<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I'm from Singapore. I just received my GCE ' A' level results... it was terrible, I'm certain that the predicted grades were far better. Should I still submit my 'A' level results to the US schools I applied to?</p>
<p>Looking forward to sound advice.</p>
<p>well, you could wait until they ask for them... like if they want the final results before they can make a decision. if they haven't asked for your final grades, your predicted grades are probably good enough for the admission committee.</p>
<p>tht's wut i think..</p>
<p>well also.. i wud add to it. that be sure to look over the college's policy over drop in final grades and how much can they affect ur decisions..</p>
<p>If its toooooo bad than what was expected , then well it cud be bad afterwards also. but otherwise after admissions it wudnt be much of a concern..</p>
<p>SM</p>
<p>I'm from Singapore too, just received my A Level Results as well. My counsellor generally advises us to send in our A Level grades, but as far as I know, you may get away with not sending it. The University of Chicago accepted my A Level predicted grades as my mid-year report, so I'm going to hazard a guess that it is probably possible to not send in your A Level grades before the decision is made. But when you enroll, they may require you to show it, and I'm not exactly sure if it will affect your admission, especially if hordes of people from your junior college send in their A Level grades. I don't know how much US universities look at A Level grades; after all it is very possible to gain admission with your O Levels.</p>
<p>I may be wrong, but I'm going to equate A Levels = IB Diploma, in the context of the final results. (Don't bite my head off, I started A Levels before I had to move and start IB.) We also sent off predicted IB grades with our mid-year reports, but my IB Coordinator says we can have them officially sent once results come out (in July) or later this year, because most US colleges/universities, to the best of my knowledge, use the IB as a way of granting credit/allowing you to skip introductory courses. (Except at those rare ones when getting above a certain mark for the Diploma lets you have one year credit overall.) I think this is how the A Levels results are used...</p>
<p>Am I wrong?</p>
<p>So I'd say if they don't request it, don't give it. But if it allows you to skip some classes/add credit which you want to do, go ahead.</p>
<p>A levels are used for credit placements like AP and IB.</p>
<p>uhmm.. may i ask a question please? are you talking about the modules u took in january? and if yes, did u take GCE A levels prepared by Edexcel? Because i thought results came out in late march..</p>
<p>Hmm do we generally have to send our A level results? I was under the impression that we didn't need to submit the mid-year report since we've already graduated...</p>
<p>a levels can be used for credit in some colleges... go look up your college's policy.</p>
<p>Try emailing the adcom and ask if they require your A-level's results for the admission decision. If no, then don't send, if you don't want to. Most college sites say that if you get an A or B for your A-level's you can get exempted for that subject's introductory course.</p>
<p>rayyy: I don't think so... although I sent in the mid-year report form with counselor's signature, etc.</p>
<p>pozexis: Lafirespirit is referring to Singapore A-level's.</p>
<p>For those applying RD, I think you should send it if it will help your chances, if not, you probably do not have to unless they specifically ask for it.</p>
<p>my advise would be NOT to send your A'Levels. in the first place, most colleges DO NOT explicitly ask for the actual A'Levels results slips, or indeed require applicants to have taken A'Levels or its equivalent at all. there are ppl fresh out of secondary school who gets into decent US unis. </p>
<p>besides, even if you do send, as will most of your classmates, the admissions committee probably won't receive them in time to review them as they wld have more or less decided on the admissions decisions by mid-march (which is, a wk from now?!) it may not be in time to tip u from the rejects or 'uncertain' bunch (since there are so many of them) into the admits (and besides if ur results dipped y wld it do u any good) but perhaps well in time to seive u out from the admitted list, should u have been admitted in the first place. having said that, doing worse than predicted grades, a rarity no doubt, does not necessarily get u into trouble. perhaps doing a lot worse will, but i doubt that's true in ur case. </p>
<p>about credits, u can always submit ur a'lvls to claim ur credits AFTER you get admitted and when u enrol. i mean, most unis don't automatically grant credits anyway. u gotta submit ur certs to certain depts for authentication and accreditation and things lidat.</p>
<p>I guess you could fax if you want it there on time. I [was] intending to do that but have been procrastinating for the past week for no reason at all. =p Is it worth it anyway to go through the trouble and spend all that postage sending my A Level results? They were slightly better than my prelims and predicted grades (I think), but only for S Paper (which they probably don't know what it is anyway).</p>
<p>I heard a lot of unis don't really grant credits for A Levels, so don't send solely for the sake of getting credits.</p>
<p>Lafirespirit what marks did you get?</p>
<p>I'm quite sure quite a no. of unis grant credits for Singapore A levels..From 20+ to 30+ credit hours..Basically more than 1 semester :)</p>
<p>If you are applying to unis which are highly sought after by Singaporeans, I guess the unis do know what are S papers..Afterall, there has been huge batches of SG A level scholars going over to these schools every year.
The credits are granted only after matriculation. You need to bring your actual original copy of your A level cert to US for these credits..</p>
<p>12-18 units = to one term so 20+ units would be little more then one term.
24-36 untis = to two terms so 30+ units a term would be years worth.
You are right they grant the units after granted after matriculation.</p>
<p>My college conselor reminded us to send in our A level results and my ED acceptance from Kenyon specifically asked for us to send in our "final transcript" as soon as we get it. So I would say, yes send it in. And also, I am pretty sure you wouldnt want the college to rescind your acceptance after arriving at your college.</p>
<p>What were your marks, Lafirespirit?</p>
<p>yup..there shouldn't be a big worry about A Level grades.The GCE A Level course is much higher in standard than the high school courses the americans take. Most schools when they grant you admission,they will ask for your final results transcript which most likely is the final A Level results.The main purpose of doing so is just to make sure you completed your high school education.Moreover,to my knowledge,most universities recognise a grade of C or above to gain credits for the various courses you take in your freshman year..so u'll get to skip some courses that is.for those who didnt get a good grade,you just have to be like everybody else,take the courses all over again.thats about it.</p>
<p>Lafirespirit, do you know what any of your other marks are? If you do what were they?
You have a B in English and you also took maths, biology, chem, and physics.</p>