<p>Hello all, I've recently been looking out of the country for schools, and I was curious about a couple of things.
First off the University of Edinburgh lists one of their requirements as</p>
<p>"A successful completion of one year of University in the USA"</p>
<p>Now, I attend a collegiate high school, and I've completed almost two full years of college, and will graduate with an Associates in Science, as well as a high school diploma. However, two of the other requirements are:</p>
<p>"SAT score of 1800 (600 minimum in Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing) plus two SAT Subject tests with 650 minimum"</p>
<p>and</p>
<p>"SAT score of 1800 (600 minimum in Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing) plus two APs at Grade 4"</p>
<p>Now, I only have one AP score, but I do have the subject test scores, as well as the SAT score. And I beat them all by a fairly significant margin. However, I was wondering, would I have a better chance of getting accepted if I just went with my college experience? Or would it be a better idea if I just went with my SAT scores? Should I mix and match? I'd really like to get accepted to the University of Edinburgh, but I'm not sure how fondly they look upon American students, or what is the best way to get accepted. If anyone could offer some advice, that'd be great. </p>
<p>ALSO
Where do I list my courses at the moment in UCAS? In modules? I'm a little bit lost on that portion.</p>
<p>UK schools don’t always like US students because the high school background here is so different. But, if you have some university courses under your belt, you’ll be a very reasonable candidate. You will want to give them all the info you can,without being a pain about it. List your SATs, regular and subject, and AP score. Then put your courses in the right section. I think it’s the ‘qualifications’ part - listing which ones were at the university as ‘undergraduate’ for ‘level’. In your personal statement, explain your college work - and have your ‘referee’ (probably your school counselor) do the same.
You might want to add some other UK schools as well, since you just would have to check the appropriate boxes. St. Andy’s is a good school for Americans - and they will let you apply directly or via UCAS.</p>
<p>Well, thats the thing, for the last two years, I’ve done every course at a college. Listing my courses would be rather daunting, since its 21+. I’ll graduate with an accredited associates degree. And I’ve been doing courses for my major (chemistry, math and now bio and organic chem), since second semester. So I’m not sure what looks better, as I’d like the best chance possible. DO I list all my courses? Or what? I’m just looking for more guidance, and I more then likely am.</p>
<p>By the way, as a record of what my scores are, I received a 2130 on the SAT, with all my scores being above 700, and I scored nearly 800’s on the Math II, Chemistry, and US History subject tests, and a 5 on AP psych. I have a 3.85 unweighted GPA. Are my chances good enough? Do I have a decent shot.</p>
<p>Okay - are you in a dual program of some sort, like Bard?
Yes - you will have to list every course you have taken in high school, including those taken at a college or university. It’s a pain. Deal with it. Unless you can bypass the UCAS, go get started on it. Open an account and get to work. The process is rather unlike the US process, so you will need to spent extra time on it. You will need to write a ‘personal statement’ which is not like our American soul-baring essays at all.
Your stats seem decent. It seems worth a shot to me.</p>