<p>so im moving to england to start the first year of sixth form and i was wondering if anyone knows like, which year do they consider most important? is it the first year of 6th form? i know that they loook at your grades and they either give you an offer to get As or Bs on certain A-levels or they give you no offer at all.</p>
<p>im hoping to make this year a great year, my 2 years prior were very up and down, with some quarters being great and others being average..like Cs. </p>
<p>so do you think they'll give me an offer if i do well this year?</p>
<p>You’ll be applying with predicted grades so you’ll need to get those As for AS Level to get predicted As for A2. They will also probably take into account your previous school record so those Cs might pull you down a bit. But give it your all Make sure you have some backups though and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>They care about your GCSE results and you A-level results or predicted results at the examinations. They don’t care for your GPA or anything like that, as far as I know, having applied this year via UCAS.</p>
<p>They five you an offer on the basis of your teacher recommendation, your personnal statement (very important), the interview, and your predicted grades (you need to take 3 A-levels, oxbridge wants AAA or AAA*, decent unis like warwick, lse, ucl want something btw AAA and ABB depending on which subjet you want to study, your personnal statement, the interview).</p>
<p>So you definitely have a chance !! A guy in my class told warwick, lse, ucl he’ll have 15/20 at the french bac (roughly equivalent to ABB or AAB) though he had round 11-12 out of 20, got 14/20 offers and worked like really hard to get his 14/20 at the bac.
So yeah, it’s possible.</p>
<p>well i actually took 1st 2 yrs of high school in America. first 2 qrtrs were A then Cs but i got 92 on regents(all math). other classes were mostly As and a B or 2. this year was A and B except for math which was C-D…very poor, had a very bad yr with lack of effort. but i am good at math its just because i was depressed and more focused on self image that i cared little about school and that class required high effort to do well in. but i will do my best to redeem it this coming yr if that will be enough i wait and see.</p>
<p>^^ So, you don’t have GCSEs? In that case you may have to list the grades you got in the US for those years then. You should email the admissions office and ask. </p>
<p>What course will you be applying for? A C in maths won’t kill you, but a D would look pretty bad. So long as you aren’t applying for a science-related course (including Computer Science, Psychology etc.) a C is probably ok. If you are taking AS Maths and do well, that would make up for it. They do understand that people have ‘off’ years!</p>
<p>Something important to get an offer is also your ECs. Be aware that they don’t want you to have a lot of ECs, but relevant ECs. Try volunteering, have work-experience, take summer classes, read newspapers, but remember that what you should be related to the course you want to take. The commitment to your course must be very important.</p>
<p>Yes, the key with ECs is <em>relevant</em>. So what if you are first chair violinist in a national orchestra (for example)? If you’re applying for biology and you put that in your personal statement, they will think “well, wouldn’t your time have been better spent reading Dawkins’ new book?”</p>
<p>ECs are nice, sure. But unless they are directly relevant to your course, do NOT mention them. “Well-rounded” is not a compliment at Oxford - or indeed at any UK university. (That’s not to say people at Oxford aren’t well-rounded - we definitely are! - it’s just that it’s not relevant to the application process.)</p>
<p>Just a quick note about your personal statement too. It is not like the ones you write in the US. They do not want to know about your interests, hopes, times when you’ve faced adversity etc etc. Your PS should start “I want to study X because…” and carry on with a very focused discussion as to what you want to study and why.</p>
<p>your last two years are absolute vital! As you will have 4 exams and they determine which university will accept you. But, having said that, a solid foundation throughout all six years cannot be overlooked.</p>
<p>well what do u think they ask to see… like the first 2 yrs of high school or all the way back to 7th/8th grade? i really am good at maths and science but this yr was a disaster compared to last yr in terms of maths. so if i can amnage an A on my AS levels in maths this yr that would be more important than last yr right</p>
<p>If you can manage an A at AS it will somewhat make up for doing badly previously. But you are up against people who have never done badly. In many schools in the UK, if you don’t have at least a C grade at GCSE Maths, you aren’t allowed to take AS/A-level maths. And most people with a C wouldn’t take it anyway, as AS and A-level Maths are a HUGE jump from GCSE.</p>
<p>For UK applicants, they ask to see your GCSE, AS and predicted A-level grades. For international students it varies depending on your country. You’ll have to email them and ask.</p>
<p>I know you didn’t take GCSE Maths. That’s why I’m saying you need to contact them and ask. For UK applicants, they want to see what you got for GCSE. As an international applicant without GCSEs, you will have to provide them with the grades you got in an <em>equivalent</em> exam. </p>
<p>Email them. They get questions like this all the time. They are the only ones who can tell you what grades they want to see.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that the key factor for Oxford and Cambridge admissions is the interview. This is a true selection interview, in which you will be interviewing with someone who has the ability to decide who gets in and who does not. This is NOT the case with most other UK universities, and definitely not the case with most top American universities (which often use alumni interviewers, who have very limited impact on the admissions process).</p>
Make sure you have some backups though and you’ll be fine.</p>