American high school student hoping to apply to art school abroad.

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<p>Hello, I am a prospective art major and senior in high school in the U.S. </p>

<p>I go to an arts based charter school and have many extracurricular accomplishments in the arts on my resum</p>

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<p>Will you be able to go to art school in the UK without needing any financial aid?</p>

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<p>I know that grades are hugely important for most UK courses. That being said, I have absolutely no idea how art school works. Perhaps asking this question in the UK version of this site (the student room) would be good. Or just googling and seeing their requirements (for general reference, any time you see an ‘A’ requirement for A levels replace that with ‘5 on AP test’ and it should roughly work).</p>

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<p>Why do you want to attend a school in the UK?</p>

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<p>You won’t generally need high academic scores for art in the UK. You need a high quality portfolio. However, it will vary from school to school, so you need to check requirements for each art school you’re considering. For instance, the Slade requires reasonably good A level grades from UK applicants (probably because it’s part of the University of London), and expects US applicants to have some APs (not clear how many) or have completed a year of college in the US. Glasgow School of Art is rather less rigorous academically but does want a B average high school record, but only in relevant subjects, and suggests 3 APs grade 3 or higher. But it’s the portfolio which will really determine admisison chances.</p>

<p>You wouldn’t be an art major here - you would be studying art full stop.</p>

<p>BTW, you’re mixing up two kinds of college. in the UK, the sort of college which someone goes to at 16 is a cross between the last two years of high school and a vocational school (qualifications in hairdressing etc).</p>

<p>If you’re starting a degree (BA or BFA), the entrants will be 18+.</p>

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<p>Search the web for “art foundation courses UK”, because that is probably the route you would need to take. I think these are usually a year and my guess is that grades will be less important than your portfolio.</p>