<p>chances for various good uk universities
Oxford
Cambridge
Nottingham
Bristol
York
Manchester</p>
<p>SAT OF 2060
740 in critical reading, 660 math, 660 writing</p>
<p>ACT OF 31</p>
<p>AP scores--
5 in US history, psychology, and english language, and 4 in world history</p>
<p>no sat subject tests yet</p>
<p>interested in economics</p>
<p>Contact all of these schools yourself and find out what their admissions requirements are for Americans. This is much easier now in the era of the internet.</p>
<p>With three AP tests at “5” I think you have a shot at any school on your list. Go for it!!</p>
<p>What you need to be worrying about now is your personal statement and your interview at these schools. Remember that UK schools are looking for someone who is committed to studying their intended subject (in your case economics), they are not looking for someone “well-rounded” the way US schools are.</p>
<p>KEVP</p>
<p>Thank you! I have looked at these websites and some have similar qualifications that I fit, I just didn’t know if that just meant they would look at my application or it was pretty much guaranteed I would get in. I was wondering how competitive I would be compared to others, I guess. </p>
<p>Is it easier/harder for international students to get in?</p>
<p>You can’t apply to both Oxford and Cambridge unless you are applying as an Organ Scholar. Oxford does not offer straight economics. </p>
<p>I would be concerned by your maths SAT score. Economics is maths-heavy and for Oxford and Cambridge at least you will need the equivalent of A-Level Maths. </p>
<p>You aren’t guaranteed to get in if you meet the minimum requirements. </p>
<p>At certain universities it’s easier for international students to get in because you pay higher fees. That isn’t the case at Oxford and Cambridge though.</p>
<p>I would say that you have very little chance at Oxford or Cambridge.</p>
<p>(Or London School of Economics, although you did not mention that school).</p>
<p>They have Harvard like admission standards</p>
<p>That being said, it is my understanding that UK schools go much more by standardized test scores than in America, where “soft” criteria seems to be equally important (like ECs)</p>
<p>And your standardized test scores are pretty good.</p>
<p>If you look up on the internet the “league tables” for 2013, you can see how the various schools rank in Economics. </p>
<p>Take a look at St Andrew and Edinburgh too.</p>
<p>I think you can apply to five schools under their common application in the UK.</p>
<p>To floridadad55:Thank you, that is really helpful information.
I know that their standards are really high, I just wasn’t sure how their standards compared to the entry qualifications.</p>
<p>to Laylah:
Thank you, I actually wasn’t thinking about Cambridge, I’m not sure why I wrote that, 
Still unsure about economics, because I am still sort of choosing what I want to do… I know that in the UK it is much more difficult to switch courses so I really have to figure that out… Is there an equivalent of advertising in courses there? Because I don’t seem to see that sort of thing in any of the course lists for the schools I’m looking at.</p>
<p>For economics, your chances are basically nil because you don’t have any APs in quantitative subjects.</p>
<p>You’re right, it’s more difficult to switch courses here, but not impossible. It all depends on the course you start off with.</p>
<p>For example, say you applied to study Chemistry **with **Management. In the UK, ‘with’ basically means minor, so you would be majoring in Chemistry and minoring in Management. But say you really liked Management and wanted to do more of it. You could relatively easily switch to Chemistry **and **Management - ‘and’ meaning a double major. </p>
<p>It’s easier to do that because all you’re doing is changing the weighting of elements within your degree course; you’re not actually changing the subject of study.</p>
<p>But say you applied for Chemistry and want to switch to French. Then you have a problem, because your application was evaluated on your ability and passion to study Chemistry, not French. You may be great at French, but your original application won’t show that, because it was tailored to Chemistry. So unless you get very lucky, you will need to re-apply.</p>
<p>You can certainly apply to study Advertising… but not at the universities you’ve listed. Go to ucas.com and do a course search for Advertising; it will throw up a list of relevant courses.</p>
<p>No AP Math = no chance Econ admission at any of these schools</p>
<p>So either get the AP math or pick a different subject. You will definitely need a “5” in AP Math for Oxford or Cambridge, I am not sure about the other schools on your list.</p>
<p>But the grades you already have give you a shot at every school on your list in at least SOME subject.</p>
<p>KEVP</p>
<p>I agree that your chances of admission are extremely low with no higher level math courses. Look up the A-level subjects required for UK applicants. You need APs in similar subjects.</p>
<p>AP math at my school does not present itself until the final (senior) year. I’m taking economics and another math course.
I will take a look at the A-levels required.
Thank you everyone for all of your help!</p>