<p>I have been seriously looking at going to university in Europe. Many universities have slightly murky requirements for entrance as an undergraduate.</p>
<p>Schools I am looking at right now: LSE, KU Leuven, UCL, LMU in Munich, St. Andrews, Utrecht University, and University of Geneva.</p>
<p>University of Geneva seems to be my first choice so far as I would like to study international relations, and it seems like one of the best schools for that.</p>
<p>Currently I am a junior in my high school. I have an unweighted GPA of 3.92 and while my school doesn't allow sophomores to take AP classes, this year, I am taking the maximum allowed of 3 AP classes, and also taking a college Spanish course at my local university.</p>
<p>Outside of school, I both ski for my school's ski team and play soccer. Last summer, I also lived in Spain for 3 months and studied Spanish at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid.</p>
<p>Assuming I became fluent in French or the language required depending on the university, what are my chances for these schools as an American</p>
<p>LSE: Reach (for internationals, LSE is a “reach-for-anyone” school)
UCL: Reach (UCL is also a “reach-for-anyone” for internationals)</p>
<p>As for U Geneva: it seems to require five AP tests, each of which are 3 or higher, and here’s a list of which ones are ineligible: Art History, CS, Environmental Science, Music Theory, Psychology, Statistics, Studio Art, US/Comp Government and Politics.</p>
<p>Thanks for your reply. Did you find a website for the Geneva info? I have been unsuccessful trying to find much application info from the University of Geneva so if you did find a website could you post a link? Thanks</p>
<p>I’m not very familiar with U Geneva, but I would have assumed that the London School of Economics and Political Science would have a petter program in IR. It has an impressive list of foreign ministers, royalty, etc. as alumni. </p>
<p>In the UK you can apply to 5 schools with a single application and it costs the same amount. (20 pounds or so), so you may as well apply to 5 schools in the UK you like. </p>
<p>The first question is: do you meet the minimum offer requirements for these schools? Over here, acceptances are usually conditional, meaning you have to meet certain GPA, test scores, etc. requirements by the end of the year in order to secure your place. Schools have minimum offers they will give listed online. Have you looked into these?</p>
<p>You should be aware that many European schools are reluctant to accept Americans who have not done the IB. They often require Americans (and Chinese students as well) to do a year of college in the US before enrolling in their schools. I myself live in Europe (am American though) and have done “college tours” at many European universities. Oxford, for example, is one school that is hesitant to accept American students straight out of high school.</p>