<p>I Have done my O-level with 6 Subjects & I also did SAT, from Bangladesh accounting now I am moving America, so Now what should I study over there in USA before to get admission in USA universities?</p>
<p>Please advise me because I don't know the system of USA education!</p>
<p>I Have done my O-level with 6 Subjects & I also did SAT, from Bangladesh now I am moving to America, so Now what should I study over there in USA before to get admission in USA universities?</p>
<p>Please advise me because I don’t know the system of USA education!</p>
<p>Sorry for the mistake on my above post there will no <em>accounting</em> between “Bangladesh & Now”</p>
<p>your story is a bit confusing… do you know if you’re entering the public education system when you’re moving?</p>
<p>You will probably take APs which are conducted by College Board. You can google it and can select courses of your choice. Hope this helps :D</p>
<p>Is O level 10th or 12th?</p>
<p>If it is 10th, then you may need to attend school in US for 11th and 12th grades before you can apply for college.</p>
<p>O level are exams taken at the end of 10th grade… but the OP’s story doesn’t seem to add up to me. if they’re of high school age and are moving to the US, then they should already be well aware that they would simply enter the public education system here.</p>
<p>OP, are you an adult who has completed their O levels? how old are you? if you are not of high school age, then I would look into a GED or something of the like. as an international, you would need A levels as qualifications for US universities. if you’re coming here before completing A levels you’re going to have to look into education options for those who are too old for the public school system, but are still interested in continuing education</p>
<p>@ahtesham thanks for replying, ok AP is it something like A’levels, By doing that I can get into US Universities? How long does it take to finish?..can you please tell me the full form of “AP”? :)</p>
<p>Actually that is incorrect. If you finished 10th, you need to attend two more years of high school in US. AP exams may or may not be taken but 2 more years of school is required for colleges to consider you.</p>
<p>@stressedouttt thanks for the reply… Yes I have completed my O’levels and I also did SAT, & I’m going to be 17 very soon …And yeah I know about GED but I also heard that is a course for like only 3 months & it isn’t easy to get into any university with GED…So I wanted to know is there any exam like “A’levels” which I can take to get into a university ? because I haven’t done my A’levels…</p>
<p>@texaspg Um I have already finished my school and then did o’levels… It’s like we’ll have to finish school, then, o’levels, then A’level, And then university… So I think after finishing o’levels I won’t need to do school again on usa… Or do u mean that if I do finish 12 grade in school after that I can get into any university?</p>
<p>Tahrima: in the US, you still need to do 2 years of public high school (you’d be a rising junior). The equivalent of A Levels are APs. People call them “APs” and they are prepared in high schools, although there are many APs and high schools don’t offer them all. (In the US, college = university.)
APs are Advanced Placement classes, with an AP exam in May, a national exam were you must demonstrate your mastery of the subject. The AP takes one year of time and you should take some during 11th grade, some during 12th grade. SAT’s and AP scores are only one component of your application - you will need to show leadership qualities through extracurriculars (sports, clubs…), you’ll have to write essays, and you’ll need teacher recommentions; you’ll have to show you took 5-6 serious classes every year (AP or Honors - you can take a maximum of 7-8 classes in the US; they’re the same every day and last about 45mn each day, every day of the week; some are “block” scheduled meaning 90mn every other day or 90 every day for one semester). Not all schools offer the same APs so before you register you need to think about what you’d like to take and make sure your potential school offers them.
Colleges aren’t too particular about the APs you take, EXCEPT for Engineering, where you’ll need AP Calculus (AB or BC - BC is harder) + at least one science, preferably PHysics, and preferably one or two more + English Language. Other schools are fine with all APs.
You’ll see a description of each class here:
[AP</a> Central - Course Descriptions](<a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Course & Exam Pages – AP Central | College Board)
NO high school offers them all!</p>
<p>it’s misleading to compare APs to A levels, because your AP scores do not affect college admissions, while A levels are what determine admissions. I wouldn’t worry about APs right now.
I disagree strongly with MYOS1634’s post. admissions into US universities is much more subjective then that. it is not required to take certain classes to get into university.</p>
<p>OP, if you’re 17, you should be able to enter the public school system free of charge. try to look into that. find out what your school district is. try to contact the high school in the district you’re moving to.
are you moving with your parents? it’s usually their job to get you into the school system.</p>
<p>since you are moving quite late (normally people graduate when they’re 18), I think the best option for you would be to apply community college (after getting your high school diploma or your GED, whicever you prefer) and then tranferring to a state school. </p>
<p>or are there any specific universities you’re interested in?</p>
<p>Unless you did 2 more years of schooling after O levels, US education system counts you as having completed 10th grade in high school.</p>
<p>US colleges don’t care whether you have ever taken any exams including O level, A level, AP or IB. What they do care about is a transcript that says you completed 12 years of schooling starting in grade 1. They are looking for a transcript for grades 9, 10, 11 and 12.</p>
<p>stressedoutt: you’re right that APs aren’t A-Levels, but they’re the equivalent culturally; i.e., a student who finished O’Levels and plans on taking 3 or 4 A-Levels in a British-patterned school would, if s/he were an American student, be a sophomore who would be about to or would have already taken some AP classes. NOT taking AP classes pretty much guarantees that one will not have a shot at a “good” university, since APs are expected. It’s misleading to tell a good student from Bangladesh that s/he shouldn’t worry about APs.
AP scores (from sophomore but most especially junior year) DO affect admission, even if only to a limited extent compared to A-Levels which are 90% decision with the statement (except for Oxbridge with the extra exams and interview, for medicine with the UKCAT…)
However note that I did mention all the “subjective” factors, cf. "SAT’s and AP scores are only one component of your application - you will need to show leadership qualities through extracurriculars (sports, clubs…), you’ll have to write essays, and you’ll need teacher recommentions; you’ll have to show you took 5-6 serious classes every year ", “Colleges aren’t too particular about the APs you take”…
Community college + state school is rarely a good option for non-permanent residents, because they can’t get any financial aid as transfers and while some States consider that if you graduate from high school, you are an “in state” applicant, many don’t making you pay OOS fees at the state school. :s
OP needs to do 11th and 12th grade - and during 11th look at his/her options carefully, depending on residency status (if s/he has permanent residence, things are much easier, but if s/he will need an F-1 visa, things are complicated).</p>
<p>tahrima -</p>
<p>You should read through everything at <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/</a> and you should pay a visit to the advising center in Dhaka so that you can get some advice from the counselors there. <a href=“https://www.educationusa.info/Bangladesh[/url]”>https://www.educationusa.info/Bangladesh</a> If you can’t visit in person, contact them by phone or email. They will have lots of useful information for you. In particular, you need to know how to get official copies of your school records from your secondary school in Bangladesh. You will need to be able to send those records to the colleges and universities that you apply to in the future, and you will need them if you decide to enroll in high school here.</p>
<p>Some colleges and universities in the US do admit students who only have their O levels. If you know the places that you would like to apply to, you should get in touch with the international admissions officers and find out what is possible. </p>
<p>If you will be moving to the US with your family, the best situation for you would probably be to enroll in the public high school that serves the neighborhood where you live. The guidance counselors can help you determine which courses you would need to take in order to complete a US high school program. They also can help you decide which colleges and universities here are good matches for you.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>
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not necessarily true. what US universities look at is your academic rigor relative to what was available to you. if someone’s school offers only 2 APs, and they’re at the top of their class, they’ll look better than someone at the top 75% who took 5 APs at a school that offers 25 AP courses.
not only that, but what a “good” university is is highly subjective. you cannot simply say that you must do something to get into a “good” university without knowing what the OP considers “good.”</p>
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AP scores don’t really matter unless you outright fail your AP exams, and even then the effect is quite minimal. 4’s and 5’s (out of a maximum score of 5) do look good, but, again, it’s a very minimal effect.</p>
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not necessarily. good ECs and leadership ECs are not synonymous. you can have superb ECs without any leadership.</p>
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again, it’s more subjective. and besides, this is a bit exxagerated. people get into top schools without handling 5 honors/APs in a year.</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 & @stressedouttt :
Um now this is getting very confusing, & no im not moving with my family, but alone…now what should I exactly do? Do I need AP ? If YES, then is it possible to get admission in US universitie by doing APs only?, & if NO, then what sho</p>
<p>@MYOS1634 & @stressedouttt : Um now this is getting very confusing, & no im not moving with my family, but alone…now what should I exactly do? Do I need AP ? If YES, then is it possible to get admission in US universitie by doing APs only?, & if NO, then what should I do? … Or do I need to finish the 11th and 12th grade at highschool?..or what ? i’m really confused… Isn’t there anything like A’levels which is required in ALL universities to get admission?</p>
<p>you need 4 years of high school for going to college, starting in grade 9.</p>
<p>Colleges don’t accept AP exams in lieu of school transcript.</p>