<p>Sorry if I have posted too many threads on CC. I have too many questions that I can't find even with relentless research. Anyways, I am interested in going to school in the UK. I don't know how the unis there compare to the ones in the U.S. I assume the curriculum there is a little more rigorous since their bachelors degrees take 3 years to complete instead of four. Can someone recommend me a few schools that are good for science and would most likely accept a student with these stats:
3.902 W GPA
3.55 UW GPA
29 on ACT</p>
<p>I wish I could help you more, but in the UK area try Edinburgh Glasgow Cambridge.</p>
<p>Hi! Do you take APs? Which science are you looking to do?</p>
<p>Top schools for biology:
University</a> Rankings League Table 2009 | Good University Guide - Times Online
Chemistry:
University</a> Rankings League Table 2009 | Good University Guide - Times Online
Physics:
University</a> Rankings League Table 2009 | Good University Guide - Times Online
Pharmacology and Pharmacy:
University</a> Rankings League Table 2009 | Good University Guide - Times Online</p>
<p>I don't know if you know what UCAS is, but it's the UK equivalent of the common application. All universities are part of UCAS, and you can only apply via UCAS.</p>
<p>UCAS</a> course search</p>
<p>You can search UCAS for specific courses, and/or specific universities, and you can check the requirements. Not all the universities have what they need from American students (you might have to email them to find out).</p>
<p>A quick search I did showed that Imperial College, as a minimum requirement for biology, is looking for at least 3 APs, with a score of 5 in biology, 4 in chemistry and a 4 in another subject.</p>
<p>My wife was a Rotary Foundation scholar at University College London, which is extremely well rated among world universities (as high as seventh best university in the world by The Times Higher Education Supplement and Quacquarelli Symonds). She studied international law and socialist legal systems there and enjoyed the school very much.</p>
<p>UCL</a> - London's Global University</p>
<p>UCL is known for its programs in:</p>
<p>Clinical Medicine
Neuroscience & Behaviour
Psychiatry/Psychology
Immunology
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Social Sciences</p>
<p>It is also where the body of English utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham is preserved and on display. <a href="http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/site_images/auto_il.gif%5B/url%5D">http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Bentham-Project/site_images/auto_il.gif</a></p>
<p>I am taking APs but I will not have taken AP Chem and AP Bio by the end of my high school career. I want to be a podiatrist and I am not sure whether I would want to return to the States after undergrad. In the UK, can you take different classes that are not associated directly to your major?</p>
<p><em>most</em> UK schools only care about</p>
<p>-SAT I Scores
-SAT II Scores
-AP Scores
-# of AP courses
-any very significant accomplishments</p>
<p>GPA is to arbitrary for them, and EC's are not considered much</p>
<p>Oxbridge would be very difficult to get into unless you have very good SAT's (2300+) and similar SAT II's and a large amount of quality AP's and scores</p>
<p>as to your question about whether you can take courses outside of your major, obviously it depends on your school but in general they are more strict as to where you can take classes and usually you only take courses within your major.... also switching majors is considerably more difficult...</p>
<p>Hi again</p>
<p>I believe podiatry is an undergraduate in the UK, like how medicine/dentistry etc. are also undergrad degrees.</p>
<p>If you go on UCAS, you can search which schools do podiatry.</p>