<p>TheBritishGuy, which U.S. universities are you interested in applying to? You should visit the dedicated Ivy League forum, where you can approach ‘experts’ on the admissions process. </p>
<p>You should bear in mind that the acceptance rate for transfer students applying to Ivy League schools is around 1%. [The</a> Real 1%: Harvard Admits 15 Transfer Students | News | The Harvard Crimson](<a href=“http://www.thecrimson.com/article/2012/6/21/transfer-admissions-one-percent/]The”>The Real 1%: Harvard Admits 15 Transfer Students | News | The Harvard Crimson)</p>
<p>Your extracurricular activities are excellent. Your referees should communicate that you come from a deprived area. </p>
<p>SATs have very little weight into the admissions process, as long as a good score is achieved. Admissions Officers spend no longer than 30 seconds looking at SAT scores, but will spend several minutes reading your essays and recommendations. Make sure that you meet the SAT Subject Test requirement also.</p>