<p><em>I feel ever so slightly like I am being stalked...</em> hehe just kidding.
Got waitlisted at Columbia, got into Dartmouth, Cornell and JHU.
Not fabulous, I know, I think i suffered from the typical problem of just failing to stand out. academically I think i must have been stronger than most UK applicants, but I think i was too much of an 'all-rounder' on the extra-curric front.
Iwould love to go to dartmouth, i really would, its just that its reputation, atleast in the UK is not comparable with Cambridge. :( I still think maybe phd or MBA in the US though.
Or, i might do my second year at MIT cus cam has an exchange with them.</p>
<p>Could anyone please explain to me what A-levels and IB are? I've searched the entire oxbridge websites (and Wikipedia :p) but am still unclear. Also, if you're an international student, are you required to take the Alevels/IB or are the SATs/AP exams enough? Thanx for ur help!!</p>
<p>I have the same question as missysnafu and wanted to know if uk schools placed more emphasis on test scores or gpa, because my sat score is fairly good and my gpa is somewhat low (3.85 w)
also from the us</p>
<p>IB- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Baccalaureate%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Baccalaureate</a></p>
<p>A Levels and what not- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Level_%28UK%29%5B/url%5D">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Level_%28UK%29</a></p>
<p>^^
your GPA will not mean all that much to most UK universities, except perhaps the LSE that tends to admit more US students, so knows more about the US system.
The most important factors are going to be your SATs and AP exams, but for the top unis, APs will be important.</p>