transferring out of oxford

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<p>I'm a fresher at New College Oxford, majoring in French and Philosophy (looking to drop the French most likely if I get to the states) We dont really get grades here, we get evaluations and the test scores wouldn't even be out by the time I've (hopefully) been accepted to a US school. So far I've been given Excellent in Philsophy and Very Good in French.</p>

<p>Stats:
12 GCSE's with 8 A* and 4 A's
4 A Levels all with 4 A's</p>

<p>Took a gap year, did archaeology work in germany, then went to the States to study at a competitive boarding school with a scholarship program called the English Speaking Union, graduated cum laude from there, then I went and travelled throughout china teaching chinese for about two months. Worked in Inner Mongolia at an orphanage for two months.</p>

<p>Im looking to do Philosophy and either Chinese or Arabic (both of which I have academic experience in)</p>

<p>I'm thinking:
Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Stanford
Upenn</p>

<p>I'm also conscientious about financial aid, which I know is need blind for international students only at Harvard and Yale.</p>

<p>Also if anyone knows anything about scholarships that I could apply for to study in the US, that information would be really helpful.</p>

<p>But for the most part those are the schools I'm interested. Is there anywhere else I should think about?</p>

<p>Also, I'm sitting the SAT's because I have to. I'm 20, how important is SAT level math (i'm fine with reading and writing)... I've been working on it, but I haven't done this stuff since GCSE (and I did ace it at some point...) I know the idea is to aim high, but come on... I mean right now I'm taking exams and heavy work for Oxford and I don't have much time to take to study 10th grade math.</p>

<p>alright, thanks!
csb307 is offline</p>

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<p>just curious: why do you want to transfer out of Oxford?</p>

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<p>its a really fantastic school, but i think i'm a much different person then the person i was when i applied (and narrowed down my major) when i was about 16. going to america and studying in china has really changed my plans and directions academically. I think I may be able to benefit from a system which encourages some well-roundedness. I still know what I want to major in now, but I'd be nice to be able to take a course outside of it at some point. As well, my course at Oxford is four years with a mandatory year in a french speaking country between the 2nd and 3rd years. I still really respect french, but... it's about 2/3 of my coursework, i have to go to a french speaking country, and I'd rather be doing a lot more philosophy and a different language. </p>

<p>as well, it'd be nice to not be in the english countryside. </p>

<p>but really, how do transfer rates look for international students and does it sound like i have enough accreditation?</p>