U.S. student applying for University of Manchester

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Hey guys, I’m a rising senior and I want to apply for the University of Manchester for Civil Engineering (3 year course)(I might change the engineering field later), but the requirements on its website is a bit vague. How many AP tests do you guys recommend sending in, and which ones? Would SAT subject tests be an okay substitute for some of the AP tests?

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Not sure how you find the requirements to be vague: the UK system is strikingly specific. The requirements for the course are here:

http://www.mace.manchester.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/courses/civil-engineering/beng-civil-engineering-3years/factfile/index.htm?code=03343&pg=3#additionalEntryRequirements

and international requirements are here:

http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/international/admissions/

The short answer:

For admission to the University: minimum 3.0 GPA, 1800 SAT with a minimum of 600 on each section, and 3 APs with a minimum score of 4 (SATIIs might be considered, but they specifically prefer APs).

For admission to the course that you want: scores of 5 on AP Physics and Calculus, plus a score of at least 4 in one other AP are required. Note that they will prefer the third AP to be a quant course, not a humanities course.