Hey guys, I’m definitely going to confuse a bunch of colleges when it comes to making the decision.
I studied in a british school, therefore I had O-Levels for yr10 and 11 and A-Levels for yr11 and 12
My o level grades were A*ABBBBC
My As Levels grades aren’t so great ( i had a lot of emotional tribulations hindering my performance)
Bio-E
Chem-E
Physics-U (Fail)
I changed my subjects and did them again
Lit- D
Socio-D
Psychology- E
But my school has had a reputation in producing horrible grades, so for my A-Levels, I decided to self study and not go to school. I also took subjects I enjoyed.
Geography - A*
Literature-A*
English Language- A
History-A*
Sociology- A
I took six sat subjects, four of the subjects are meant to make up for my horrible science As level results and one language as my school didnt offer a language.
Sat Subjects = World History - 800
Literature- 800
Chemistry- 800
Biology-750
Physics-750
I self taught myself french and received a 720 on the sat subject.
I have faith in my extra curricular activities but i just want to know, do i have a good shot for any ivies regardless of my U in physics? Im a hard worker and for the first year of a levels, i was letting other people make decisions for me not because i wanted them to but because they would always manipulate me into thinking i wasnt capable enough to do it on my own. I want to study english or political science at Brown… do i stand a chance academically?
What did you get on the SAT I or ACT? That’s one of the most important pieces of information for many of these colleges, and without it chancing you properly for most schools is difficult.
At Brown or other Ivies, your AS levels are going to be it. Subject tests or not, with a pair of D’s, 3 near-failing grades (Es), and a course you outright failed, you can’t expect much when the competition is made up of students with near-perfect grades from O-level to A-level. With middling O-level marks and horrible AS level scores, you’ll stand out in a bad way.
That’s not to say you cant’t get into a good college, but Ivies are absurdly competitive even with perfect scores and grades, and you’ll have trouble clearing the very first hurdle in the process (grades).
@NotVerySmart Hey! Thank you so much for your input, I appreciate it immensely. I’m sorry I forgot to include my SAT score, I received a 2360 on my second attempt, i took no tuition or anything.
I understand that it’s extremely competitive and I’ve lessened my chances significantly but i had a lot of things going on at that time that disrupted my academic performance (one of them was extenuating). Brown is definitely a reach school and I won’t be upset for long if i get rejected by them because i know that plenty of competent people get rejected each year.
However, what do you think would be my chances at NYU, Barnard, Smith, Fordham, Johns Hopkins, Pennstate, BU and Simmons? I would appreciate it if you could give me some idea on these schools, NYU, Smith and Fordham in particular.
I can’t really comment as to your chances at the majority of these schools, as I don’t know the details of A-levels (beyond the lower and upper ends of the score range), or most of the colleges in question.
Depending on what the extenuating circumstance is, you could have a shot at NYU, Barnard, JHU, and BU (no idea about the others). The SAT score will certainly help your odds.
US university admissions are somewhat unpredictable for everyone, and you’re harder to predict because you’re overseas and due to the AS levels. It’s worth it to apply, just realize that it’s especially uncertain for you. You have a chance of admission at all the schools you listed and a chance of rejection also.
US schools prefer a pattern of improvement. Going from DDE to AAA* certainly qualifies as improvement.
@NotVerySmart - US universities usually translate A-levels to AP scores as A=5, B=4, C=3. In the UK, the UCAS tariff regards 5=A, 4=B/C, 3=D for the hard APs and gives fewer points for the easy ones. A* is above A.
@NotVerySmart thank you!
@cheeryParent thank you for your insight! 
in the uk, an AP 3 is considered a cie A-Level E.