<p>Hey everyone!!!
I wanted to start a thread where all UK students could talk about, and go crazy about, the application process to study in the US for entry in 2014!! Feel free to give tips, advice, or just talk about anything you want really!!!</p>
<p>I'll start off! :D
I am from London, just finished Year 12. I study Geography, Chemistry, Maths, and Biology - and I want to major in Chemistry @ University. I'm currently in the process of finding colleges that suit my preferences, I have about 3 in mind at the moment, and i've registered for SAT IIs for Maths 1, and Chemistry and also ACT to be taken in October, and November respectively!</p>
<p>I just thought it would be nice to talk to others from the UK that hope to apply to other American Universities since the application processes are gonna begin soon!</p>
<p>I just had a crazy thought. I am a British student, and I intend to apply to US Universities as well as UK ones. I was hoping to apply to 6 Universities in the US. I was thinking, what if I apply for good/top Universities only and I don’t apply to any ‘back up colleges’ and if I don’t get into any, I could just go to a UK university?</p>
<p>I was just thinking this, because, even though it would be great to study in the US. I think that if I am going to spend money on Application fees, I might as well only apply to the good ones (like the top Universities that have a Chemistry Major, and offer financial aid to international student, that also has a good acceptance rate for International students) even if the chances of getting in is low. Harvard, MIT, Dartmouth, Yale, UPenn, Stanford, for example. </p>
<p>I know that this is a very silly idea and will surely increase the likelihood of disappointment , but it is just a thought at the moment. </p>
<p>It’s very reasonable to apply to the top universities only as long as you have a back-up plan in another country. </p>
<p>If you don’t mind me asking, what did you mean with “that also has a good acceptance rate for International students”? The universities you named have extremely low acceptance rates for international students - lower than their overall admission rate, in fact.</p>
<p>When I said good acceptance rate, I didn’t actually know how to phrase what I was trying to say. What I really mean, is that at least 5% of undergrads are internationals, which isn’t too bad, for example in Yale. A little over 10% of undergrads are international. That’s about 400+ undergrads.</p>
<p>So you want a sizable international community for social reasons? That’s reasonable. </p>
<p>Acceptance rates for international students don’t correlate well with admission rates for international students. Universities that enroll more international students typically also receive more applications, which keeps the admission rates low anyway.</p>
<p>I only applied to three US colleges (wished I had applied to more) and they were all top 10. Had a couple of offers from UK as back up but ended up not needing them! </p>
<p>I’m going to UChicago which has like 10% international undergrads and that’s about 150 per year! </p>
<p>As long as you can get an offer in the UK, I’d say go all out for the colleges in America. The worst that can happen is you’ll end up here in the UK! </p>
<p>It’s a lot longer than UCAS and gets longer with the more you apply to but I quite enjoyed it all!</p>
<p>I applied for financial aid at all three. Yale was need blind for international students but the UPenn and UChicago weren’t which means they take it into account when deciding. I was fortunate enough to get a lot of aid from UChicago so about 90% of my costs so
will be covered. You should look into the financial aid aspect of it!</p>
lol</p>