<p>I'm planning on applying to 5 universities in the UK (Oxford, Bath, Exeter, Warwick and QUB.) I spent most of my junior year studying abroad in Germany with a scholarship, and have not taken the ACT or SAT as a result. I will be taking the ACT in September and the SAT in October. Oxford has a deadline of October 15, and I won't have my SAT results by then but I should have my ACT scores back by then. Oxford and QUB both accept ACT scores instead of the SAT (at least their website says so) but I'm not sure about the other ones. Does anyone know if most universities in the UK will accept the ACT or how this would impact my application/chances? I've also heard that little emphasis is placed on the SAT during the admissions process, is this true? I will be applying for German, or German with another subject. Would the fact that I scored a 5 on my AP German exam and studied abroad in Germany effect my admission chances more than the ACT/SAT? Thanks for your help everyone, any insight is greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Oxford’s website on international qualifications specifies a minimum of 2100 (700/700/700) on the SAT or a 32 on the ACT, but from personal experience every succesful American applicant I’ve known to Oxbridge had much higher than those scores and all submitted the SAT. It might depend, though, that’s just the people I’ve met.</p>
<p>Hi, Sarah.</p>
<p>You may want to consider emailign the admissions departments of the universities in question to find out if they accept ACT scores. If you’re not sure, it would probably be best to list both tests (the completed ACT and the upcoming SAT) when you apply if you’re reasonably confident that you’ll do well on both. You may receive a conditional offer that depends on your SAT score if the university does not accept the ACT. </p>
<p>Your German AP score will be important if you’re applying for German. Your study abroad experience will show you’re well-rounded, and I’d definitely discuss it in your personal statement, but the AP score may mean more. Test scores tend to be quite important in the admissions process here. Many applicants choose to complete more than the minimum number of APs and SAT IIs in order to to get a leg up in the admissions process. </p>
<p>You may find more information on the British Council’s Education Uk website:
[Education</a> UK - Innovative. Individual. Inspirational.](<a href=“http://www.educationuk.org/pls/hot_bc/bc_all_home.page_pls_onapps_info?x=173332902212&y=0&a=0]Education”>http://www.educationuk.org/pls/hot_bc/bc_all_home.page_pls_onapps_info?x=173332902212&y=0&a=0) </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>