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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also deferred from Tulane. DC is fine with it, only applied because counselor suggested it and definitely didn't show more than a cursory interest. I'm more disappointed than DC because I think it's a great school.  In at Fordham and [b]a handful of UK schools[/b]. [/quote]

What were DC’s stats?[/quote]

34 ACT, 3.8 UW GPA, 4.4 W GPA, varsity sports since sophomore year, leadership roles in school and community service organizations.[/quote]

Wow, DC was denied with those stats? I am shocked. She will get in someplace else great! [/quote]

which UK schools PP?[/quote]

Unconditional offers from Royal Holloway, St. Andrews, and Exeter. Conditional offer from Durham. Still waiting on Edinburgh. It's a much less stressful system, I must say. [/quote]

I'd love to hear anything you have to share about the UK University process, PP. We're a couple years away from applications but DS has already voiced a lot of interest in applying to UK schools. Thanks![/quote]

Hi PP, because you can only apply to five schools via UCAS (and don't even try applying to 5 via UCAS and others via Common App) it is a lot easier. The key is test scores and demonstrated interest/ability in the subject area. If you are trying for a highly ranked school, you really need 5s on as many APs as possible and/or strong SAT subject test scores. My child didn't have multiple 5 AP scores because of the debacle that was online, remote AP testing this year, but had very strong SAT and ACT scores, and spent the last two summers taking online college courses in her selected subject area.  We were very lucky to discover the Study Across The Pond site earlier this year.  My child's dedicated counselor provided detailed information on schools, walked us through the application process, reviewed and provided guidance on the personal statement, and contacted schools on my child's behalf.  Study Across the Pond doesn't have established relationships with all schools (St. Andrews and Edinburgh are two that they don't work with) but the counselor helped decode the required entry requirements and guide us through the application process for those schools as well. And it's free.  https://www.studyacrossthepond.com/how-it-works

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That site works only with a few prestigious, traditional universities in the UK, most of them on the list are what were previously called polytechnics, or trade schools. Very low ranking and usually requiring much lower grades / fewer test scores.[/quote]

PP here. As I mentioned, not all of the schools my child applied to partner with this site, but the counselor worked with her on all of her applications.  Many of the schools, however, are in the top 50 schools on the UK league tables. including Durham (4), Exeter and York (16) and Stirling (21).  [/quote]

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