<p>can you only recieve written notification, or are there online decisions as well?</p>
<p>Well, there is the UCAS tracking thing, but when I log on, the only thing it says is "your application has been sent out for consideration." I am so excited that the decisions have already been sent!</p>
<p>UCAS track will probably take about a month to be updated.... Other than UCAS track there isn't an official place to log on for results but I have heard if you do not get the letter within a week, you can email the college and ask. It's worth a try, but remember everything closes for Christmas on Thursday evening (Friday is a day off. I should know, sinc this means I have ti submit my PhD thesis on Thursday!!!). At <a href="http://www">www</a>. the student room .co.uk some people say the college called them rather than waiting for the mail. So you might be lucky (not sure if I could bear to call THEM or not myself. Your choice).</p>
<p>Im getting nervous!!</p>
<p>I've read they send us e-mails today... but apparently not.</p>
<p>I guess not....cuz i dint receive any...oh the anxiety!!</p>
<p>is there anywhere that has statistics on the % success of international applicants to the various colleges? (ie which college accepts the most int'ls / UK students, or what % of the internationals who apply get in, etc)?</p>
<p>well, for US students, it's 1/6</p>
<p>are there any colleges more geared towards international students? I'm interested in international relations and while I dearly love the British (I'm 1/2 English myself), the more diversity I can experience the better!</p>
<p>Only about 1 in 10 undergrads are foreign students, but they want more to get more money. This is a very controversial move. See article below. So in my opinion, the situation can only get better for internationals.
<a href="http://education.guardian.co.uk/oxbridge/article/0,,1398251,00.html%5B/url%5D">http://education.guardian.co.uk/oxbridge/article/0,,1398251,00.html</a>
There isn't a college for internationals. They don't seggregate you! </p>
<p>Among grad students over 70% are foreign and really they bankroll the university. Graduate only colleges have hardly any UK students at all.</p>
<p>I got an offer!! Somerville College for Biochemistry, and their website says that a lot of international students go there. Aaahh, I'm overjoyed beyond belief.</p>
<p>@cupcake or anyone.</p>
<p>I intend to apply for Law (Jurisprudence) in Dec '07. Does anyone know the stats for Internationals applying/accepted for Law?</p>
<p>WELL DONE NELLE!</p>
<p>wengerism_007 - I'm sorry I can't answer your question. As far as I know international students have varying qualifications from all over the world and no official stats are produced. UK universities don't really use the term "stats" anyway, or at least not in the same way as on this board. You could try asking internationals at the student room (I wrote about it before in this thread) for this info? The average UK student has 3.5 A grades at A-level I think. So all I can advise is google past A-level papers (in the subjects you're studying of course) and see if you can answer them. Sorry this is not a very good answer.</p>
<p>Thanx anyway! I appreciate you trying. I'm actually at a CC in the US & hope to apply with my freshman grades, only wanted to know if i'd be at a disadvantage being a foreigner (UK-born though) v. UK students gunning for an over-subscribed course like Law.</p>
<p>Congrats to nelle178!</p>
<p>Yes, great job nelle, althought I've already given you my congratulations on the Princeton forum.</p>
<p>I can't believe we're receiving letters this week. I really hope this goes over well. </p>
<p>wengerism_007, I also applied to Law, and I'm curious about the stats as well. I'm starting to feel as though my scores may not be enough; if someone could tell me how my stats look, that'd be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>SATI: 780 (M), 750 (V), 770 (W)
SATII: 800 (Math IIc), 770 (Biology E), 740 (US History)
APs: 5 (Biology), 5 (US History), 4 (English)</p>
<p>Oh, they are enough. It just all depends on luck. My scores:
SATI: 710 (M), 740 (V), 760 (W)
SATII: 789 (Biology M), 760 (French), 760 (US History)
APs: 5 (Biology), 5 (US History), 5 (English Lit), 5 (Euro History), 5 (Calculus AB), 4 (French)</p>
<p>The thing that probably made the difference for me was the interview: it went really well. We talked about things I was familiar with, mostly biological, and then I asked him a question he couldn't really answer... lol. Kind of turned the tables at that point. But he was really nice and I was just lucky to talk with someone who shared my interest in biochem.</p>
<p>Congratulations Nelle! </p>
<p>Now, on gothicarlove's question, I may be totally wrong here, but I believe UK universities do not make offers based on SAT scores. The academic credentials they look at in the case of US students are AP exam results, which they consider to be the closest equivalent in America to A-levels.
Also, at least for domestic applicants, admission or rejection at Oxbridge depends greatly on the outcome of the interview and on how well you do on the specific tests that are taken during/prior to the interview.</p>
<p>That´s just my personal opinion (as an engineer, not a lawyer), but I don´t think studying Law in the UK is a good idea for international students who plan to return to their home countries after graduation. My point is that Law, unlike physics , mathematics, or biochemistry, is NOT a universal discipline. Although some general principles (due process, etc.) are indeed common to most western democracies,
the specifics of the legal system change greatly from country to country, and the UK-oriented training you get at a British university may not prepare you well to practice law elsewhere.</p>
<p>Incidentally, it should be mentioned that a 3-year undergrad degree in Law/Jurisprudence DOES NOT qualify a person to practice law in the United Kingdom either. In order to become a barrister, one still has to go through two (?) additional years of vocational training, taking the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) and completing a required internship ("pupillage") in a barrister's chamber. Similar requirements (the so-called "Legal Training Course") apply to prospective solicitors as well. On the other hand, in most American states, a foreign-trained lawyer can only take the Bar Exam if he/she gets an LL.M (master of laws) degree from a US Law School first. Of course, one can also get an LL.M at Cambridge (or the equivalent B.C.L at Oxford) AFTER finishing the B.A, but I suspect that would be also useless in the US. Again, I may be wrong, but I believe you should at least check the facts before applying to read Law in the UK.</p>
<p>Congrats Nelle! :-).</p>
<p>A slightly off-topic question: somebody from my high school just got an offer (not sure of which college, though), and is, as far as I know, planning on attending. Will this have any impact upon my own chances? (I'm applying next year). Thanks, guys!</p>
<p>And yeah, gothicarlove: from what I can tell, it's Interview > APs (if you get an offer it's usually conditional based off of your AP scores) > SATs.</p>