<p>I'm having problems finding a site that will directly tell me what the grading system is in the United Kingdom.
What number percentage qualifies as an A,, B,, C,, D,, and F.?
I'm hoping to have a chance at University of Cambridge or the University of Manchester.
And what exactly is A*AA,, or AAA.?</p>
<p>Can someone please tell me the UK scoring system.?</p>
<p>UK admission decisions are based on performance on high school leaving exams. AAA means a grade of A on three A-level exams. Students who don’t have their final grades yet usually get conditional offers of admission with specific grades that need to be achieved.</p>
<p>If you are attending an American-style high school, your admission decision would be based on AP exams instead of A-levels.</p>
<p>i was at oxford over the summer speaking with the faculty head of philosophy. i’m studying for my a-levels now, but out of interest I asked him what was the general sat requirement if someone from the states were to apply. he said that appicant should have at least a 2100, with 700 in each section… i’m not sure if that information is of any use to you, but it can’t hurt? oxford and cambirdge having very close, if not identical expectations of their applicants.</p>
<p>Manchester, on the other hand… which is a great university said they expect at least 600 in each section of the SAT (1800) with some SAT II scores aswell… with 5 AP exam (four 5’s, and a 4 at least).</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/country/name-14788-en.htm?page=2[/url]”>http://www.manchester.ac.uk/international/country/name-14788-en.htm?page=2</a></p>
<p>Oxford- 700 on each section-2100 at least</p>
<p>UCL & Bristol
650 on each section- 1950 at least</p>
<p>Manchester
600 on in section- 1800 at least</p>
<p>TBH, I dont understand why you would leave Georgia to attend Manchester. If you can get into Emory or Georgia tech these schools are way way way better than Manchester.</p>
<p>Thank you all for the information!</p>
<p>I’m interested in schools in the United Kingdom because I plan on moving back there.
I’m also interested in Manchester because I was browsing through the top 100 ranked universities in the world and Manchester happened to be in the 40’s somewhere.
Granted- Emory and Tech are all the same good schools (and way cheaper) but I don’t think that they would help me efficiently enough in getting to where I feel I need to be in life after college.</p>
<p>Hypothetically speaking, suppose a student were to get 800/800/690 on the SAT. Would that student be eligible to attend, as the student didn’t receive a 700 on each section, however still passed the 2100 mark scoring a 2290 on the SATs?</p>
<p>I’m from Georgia as well. Going to Durham for law.</p>
<p>Georgia Tech is only cheaper because of HOPE. Emory is twice the cost of a UK uni. Do a breakdown and you can prove it. </p>
<p>Look into UCL, Imperial, KCL, Bristol, Nottingham, Southampton, and Durham. That’ll get you started. 650+ in each section of the SAT w/ 4-5 4’s and 5’s would get you into most of those unis. For Cambridge you would need 700+ each section and 5 5’s to be competitive. </p>
<p>Don’t look at world rankings. Only look at national rankings. Either the Times or Complete University Guide. Do a breakdown by subject, and breakdown of uni as a whole.</p>
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<p>Those are graduate based rankings and usually based on research productivity. True makes sense if u plan to </p>
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<p>As I have stated earlier, those minimum requirements can be altered based on the discretion. </p>
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<p>Are u planning on coming back to the states? Durham is virtually unknown even in Europe though it is supposed to be good. I dont see how you would be able to compete for jobs with full fledged JDs especially from T14 law schools. Law is supposed to be oversaturated in the US</p>
<p>Thanks for answering my question sefago.</p>
<p>Sefago,</p>
<p>I don’t plan on coming back to the states for a law career. The legal market in the US is ****** for the next 10 yrs at least IMO. Can barely squeeze in a biglaw job coming from a T14. Basically HYS through #6 or bust if you want more than a 25% chance. I would not throw out the idea of a transfer to a US firm if I were to hit the partner level (i.e come onto the US side of EU work, which is why my target market would be a US firm with an office in London).</p>
<p>I plan on getting a training contract in London post graduation at a firm like Skadden, Jones Day, etc. (basically American firms with London offices). I will have zero competition against JDers…only LLB holders. How Durham is perceived in Europe doesn’t matter at all to me. It has one of the highest proportion of grads in magic circle firms and strong presence in the chambers. I don’t plan on working in any other European country, mainly because of language barrier. So perceived reputation in mainland Europe is irrelevant. </p>
<p>I view the London legal market to be much stronger than NY’s. Particular as the EU continues to strengthen. Plus I am far more interested in working along the lines of EU commercial law (specifically anti-trust type work), than US commercial work like M&A. </p>
<p>So to sum up the two main reasons I’m going to UK for law school: interesting work and better job market. Additional reasons, much better lifestyle IMO. Look at avg hours at top UK firms for associates and compare it to NY firms…literally half the hours and 10x better working environment (just go through employer reviews). Pay is solid, and will usually be equal to the US counterpart at the 7-8 yr mark. I do recognize there is a tax difference…but this, as of now, is only about a 10% difference for the top bracket. And this margin will decrease, especially because tax increases in the US are inevitable. Plus, with that much cash coming in, a 10% decrease in disposable income is really a non issue for me.</p>
<p>Main reasons for Durham: killer alumni network throughout the MC (just look at how many events Allen & Overy has at Durham), top 5 law school in the UK, collegiate system, and less distracting than a London school.</p>
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<p>Not to mention much easier to get into than, let’s say, LSE or Oxbridge.</p>
<p>Wanna point out that you would be competing with US JDs actually. But seems like u have a solid plan.</p>
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<p>Care to explain the reasoning behind this post? Durham law is very, very competitive.</p>
<p>^^^
Wasn’t going to say anything, but since there are people who come on here for info…I’ll just lay out the facts. </p>
<p>UCAS points for law (source: unistats)
Cambridge-540
Oxford-530
Durham-500
LSE-480
UCL-480</p>
<p>“It has one of the highest proportion of grads in magic circle firms and strong presence in the chambers”</p>
<p>Durham is highly regarded in the UK, but nowhere else. Of course, if you want to stay in the UK, this bears no problem at all. And you’re right, it has “one of the highest proportion of…”. But you have to complete against Oxbridge alumni, which, no surprise, rule all the alumni networks - not just in the UK, but in Europe as well…</p>
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Oxbridge makes up 38% of the magic circle. Which leaves enough room to find a training contract. I mean you are always going to be competing against Oxbridge, so its kind of pointless to argue against that. Its just a question of which is the best option if you can’t get into Oxbridge. Fortunately a lot of Oxbridge grads continue on in academia or post-grad school, which thins out the competition a bit.</p>
<p>Well, last time I heard about such statistics, Oxbridge had 2/3 of the judge and such positions. But I’m not dealing with law, so it may differ - I’m just one example to the “Oxbridge grads continue on in academia or post-grad school” 
But tell this to people trying to get into the academia from places other than Oxbridge 
Although in my case the competition are the HYP grads, since I hope that I can enter to the US academic job market.</p>