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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With all the hate and politics surrounding colleges in the U.S., DC is very interested in Canada, UK and other schools.   Would like to study most likely business/finance or engineering. 4.0 UW and practice ACT scores of 34/35.  Any recommendations? [/quote]

Most UK top  (not all) will require at least 3 AP tests at 5. Some will ask for 5 at 5’s, others will do will a couple of 4’s and others like StA and Edinburgh and Bristol are more in tune with the different US systems and will look at your kid’s application more holistic.

For Engineering: Imperial, Bristol and Edinburgh
For Business (in UK it could be called Management, Econ Mgmt, Finance, Financial Econ, etc): Oxford, St Andrews, Warwick, LSE, UCL

You can look at the UK’s main rankings here. They rank by subject, undergrad teaching only, not about PhD Research: https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/business-and-management-studies

[/quote]Depending on the uni/program, if APs/ACTs/SATs meet minimum requirements (x number of relevant AP 5s plus 1500 or 34/35), applicants will need to interview and/or take additional subject-specific tests.  E.g. DD applied to ICL for CS and, after meeting the AP/SAT requirements, had to interview and also take the "easiest" of Cambridge's STEP/math tests.  FWIW, unlike the US's SAT/ACT/APs, the Oxford MAT and Cambridge STEP tests aren't trivial.  A UK friend of mine had the A-levels for Cambridge, had to take STEP, said it was the hardest exam he'd ever sat for.  DD's experience was similar.[/quote]

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