<p>Hi all,
alright to be honest I just completed my prelim exams and I'm freaking out about the predicted grades and application. I've posted some stuff in other forums about transcripts too. The thing is, for Singapore's A level students, we use predicted grades from our prelims to apply since our actual A level results are only released in March the following year. </p>
<p>My question here is, if my predicted grades are so bad <em>fingers crossed, my papers are still being marked</em> that I get rejected from the colleges I apply to, and if I get back my actual results and they are much better, can I appeal to the college to review my application again, or do I have to take a gap year? (by then the application for fall 2014 would have closed)</p>
<p>And, is it true that Singapore's grading system is two grades higher than the American grading system? i.e. a C is actually and A when the transcript is evaluated</p>
<p>Please tell me what you think/know! (especially if you're Asian/Singaporean!)</p>
<p>The people familiar with these issues are in the International students forum. Go there and ask them. Put Singapre into the title of your thread to catch their attention.</p>
<p>If you are rejected in the regular decision round for admission fall 2014, you will probably need to wait for the following season to re-apply. There is no appeals process for rejected applicants and at most schools submitting additional information after a rejection is probably not going to be helpful. However, if you would be a full-pay international applying to less well-endowed schools and your predicted grades are your only weakness, it’s certainly worth posing this question directly to the college in March.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if your application is still pending and a decision has not been made when your final grades are released, go ahead and try to send your updated results in March and contact your college admissions officers directly to ask whether they can be considered in this application season. Keep in mind, March will be too late for most schools. </p>
<p>Your grading scale is probably different from US norms. In the US a 70 is generally a failing or near failing grade (D or F) with 90 and above typically being a good grade (A- or A).</p>