What are my chances of admission to Stanford or Berkeley?

The SAT of 1450/1600 would be fine

I don't think you can get A* at AS level

Also AAB might well be too low for places like those :/

Qualifying for BMO1 isn't really significant, I don't think. You need to do very well in BMO1, preferably amazingly in BMO2 as well for it to be noticed.

Thank you, when will I be able to get into the BMO challenges(I'm guessing sixth form). I am only in year 10 so I'm currently in the intermediate challenges.

Sorry, I think I was getting mixed up there. I meant to write A,A,A,B AS Level and A*,A,A for A2. Would this help?

Alright. @jneill since this person is in Y10 now, would he not do the new A Levels?

Yes - but he could still do ASs in Y12 if his school continues to offer them. Although my bet is fewer and fewer schools will offer AS in subjects also being taken to full A-level.

Regarding funding, I don't know exactly how I will fund my studies in the states but I will look into it myself. I would guess along the lines of a university loan or asking for help from parents.

My main query is whether I would be good enough and if not, what my alternative choices would be.

Stanford and most other top US unis are need blind, if you are accepted and can't afford you will likely get a very generous bursary / grant / loan scheme from them.

Not for internationals. The only need blind unis for internationals are HYPM + Amherst.

Ah true, thanks for pointing that out! Most do still offer (some) financial aid for internationals though, but just aren't need blind.

Not for internationals. The only need blind unis for internationals are HYPM + Amherst.

And for those universities are the need thresholds different (i.e. less advantageous) for internationals?

Do you mean are they less generous to intls? I don't believe so because the financial aid application and admission application are treated completely separately. My friend is going to Harvard for $20k a year starting in the Fall and he's an international, but his FA packages for Princeton and Yale were much less generous (he'd have been paying 30k and 40k respectively). We attend a private school which isn't overly cheap, so it wasn't like they offered ~40k a year to him just because he "wasn't well off".

I've heard similar things in terms of differences in packages from my American friends headed to similar unis (i.e. even though they submit the same financial information to all places, some just seem to give less than others - it's almost random in that respect)

But although I say it's random, several of the top unis match packages from other top unis. Harvard was his first choice but had Yale or Princeton offered a better FA package, Harvard would have matched the package if he requested so.

Does anyone have some ideas of extracurricular activities that stand out to the likes of Stanford/Berkeley and does anyone know of someone who has been admitted to either from a British sixth form. What grades and extracurricular activities did they apply with?

Also, what would the chances of me getting into Stanford/Berkeley with A,A,A,B AS Level and A*,A,A A2 Level in addition to the your suggested extracurriculars?

I am currently in year 10 in the UK and on track for GCSE grades: 4 A*s, 4 As and 4 Bs. If I can gain 4 AS Levels at A*,A,A,A, 3 A2 Levels at A,A,B and a SAT score of 1450+/1600 what would my chances of admission be to Stanford or Berkeley moreover, in the case of these grades being sub par, I would be grateful for any advice in order to improve my chances over the next few years or suggestions on alternative US universities. FYI, Currently I'm thinking of studying Economics, Business, Media or Design
Thank you in advance

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has responded so far!

Does anyone have some ideas of extracurricular activities that stand out to the likes of Stanford/Berkeley and does anyone know of someone who has been admitted to either from a British sixth form. What grades and extracurricular activities did they apply with?

Also, what would the chances of me getting into Stanford/Berkeley with A,A,A,B AS Level and A*,A,A A2 Level in addition to the your suggested extracurriculars?

Thank you!

I have already lived in the US and I prefer the lifestyle. Also, I would like to start a career in the states. Regarding funding, I don't know exactly how I will fund my studies in the states but I will look into it myself. I would guess along the lines of a university loan or asking for help from parents. My main query is whether I would be good enough and if not, what my alternative choices would be.

I just want to say thank you to everyone who has responded so far!

Does anyone have some ideas of extracurricular activities that stand out to the likes of Stanford/Berkeley and does anyone know of someone who has been admitted to either from a British sixth form. What grades and extracurricular activities did they apply with?

Also, what would the chances of me getting into Stanford/Berkeley with A,A,A,B AS Level and A*,A,A A2 Level in addition to the your suggested extracurriculars?

Thank you!

As for the extracurriculars - you are going about it wrong. Do what you love and be good at it. Don't try to pursue things you think are original because the truth is, it won't be to them. You'll be hard-pressed to find something they haven't seen before and also, out of 30,000 applicants, probably a good quarter of them might have done the same thing and that's just me being straight with you.

@Student403 was admitted to Cornell (an Ivy in New York) - they know more about it than most.

As for the extracurriculars - you are going about it wrong. Do what you love and be good at it. Don't try to pursue things you think are original because the truth is, it won't be to them. You'll be hard-pressed to find something they haven't seen before and also, out of 30,000 applicants, probably a good quarter of them might have done the same thing and that's just me being straight with you.