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<p>That really depends on the university, course and department. At UCL for instance many of the departments offer at least one elective to students. Indeed UCL now offers quite a number of interdisciplinary and flexible courses; they’ve even started an American-style liberal arts degree this year. One of my friends studies ESPS at UCL, she has to take three years of a language, core courses in history, law, philosophy and politics, plus a compulsory year abroad - all on top of her ‘major’ in anthropology.</p>
<p>The schooling system is very different in England. Just letting you know in case. </p>
<p>English schools focus mostly on the academic stuff, i.e. the “objective” stuff. ECs and American essay fluff won’t help (unless the EC is incredible and pertains somewhat to your intended studies).</p>
<p>I went to school in the UK, and so far, those stats would get you into Durham(My brother went to Durham for Physics). Not so sure about LSE.</p>
<p>As you have been told, those next AP scores are critical for you to even be considered.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your feedback everyone- and I’m sure of my major which is why I’m considering British schools (I am taking everything into account though, and that’s why I’m mostly applying to American schools).</p>
<p>@jsanche32: Do you mean my AP scores so far (where I’ll get the scores back this July)? I’m a little bit confused on the whole AP, conditional offer thing, so I don’t totally get what’s going to happen since I’m taking most of my APs senior year.</p>
<p>In the UK, they accept students primarily on their A-level grades (I did the IB which they also accept) The AP is comparable to A-levels for UK Universities. So, if you want to be considered for entry to either Durham or LSE, you need to achieve high scores in your chosen subjects. Your GPA (As a US student) will also get looked at, just nowhere near as much as your AP grades. Your AP grades will basically decide whether or not they even consider you. You really can’t get less than a 4, and at least 3-4 5’s for the Universities you have posted.</p>
<p>^so if I only took 2 APs in my junior year, even if I did well, does that basically mean I’m screwed? :(</p>
<p>I am not attending a British Uni but instead attending U-M dearborn but I applied to five British schools this year and got into UCL, Nottingham, Warwick, and Bristol.
Declined from LSE.
My offers were all conditional with UCL+ Warwick offering 5-5-5-4-5 from what I remember. </p>
<p>Your math may not be high enough if applying for economics. I recall a BC calc 5 needed to be equivalent to A- level math. If you receive a conditional acceptance, remember that you can then deposit at an American university, and then British university. </p>
<p>Predict 5’s on AP’s if you think you can get them when filling out your UCAS stuff.</p>
<p>Can’t think of anything else, I applied 10 ten days after the UCAS deadline btw.</p>
<p>You need more than 2 AP’s for entry. UK students do at least 3 A-Levels, so naturally they will ask for 3 or more (More specifically in the field you want to study)</p>
<p>^ You can use SAT subject tests though</p>
<p>Regarding PPE at Oxford, they only admit 20 students on average per year.</p>
<p>UK Universities don’t have general education requirements like you do in the US, which is why you don’t have electives and why a degree in the UK is three years (instead of the normal 4 in the US).</p>
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But I won’t have more than two…so what are you suggesting? Just saying that there’s nothing? I’ll have 3 subject tests as well so hopefully that will help at some schools…</p>
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I’ll have finished AB Calc (I was on track to take BC but it’s not going to work out due to scheduling conflicts)- obviously some schools will want higher than that, but do you think some of the schools with a PPE program will accept AB?</p>
<p>I’m not all too familiar with the SAT subject test thing in the UK, but from what almost there stated they do seem to accept them. You will need three min subject tests or three min AP classes. Since you have two subject tests, you can use those for your application. Since you got 800 on both that would be the max. score. But then you either need one extra subject test or another AP class (Since you only have two AP classes).</p>
<p>^oh, so can you not combine them? even if not, i will be taking one more subject test in the fall, so hopefully that’ll be enough (it’s french and i’ve heard the scale is tough b/c of native speakers so i doubt i’ll get an 800 but i am going to study to get into the 700’s, so i’m hoping that will be good enough). should they be in any particular subject? i’m thinking math 1 would be good for econ and history is obviously relevant, and french would be ok- since i’m not taking bc calc, should i consider taking math level 2 to show that i have the necessary math skills, or do you think an 800 on level 1 should be sufficient?</p>
<p>In your second post you say that you have 2 APs and will take 3 more, so you will have enough, but you do need to do well on the exams. For example, your acceptance may be made contingent on your making a minimum of two 5s and one 4 on those three exams, or even all 5s.</p>
<p>No, from what I just read you don’t seem to be able to combine them.</p>
<p>You should take SAT’s/AP’s that are relevant to the degree you want to take in the UK. From what I’ve seen a lot of
CC’ers pad their SAT’s/AP’s with subjects that really have no bearing towards what they want to study. While in
the US admissions officers might take that into consideration, in the UK they don’t.</p>
<p>as long as the AP tests and SAT subjects add up to 3 it fulfills the minimum requirements.</p>
<p>you can have combined SAT II’s and AP tests where they’re all still related to your intended degree…</p>