Hello guys,
I am planning to apply to the University of Manchester’s engineering program. I was wondering if anybody has any helpful advice for an international USA student applying there? Also, I am a senior and I read on the universities website that 3 APs are required with a minimum score of 4 and they prefer APs over SAT subjects so what should I do if I don’t take all my APs until May which is way after the decision day of whether I get in or not to the university?
Thank you in advance!
-minniemice18
Please go and find the peer forum of CC oriented towards British universities.
@International95, the poster put it in the UK forum- that is a perfectly reasonable place to ask the question!
@minniemice18, it is entirely normal in the UK system to apply with ‘predicted’ grades on standardized tests, and to get an offer that is ‘conditional’ on achieving those marks. There are two ways that people deal with the uncertainty. One is to apply to another UK university whose grade requirements you already meet, so that you can get an ‘unconditional’ offer. The other is to accept a place at a US university, put the deposit down in May, and then if you meet your conditions give up your place. You do lose the deposit, of course, but it means you have a place for September either way.
You will need AP Calculus (BC preferably) and AP Physics (C preferably), with 5s - Engineering at Manchester is very selective. Your SAT reasoning or AP English Language will fulfill the basic English requirement. Any other AP, preferably scientific, is good, but do check which ones count as “full AP” and which ones count as “half”.
If you don’t have AP results from junior year, you’ll apply with predicted results as collegemom3717 said. It’s thus better to apply to several US colleges and deposit at one “just in case”, because if you don’t meet your condition you lose your place. Finally, why Manchester? Are you considering other universities in the Russell Group?
You apply though UCAS (www.ucas.com) and you can apply for up to 5 universities for the same price. So you might as well apply to some others, or to more than one Engineering programme at Manchester. Maybe try Manchester Metropolitan or Salford unis? I have no idea what these unis are like for engineering, but in general they are easier to get in to than Manchester Uni. If your aim is to be in the city of Manchester, you could effectively use one of these as a “safety”, especially if you already meet the admissions criteria, as MYOS1634 suggested.