking in September
GPA: 4.14 unweighted, 4.34 weighted
AP: 4 AP World, 4 Bio, 4 Calc AB (I’ve taken A LOT of AP courses, but for the American schools I’ve been looking at, they don’t offer credit even if I get a 5)

Course Rigor:
AP World, AP Bio, AP Physics 1,2,C, AP Calc Ab and Bc, AP gov, AP Mandarin, AP Lang
As I’m applying for a STEM major, I would like to point it that I have taken every science class offered at my school

I’m not sure if extracurriculars are important but here’s a list:

200+hrs service
4 years hockey, 2 Varisty, 1 state championship
2 years lacrosse
2 years rugby, 1 state championship
First Team All State Academic x2
Department Award for Excellency in Foreign Language (Mandarin)
Scholars award for being a leader in and out of classroom