@HazeGrey @VickiSoCal @jupiter98 When you submitted the UCAS application, did you also have the college board send official ACT and AP scores? Or did you just list them on the app and let it ride? If/when you do have them sent, is that to UCAS or to each of the 5 schools?
You send official scores to the uni after you accept the offer.
St. Andrews never asked for official AP score report, they did ask for SAT, which she sent. As jupiter says, that was after she firmed.
Also- my daughter was in IB, which is automatically available to all UCAS schools.
We had an official ACT score sent at the time of UCAS application and were later told that it was never received.
Once my son received his offer in January, we ordered a set of official ACT/AP scores. Had them sent to the Oxford specific school code since that was the only UK school he applied to. His offer went unconditional at the end of January. Didn’t firm his Oxford offer until after Ivy Day. His offer letter said that if he had already satisfied his conditions (which he had), the formal test reports had to be received by his college by March 1st.
Thanks, everyone. You continue to be a valuable resource, and we’re grateful.
Oxford is back on the list. He’ll take the HAT and see what happens. Exeter replaces UCL too, due to their strong rankings in History. That makes the current list: Oxford, Edinburgh, Durham, Exeter, York.
Great set of choices, @CuriousInCincy -strong programs in places with a good student experience.
UCAS app now filled out. S18 is anxious to hit the button on 9/6, hoping for some early responses.
@collegemom3717 @HazeGrey @jupiter98 @VickiSoCal Anxious parent question. The UCAS app is ready to go, he’s got his four APs listed (with scores of 5554) and also his three current APs listed (as pending). Did your kids get unconditional offers with so many APs listed as pending? His four completed ones are Euro History, US History, US Gov, and Eng Comp. His current ones this year are World History, Art History, and Eng Lit. Just trying to set realistic expectations. Thanks in advance.
Ours applied for HisPol/IR courses with 6 5s (Lit, Lang, World, US Gov, Env Sci, Calc AB) and 5 scheduled to take (US, Euro*, Comp Gov, Latin, Calc BC). Three of her APs (incl World) were from grade 10, and some unis only accept scores from grades 11 & 12. Also, when she applied US Gov & Comp Gov only counted as 1/2 an AP- that changed the following year. So when she applied from their pov she really only had 1/2 of a relevant AP (in a subject where there are a lot of relevant APs).
She got unconditional offers from Edi and Durham and a conditional from LSE & Ox. Her Ox offer was for 5s on US & Euro and either Comp Gov or Latin; her LSE offer was for 5s on all four senior year APs. She firmed Ox & insured Edi, and happily enough she made her offer.
*AP US & Euro were a combined 2 year course in her school, and the kids take the two APs at the end of the 2nd year - one in the am and one in the pm- it’s intense!
My son applied with six APs completed as well - Calc BC, Physics C (both), Comp Sci A, USH, English Comp & Eng Lit (5 on all but Eng Lit). His only APs senior year were Micro/Macro. Since Econ was meaningless to his program (maths&comp sci) we weren’t too worried on that front. His actual offer letter was still conditional (32 on ACT and 3 AP 5s in “relevant subjects”), but his college said that the calc, physics & comp sci scores were all they needed. He sent score reports right away and was unconditional by the end of January.
Mine applied with 6 AP’s already done, took 4 senior year. Got 2 unconditionals and 2 conditionals.
She is a chemistry major, and was taking Chem AP senior year. St. Andrews took her 730 SAT chemistry subject test as proof enough. Since she ended up with a 5 on the AP test I guess they made the right call.
Hi, new to this! My son is applying to at least two UK schools. Couple of questions that I can’t seem to get a firm answer on: Does he need to send transcript and test scores with his UCAS application in some way? Direct from College Board/ACT? How? Also, he is thinking of two different majors at two different colleges. How is that accounted for in the essay/statement, since you only write one? His common app essay is about an idea he challenged, so not related to majors or areas of study…Anyone have this issue?
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the school usually uploads a transcript, but he enters his test scores himself. If he is made an offer, it will be conditional on receiving proof of the scores (ie, gets college board to send them).
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different colleges is no problem- you can apply to 5 all on the one form. But, different subjects- not majors!- is a problem if he can’t make a compelling link between them. As above, our UK student applied for History/Politics and International Relations courses, and it wasn’t hard for her to write a Personal Statement that covered both. But if he’s thinking maybe Game Design at one place and Computing at another, it should be possible to write one essay. But if he’s thing Computing and Digital Film Production, it will be harder, and if he is thinking Game Design and Biology it will be very challenging to write a Personal Statement that will convince the admissions tutors (who are the people who actually teach the subject, not an AdComm as in the US) that he has a substantive interest in their subject and a reasonably mature understanding of the nature of it.
If he is thinking of subjects that are so different, he should probably re-examine his reasons for going to the UK. At the least, he should spend some time looking at the year-by-year of what you actually study. UK courses- even in Scotland- are (by US standards) quite rigid. Most have few if any choices the first year (and if there are choices, they are from a specific list of related topics.). My first collegekid went to the UK, while the next one stayed in the US b/c she wasn’t ready to focus that narrowly on one subject.
If a school needs transcripts they will have you send it separately. FYI my daughter applied to 5 schools in the UK and only one requested transcripts.
I’m applying to two UK schools; at one of those, I’m applying to two very different courses. The second course is very specific to the university and not offered at the other school I’m applying to, so I was worried about which to reflect in my personal statement. I found that some courses/universities will let you email a separate personal statement that discusses the smaller, more specific major. This may apply to your son; I’d recommend checking the website of each course for information.
where do you put your standardized test scores on the UCAS?
Go to education and add your school. Then add a qualification. SAT and AP tests will be a choice.
thanks!
My daughter wants to apply Neuroscience major, but there is no Neuroscience major in Oxford. So she change to Psyche/philosophy major for Oxford. Does that mean she has to send 2 application- 1 for Oxford, 1 for other 4 schools?