<p>Hey all I am a student from Singapore and I have completed my Olevels in 2011, now on track to complete my Alevels. My Olevels were quite decent. I took 10 subjects and got 10 As. Actually Olevels were quite a breeze for me. BUT I have a feeling I am going to screw my Alevels and I think I wouldnt stand a good chance to apply for local Universities. SO here is the question. </p>
<p>Can I apply to US universities with my 10-disctinction Olevel scores and an SAT of 2130? If yes, what US universities can I go? Yeah..I know no chance for tier-one schools but any decent ones? </p>
<p>Also, I am planning to study petroleum engineering. in my case which US university offering petroleum engineering may be a safety college for me? Anyone in Canada?</p>
<p>Thank you very very much for your information and help! I really apprecaite that!!!!</p>
<p>Yeah…I will not screw my Alevels…I might be getting a B average if I try hard…the thing is I don’t want to try hard given that I have heard of friends going to top canadian universities with Olevels only…but what about US unis? is olevel itself enough for US uni??</p>
<p>PLease please help… btw, my result last year after I completed my olvels were not too bad… I got B average/ I am aiming for pet engineering school? which one can I apply to in my case?? Texas A&M, UAF, any?</p>
<p>I personally took O-Levels International same as you did with 5A*,2A, 1 B. However i am completing my A-Levels this year. </p>
<p>I read somewhere I think it was on Yale University website that if your curriculum finishes with an exam such as IB/A-Level, you should complete it and send your predicted as well as final scores.</p>
<p>I’m not sure that this will be of any help to you but as far as I know, I have friends that completed their o-levels and went straight to college in the US. They do this by applying to community college using an international student status and transferring after 2 years to a university. They usually start off with going to California CCs like Fullerton and Pasadena City College.</p>
<p>I also heard that there is this program in Seattle that allows you to accelerate but I’m not so sure because all I know is that many Indonesians who graduate with a Cambridge IGCSE certificate do that.</p>
<p>IMO, CCs aren’t that bad. You can easily transfer to schools like UCLA, USC and UC Berkeley, depending on the transfer rate of your CC. It’s cheaper and you can save 2 years of your life. If you really think o-levels is easy, you can take AP exams and earn credits that way. A good GPA that a top school requires won’t be hard either</p>
<p>Taking AP’s wouldnt be a viable option. AP courses are equivalent to A levels. Thus, A level knowledge would still be required. The best option is cc imo. Or just complete ur A levels and apply to a 4 yr</p>
<p>Would I be classified as a freshman or a transfer when it comes to university application? since Alevel is college level and should be considered as postsecondary education?</p>
<p>A levels are treated like APs so you’ll be a freshman but you may get credit for your A level passes. Each college sets it’s own policy with regard to what AP score or A-level grade gets credit.</p>
<p>All the Singaporeans in the house! I kid.
I was in your position too, frankly speaking, you should apply end of this year. It’ll give you choices. But US unis seem to disregard my Secondary school qualifications, including teacher recommendations. </p>
<p>So all I’m saying is, if you really want to apply end of this year, make sure your JC grades are in tip-top condition and you have two JC teachers who are in love with you. </p>
<p>Otherwise, take the ED and EA route as your chances are likely to be higher.</p>
<p>Community Colleges in the US offer the first two years of the university program. They are not the same as “junior college” in Singapore. If you complete a full two year associates degree at a community colleges, it is almost certain that you will be admitted directly to the third year of studies at the university. Some students change their majors, and need to spend three years at the university to finish up all the coursework.</p>
<p>But to answer your original question, yes there are some colleges and universities that will admit you as a regular freshman student with only your O levels. If you run a search for threads on that topic here at CC, you will find a whole bunch of threads about this, and some will include names of specific colleges and universities. You also can email the international admissions offices of the places that you would like to apply to, and ask each of them directly. It really, truly, is OK to ask. The admissions officers will let you know what is possible.</p>