<p>Having just gone through this - it depends on the Uni in America. </p>
<p>State Universities (in general) looked at GCSE’s as the equivalent of a high school gpa – A levels counted more or less as AP classes. So provided your GCSEs and 3 predicted A-levels are high you are ok. </p>
<p>However, private schools (including the Ivy’s) definetly understand the A-level system and wanted both AS and predicted grades before entrance as well as final A2 grades before classes started. The real issue for you will be in the A2 grades you do get – the ‘d’ in AS will more or less be like an American student getting a D in their junior year … not great but not a deal breaker.</p>
<p>Just my £.02</p>