<p>That’s why I said that the math score might not be a total deal breaker. Note that UK applicants typically won’t have film and tv, or anthropology for that matter, at school.</p>
<p>Find an SAT II (not English- they don’t count doubles!) that you can take in December (or take 2- including Math 1, if you think that you can improve on your SAT score). Note that for Film & TV you have to send in a mini-portfolio; if you get invited to the next level you will need to have a full portfolio ready. Also, if you apply for English there’s usually a writing sample requirement. </p>
<p>You also need to think about your Personal Statement, which is the same for all UK unis that you apply to (so St Andrews & Edinburgh will see exactly the same essay). It will take some doing to write a compelling statement that covers both social anthropology and film and tv and english and film. I trust that you have picked up along the way that the Personal Statement is very different from a US college essay. The purpose is to demonstrate why you are a good candidate for the course that you are applying to, backed up by specifics. So, your ECs are relevant only as they apply to the course- varsity volleyball is out, your internship at a local tv station is in- <em>if</em>you link it to specifics in the ‘why’ you applying to that specific course. </p>
<p>By the way, most UK unis have ‘foundation’ courses- an extra year at the beginning for people who almost, but don’t quite, meet the qualifications. That would be more interesting for you if you were applying to an English college, as they are typically 3 years, so a fourth year wouldn’t seem like a big deal.</p>
<p>UK universities (including Edinburgh) don’t care one bit about whether or not you took AP COURSES.</p>
<p>All they care about is what grades you got on the standardized national AP EXAMS.</p>
<p>You need to take the exams that you need to take. No matter what your high school says. And Edinburgh will NOT accept as an excuse “My school wouldn’t let me take . . .”</p>
<p>I don’t know enough about AP exams to know how to do this exactly, but I know that even homeschooled students find a way to take the AP exams they need.</p>
<p>(And I still strongly suspect that your low grade on the SAT math section is a dealbreaker for Edinburgh. This is the ‘math section’ of the normal SAT that these days almost all US high school students take. We are not talking about the SAT II subject test in math)</p>
<p>Look at the suggested and/or required Higher or A-level subjects that UK students need for entry to your course. These are the AP subjects they will prefer.</p>
<p>I was going to suggest that you do need to focus your application a bit more; because students at British universities basically only study one subject (with some variety for first years at Scottish universities) they expect you to know what you want to do. You may look like a dilettante if you apply for several widely different courses.</p>
<p>But then I had a look at the Edinburgh website, and afaics, they don’t even offer film studies as a first degree, only at postgrad level. (There may be film studies modules available within an English degree, I didn’t check.)</p>
<p>The Film and TV course is an art-based one (hence the need or a portfolio), not the kind of Film Studies I suspect you may be interested in as an Eng-lit student.</p>
<p>If you decide on applying for anthropology instead, don’t worry that you haven’t done it before - it’s not on offer for British students either at the high school equivalent. APs in things like history, English, geography, for instance, would be good choices for you.</p>