<p>Can someone please tell me what are my chances of getting into Oxbridge/ivies?
(I have yet to take TOEFL/Sat tests)</p>
<p>Asian
Academic:Top 5% of 1000+ student population
Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Class representative of a non academic subject
Class representative of English subject
Piccoloist ,First Flute and Librarian of Schools Symphonic, and Concert Band
(Grade 6,7,8,9, 10, 11,)(6years)
.Indian Dance(Grade 11,12)
.Participated in Physics Olympiad(Grade11)
Volunteer:
Hospital Auxiliary Volunteer(100hours)
. Founder of Fund raising project for Disabled children with 40 members (50hours)
.Volunteer at National Libaray(40hours)
.Founder of Book drive project (100hours)
.World Vision Famine Camp (30hours)
.School Orientation Leader(30hours)
Work Experience:
.Worked at local hospital in summer
.Worked as a clinic assistant(6months)
Awards
Symphonic Youth Festival competitions - Silver Awards (Grade 8 and 10)
Edusave Scholarship(Grade8)
9 Bursary Awards (Grade4-11)
College Award -Student of excellent value(Grade11)</p>
<p>ur committment towards community service shows… but u need to be more apecific reg ur academics n scores… lik ur gpa… the ives go for outstanding spectacular right :)</p>
<p>Well for Oxbridge you’ll need some AP/IB scores.
They will want AT LEAST 5/5/5 in relevant subjects if you take AP.
And generally 38+/45 for IB, it can go up to 42/45 for very competitive courses though.</p>
<p>The application deadline for fall 2009 entry has ended two months ago though.
Are you applying for fall 2010?</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies bv123 and neethu!
Bingo ,you are right bv.</p>
<p>Would you mind explaining to me what are AP and IB tests?
Im a international student who is going to apply for the UK and USA schools.
Do i still need to take either the AP or IB test?</p>
<p>Which country are you from?
If you’re from places like Hong Kong and Singapore, you can apply directly with your HKAL or Singapore A-Level grades.</p>
<p>The British university system is quite different from the US one.
British students will have had a supposedly more advanced preparation in high school (they call it sixth form) by taking A-Levels so they can graduate from universities in only three years.
So when British universities consider international students for admissions, they look for evidence of this kind of advanced preparation.
The most widely recognized international qualification is the International Baccalaureate Diploma (some British high schools actually offer this system instead of the traditional A-Level).
AP stands for Advanced Placement, and is an American system that allows high school students to bypass certain introductory courses and gain credit in universities.</p>
<p>BTW, if you’re international and doesn’t have appropriate English language qualifications (i.e. GCSE, IB…etc), you should take IELTS before applying to British schools.
TOEFL should be accepted, but I’ve heard they prefer IELTS.</p>
<p>photon IS from singapore. i can tell from his stats. haha</p>
<p>for UK, ur O and A level results (if available), personal statement, referee statement and interview matter the most. ECs only come in as a ‘side thing’ on ur personal statement.</p>
<p>more importantly, is to know what course you want to take and really know your stuff to show your interest and suitability for that course.</p>
<p>Hey photon, I applied through UCAS this year. What they’re telling you is spot on. You will need either A-Levels, IB, or APs. Those ECs honestly don’t matter much. The application is mostly about qualifications. Your acceptance is based on your test results, personal statement, recommendations, and predicted grades. Also, which subject do you want to enter? Because as you probably know, you get accepted Oxbridge in a subject, not the university itself if that makes any sense. You would get an offer either conditional or unconditional for that subject. It is possible to switch out, but it’s difficult - so pick wisely. (Because of the qualification thing). Your personal statement for the ivies and Oxbridge will be entirely different. For the ivies, you want to sound unique/have something to offer. For Oxbridge, you need to show that you’re interested in studying the subject that you have applied for and that you know something about it. Also the interview is different (Oxbridge definitely counts more). If you haven’t taken A-Levels/IB/AP yet, then everything will be based off predicted grades which will need to be 5554(AP) or AAAB(A-levels) or something like that.</p>
<p>If you want to take advantage of all those ECs, go Ivies. But if you want to get into a school based on actual talent, go Oxbridge (it’s difficult though!). Also, get a head start. Otherwise it’s difficult to chance you.</p>
<p>rt_08, if you are planning to apply to Oxford or any of the top UK unis, and you’re from the US, you can still get in without APs or IBs. You need to take the ACT and get a 32 or the SAT and get a 2100 with at least 1400 in CR and Math and you need to get at least a 700 in at least three SAT subject tests (you need a range of them). That being said, it still won’t be easy. You still need to look good in your interview.</p>
<p>Oh and by the way if you aren’t, most unis have a list of qualifications for international applicants, like this one from oxford</p>
<p>cambridge’s requirements aren’t as clear, but you can be assured they’re pretty much the same.</p>
<p>Oh, and again you should check the requirements for the specific courses that you’re applying to because certain courses require certain things. For example, you would probably have to take certain specific courses for Science or Math courses</p>
<p>thank you stonecoldreject but i am from india
what should i do?
do chance me please?
Gender: Male
Location: India
College Class Year: 2012
High School: Private
High School Type: rarely sends grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>
<p>Academics:</p>
<p>GPA - Unweighted: 93.00
GPA - Weighted: 92.00
Class Rank: 2
Class Size: 250</p>
<p>Scores:
SAT I - 770(W),750(M),780(CR)
hoping to give sat ii this year</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:</p>
<p>Significant Extracurriculars: partcipated in intel isef
winner of the city level science fair
winner of the state level science fair
winner of the regional science fair
winner of the national science fair(IRIS)</p>
<p>Leadership positions: captain of college debating team(hoping to be national champion this year)
captain of the college quiz team
captain of the college science team
member of the literary board of the college
member of the college magazine “constantia”
member of the community service club</p>
<p>Athletic Status - list sport and your level:
swimming :college level
track and field :school level
hockey :college level
table tennis: school level
badminton:city level</p>
<p>Honors and Awards:
recipient of the micfest award
recipient of the literary fest award
winner of the quanta competition
winner of the McFair competition</p>
<p>Area:
Importance of cost: Extremely important</p>
<p>Hmm…India eh? Well your best bet would be to try to take some A levels if you’re looking at Oxbridge as I don’t think the Indian qualifications stand on there own, and neither do just the SAT scores. I’m guessing you’re planning to apply next year because the deadline for applying has already passed this year. Umm they probably will look at you if you have both SAT reasoning and subject, but I’m not entirely sure. You’ll also probably have to take some kind of English test if it isn’t your first language. Perhaps you’d like to look at the University of Edinburgh as well? I know they have a scholarship for Indian students - and it might be easier to get into than Oxbridge. Maybe UCL too. Although that will probably be just as difficult as Oxbridge.</p>
<p>I think you may have more luck with the American universities/Ivies honestly. Your SAT scores are excellent, and those schools try to get diversity. Also, your ECs have a nice range and that won’t help you if you apply to the UK school system. But it will in the American admissions process. I honestly don’t know the admissions process for international students at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, etc, but I’d say you have a pretty good shot. But in either case, you need to take those SATIIs.</p>
<p>On the finance thing, I do think applying for financial aid hurts your chances at some institutions hurts your chances for admission, but I’m not entirely sure on that so you should do some research on that end.</p>
<p>thank you stonecoldreject
I am presently in class XI and how if i give the GCE(A) level exam in india which is conducted by the british council? Will that improve my chances?</p>
