<p>I have been searching overseas options and am considering applying (next year) to British schools. I am a junior at a public school in northern Virginia and am interested in studying either politics, economics, physics, or, maybe, law.<br>
I have a 2060 SAT (690 CR/700 M/670 W) but I hope that will increase because I have a 219 PSAT and a 32 ACT. I have a 4.1 GPA (3.85 UW) but, with my grades this year, it should rise to 4.3 or 4.4 and 3.91 UW. I am in the top 5% of my class. I got a 4 on the AP World History test last year and am taking 5 AP's (Lang & Comp, US History, Calc BC, Psychology, and Bio) this year (and doing well) and 5 next year (Lit & Comp, Gov, Physics C (2 tests), French, Econ Micro/Macro(2 tests)) and Differential Equations (dually enrolled at my high school and a community college). I do swimming, cross country, debate, track, have a black belt in karate, will be going to Governor's school for humanities, may be taking an internship/volunteer position at the Naval Laboratory on the Potomac, own my own math tutoring business, and volunteer at a summer camp.<br>
I am considering applying to Oxford, UCL, Imperial, Edinburgh, and maybe (very unlikely) London School of Econ. It is also very unlikely that I actually apply to all, if any, of these schools. I am just wondering what my chances would be at getting into these schools or whether I should even apply. Also, I am interested in the differences in education between Britain and the US (I hear it is less liberal arts and more specialization). Lastly, what are the major differences between UCL and Imperial? They seem very similar and, though I've done some research, I haven't found a lot of differences.</p>
<p>I'm sorry for the essay and for the over-elaboration on myself but I'm kind of lost here. Some people write that these schools are hard to get into internationally while others disagree.</p>
<p>Thanks so much!</p>