<p>hey guys, im hoping to apply to 6 schools in the UK ASAP , i know its a bit late...but im not satisfied with my colleg eoptions here, plus i wanna save $. what were you guys Stats? i dont have an IB Diploma, but im going for 5 certificates...my GPA is a 3.1 ( 2. sumthin in freshman and sophmore yr, 3.7 jr yr, 3.9 Sr year). do i have any shot at schools like St. Andress, Edinburgh, LSE, Nottingham, etc? thanks</p>
<p>i'm really confused</p>
<p>I had a 1350 and 4.2 gpa. Someone told me the cut of for St Andrews is a 1300, i'm not too sure on the other schools. Also ec's don't really mean anything, so a bunch of those wont help. If you have AP scores and strong SAT II's that might help too. Basically they look at numbers, not what clubs you were in or how many hours you volunteered at the library for. Hope this helps, and good luck!</p>
<p>thanks , do all these school require SAT's, i know LSE doesnt, not sure bout others.</p>
<p>Yea, they don't really care about grades. I didn't even put mine on the application. They care about APs or IB mostly, and somewhat about your SATs. I had a 3.5 gpa and a 1450 with 700+ SATIIs. Of course, the application period for this year is over, so I don't think you can do that. You can apply next year?</p>
<p>Anyone with information on Americans at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Norfolk?</p>
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<p>Finally, MAs/MPhils in the UK are only 12 months and I think (correct me if I'm wrong) that in the US they usually take 2 years.<</p>
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<p>Cambridge MPhils are one year but Oxford MPhils are two years</p>
<p>i was quite enamored originally with the idea of going to East Anglia, so i probably know quite a bit about it, but what exactly do you want to know?</p>
<p>Marco, if given a choice, where'd you go? St. Andrews or East Anglia. Also, how's East Anglia for the study of foreign languages, in particular Spanish (know that seems odd, but there's a method to the madness). Thanks.</p>
<p>Marco, you can still apply, UCAS is accepting apps till june 30, but they recomend u get ur stuff to them by jan 15. im only applying because the UK is a grerat place to study, and im unsatisfied w/ my college options here.</p>
<p>oooh and one last thing, what do you mean they dont care about grades? do u mean grades as opposed to test scores?</p>
<p>I would much prefer St. Andrews, its definitely a better university.. it just so happens that East Anglia has a famous writing program (admittedly, that was the MA program, I'm not sure the undergrad is as good). So other than that one subject, I would without doubt go to St. Andrews.</p>
<p>And as for grades, like I said, you don't even have to submit them on your application form (I didn't). They don't usually consider them much, if at all.</p>
<p>wow...what do they consider then? Exam scores? becuase my grades were suckin my 9th and 10 ggrade years...so should i get my counselor to send them my 11th and 12 grade scores?</p>
<p>dont send ANY grades. mine weren't very good either. and yes, they consider exams (AP/IB, SAT). Yea.</p>
<p>Really? hmm...so what should i sent in? my SAT'as suck btw, and i wanna apply to schools that dont req. SAT's</p>
<p>you should send your SATs regardless, but they won't look at them as much as APs. APs are where it matters.</p>
<p>really? what if my SAT's hurt my chances? i dont wanna risk that. and also im doing IB, which is 2 years, im not doing full diploma..and havent taken any exams yet.. oh and one last thing whats easier to get into for law...Kings college or Queen mary?</p>
<p>IB is just as good as AP. don't know about your law question.</p>
<p>Law is a highly competitive subject in UK, typically AAA and AAB (A levels) offers across most universities. Both Kings and Queen Mary colleges are in the top rung for Law. Queen Mary has a reputation in commercial law though.</p>
<p>For Americans, APs are what it all matters. Competitive universities usually ask for several 4 or 5 on their APs. For IB, if I am not wrong, LSE will ask for something like at least 38 points.</p>