<p>I am a current college senior who has taken
AP Lang(4)
AP US History(4)
AP Calc AB(3)</p>
<p>This year I am taking
AP Calc BC
AP Literature
AP Physics</p>
<p>My last SAT was Math(680), Critical Reading(680), and Writing(580).</p>
<p>I have 1 sat score currently being graded, and my calc BC exam at the end of the school year should rectify my low AB score.</p>
<p>With the current weakness above, Writing(580) and Calc AB(3) should I apply to U of Edinburgh right now? I don't want to be rejected if I can improve my application by the June 30th application deadline.</p>
<p>Tbh, I can’t see any course for which you would meet the requirements. If you get the writing portion of the SAT up to 600, you just about meet their minimum requirements to get in overall, but a) your tests don’t give any idea of what subject you would do and b) for most courses the typical offer is much higher than the minimum.</p>
<p>I was trying to figure out what you might be applying for, but your math isn’t strong enough to study physics and your writing isn’t strong enough to do English. The minimum offer for History is BBB, but if you look at the <em>typical</em> offer, it’s AAA- that is, 5s on 3 APs (or mid-700s on relevant SAT IIs).</p>
<p>Note that you can find this info for any course by going to the “Degree Finder” section, choosing a subject, then clicking on “Degrees in this Subject”, select the specific course you are interested, and you will see “Typical Offer”.</p>
<p>Sorry, in your first post you said you were a “college” senior? In the United States, the word college only means a small university. A college senior would be someone who is about to earn a Bachelor’s Degree. Is that where you are?</p>
<p>Or are you about 17-18 years old, and looking for a Bachelor’s program to enroll in?</p>
<p>A 5 in Calc BC is required for physics at Edinburgh, and is likely to be expected in Physics. Can you get some SAT II math and science scores before applying? without some evidence that you will be able to get those 5s it seems a stretch for you to get an offer, given how low your SAT math and Calc AB scores are.</p>
<p>January 15th is, to all intents and purposes, the application deadline. Officially it’s the deadline for ‘equal consideration’, but in reality at any competitive uni (like Edinburgh) any applications sent in after Jan 15th will be automatically binned. </p>
<p>I can’t see Edinburgh taking you, truth be told. However, you can find a full list of UK unis that offer physics at [UCAS</a> ? Home | Helping you into university and college in the UK](<a href=“http://www.ucas.ac.uk%5DUCAS”>http://www.ucas.ac.uk) so go and have a look at that, explore where might take you, explore where you might like to go, and work from there. </p>
<p>Don’t forget that taking a gap year is an entirely legitimate option, and can often help to improve your chances of getting in.</p>
<p>I’m also a high school senior. Here are my stats:
GPA: 3.2 w (uw is not provided at my school)
SAT I: 540 Math / 580 C.R. / 700 W
SAT II: 510 World History
AP: English Language and Composition (3)</p>
<p>Clearly, I am not studious. Had a lot of problems my sophomore/junior year that prevented me from getting higher grades/test scores, but I’ve been wanting to attend Edinburgh for almost 4 years. I pumped out my personal statement, revised it 3 separate times, and submitted applications on November 22nd, 2013.</p>
<p>Applied to:
University of Edinburgh (Classical Archaeology and Ancient History)
University of Edinburgh (Archaeology)
University of Edinburgh (Psychology)
University of Glasgow (Archaeology)
King’s College London (Archaeology)</p>
<p>I was unsuccessful for Classical Archaeology and Ancient History (received my notification on November 28th), but got a conditional from Glasgow on December 2nd! I received a conditional from Edinburgh for Archaeology 2 days later.</p>
<p>I also previously emailed the admissions office in August about when it would be a good idea for me to apply since I am taking a subject test next month and 2 AP’s in the spring (my Edinburgh conditions stated that I had to get good marks on these). They didn’t really answer my question, but they did say that they still accept under-qualified students. Which they did. Because I’m under-qualified (for now).</p>
<p>So definitely submit your application as soon as possible! And work really hard on your personal statement. I’m 100% sure my personal statement is what got me an offer. As you can see from my SAT scores, I’m pretty strong in writing. I made sure to emphasize why I wanted to study my subject and got an offer. Also, make sure you list in the application on UCAS that you will be taking other tests! That way the school is aware you plan on continuing testing and you can get a conditional offer.</p>
<p>In my personal opinion, as long as you write a superb personal statement, I think you are quite eligible for an unconditional. Good luck! I hope to see you there :)</p>
<p>In response to kjh611, from my visit to their international office as well as when one of their reps was stateside I got the impression that they were very lenient with foreign students because they have to pay full tuition. I don’t know how this might apply specifically to physics in my case, but the rep made it seem more about hitting the general minimums rather than getting 3 5’s to be considered for a spot.</p>
<p>Additionally I pulled this from their website</p>
<p>“International students: applicants who meet or are predicted to meet the minimum entry requirements are likely to be made an offer for all programmes, with the exception of Medicine.”</p>
<p>Does this mean that I will most likely be given a conditional offer for X course I apply to?</p>
<p>The minimum entry requirement for physics is a 5 in math and a 4 in physics, so if you are predicted that, then yes, a conditional offer is possible.</p>