UK to US Sytems

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<p>So I'm not too sure about the whole UK to US system conversion, so I'd like to ask:</p>

<p>1) If you're coming from a UK system (ie. GCSE, A levels, etc.), what is your freshman year? I know that it's Grade 9, but what is that in the Year system?</p>

<p>2) When applying to a US university, do they look at your AS, A levels and GCSE results more or do they look at your transcript grades? I ask this because honestly, I'm not getting that great grade-wise: but I've gotten much better on my GCSEs (they don't mark as nicely on the report - so as to "encourage you to do better"). I'm really worried!</p>

<p>3) Considering there are no credits and the grading systems are just a whole lot different, GPA isn't even considered when coming from UK to US, right?</p>

<p>4) And this is just extra, but what about UK universities? Do they care more about the AS, A levels, etc. or do they care about the transcript grades?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance for your time and help!</p>

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<p>Uk university: Look at GCSEs and As but it is the A levels that seal the deal!</p>

<p>Us Colleges: I applied using my year 10 to year 13 grade transcripts, so in my case my freshman year was year 10. The colleges look at all your grades via your transcript and most do not pay any special attention to the major exams (i.e GCSE, AS, A levels) though there are some which do. YMMV. </p>

<p>I did not have a GPA. It did not affect me in the slightest. :slight_smile: The transcript will give the colleges all the information they need concerning your academic performance. Some US universities(mostly public) will require third party evaluations of your transcript in order to get a GPA. None of the schools I applied to required this hence I am not too sure about the logistics of getting this done. </p>

<p>Good luck with everything!</p>

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<p>British universities are the best! They tell you exactly what you need right on their website. Lol, no mystery whatsoever (unless you’re doing Oxbridge, in which case the interview could kill your application). :D</p>

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<p>Grades are a year behind UK school years. So year 10 is 9th grade</p>

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<p>For UK to US, a really good resource is the Fulbright Commission ([Study</a> in the USA | US-UK Fulbright Commission](<a href=“http://www.fulbright.co.uk/study-in-the-usa]Study”>http://www.fulbright.co.uk/study-in-the-usa)). They run the annual US college fairs in London and Edinburgh, they have a decent advising service, and a great library of US college information.</p>