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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP here, the other thing is that the UK system is much more metrics/test-score focused and, as others have mentioned, doesn't take into account extracurricular and other activities that U.S. universities value. Much of the admissions in UK is determined by performance on the A-level exams. If students bomb it, their hopes of attending a particular university will be dashed. It's a lot more all-or-nothing than here. [/quote] You can re-take A levels and reapply the following year - the old grades do not follow you around. But not everyone can afford to retake because it normally means paying for a college as they will have left school by that point. So it is really a means for the wealthy to get another shot at it. When I took my A levels in 1987 my BF had bombed his in Chemistry, Math and Physics. CCD. He retook and got BBB and a place at UCL to study Economics. He is now a multi millionaire who has worked in the US / UK and Far East.[/quote]
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