UK student applying to US University 2014

thanks for starting this thread! im thinking about virginia tech heard of it? i want to do medicine but im going to major in biochem and hopefully be offered some pre med courses. how have you guys gone about financial aid? Also ive checked out the college board website to take the SAT's but how do i book it so its for a UK center?

OP, have you looked into any other southern universities?


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thanks for starting this thread! im thinking about virginia tech heard of it? i want to do medicine but im going to major in biochem and hopefully be offered some pre med courses. how have you guys gone about financial aid? Also ive checked out the college board website to take the SAT's but how do i book it so its for a UK center?

Also looking to apply from the UK, I'll probably major in environmental studies or something similar

Currently looking at places such as Northwestern, UPenn, Trinity, and Yale

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I actually haven't !!! lol, I know it's bad! Could you suggest any that have Chemistry as a major?
Two weeks ago I had my mind set on the top/most competitive Universities - Harvard, Stanford, MIT, etc. Even though it is not bad to be ambitious, it would be an accident waiting to happen if I only applied to those institutions. So I have become more open minded to different options - both Public, and Private.

The only thing that I am thinking is that I might as well try to aim at some top Universities because there is no point spending a great deal of money on Universities that I don't really like/ won't give me a good education, when I could just stay in England. So I am trying to pick out a really suitable list of Universities, using all information/resources available.

I really like UPenn. I was looking through their website and I am really impressed!

Just something to bear in mind, from what I've heard it's pretty much impossible to do Med in the US if you're an international student..

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Heya

I'm applying this year too. The common app opens tomorrow... eeek!

I have taken both the SAT and the Subject tests but I'm tasking them both again in October and November to raise my scores. (670CR 660M 630W, 700Lit, 610Math2, 590French)

I've been doing this all on my own so far so I'm glad this thread has popped up. I know I'm definitely applying to Harvard, Amherst and UChicago, but they are all competitive. I can only afford to go if the scholarships are enough, so that's limiting where I can apply to haha.

I'm studying like crazy for this. There's so much to do arghhhh!

Yesss! There is so much to do!! I need to inform referees too!

Which prep books are you using?



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Well I'm using everything from Barron's (2400, Math2 Lit and French) and the big blue books.

I honestly thought I'd get more done by now... so much panic omg.

In terms of books.

I have ordered the Math 1 barron's book and the Chemistry one too.

Then i have the red book for the ACT.

Three days ago I was panicking a lot because i was thinking 'what if i dont get things done on time' 'how am i going to focus on uk uni application too?' Etc. But then I read this thread on this website called 'collegeconfidential' and a poster that got into MIT was just telling everyone to 'relax, because everything will be okay'. From then I have taken his advice.




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I'm applying to University of Southern California, New York University and Stanford University this November for fall 2014. I'm taking my SATs in November so looking forward to that. The only problem is the loan. If I get a scholarship it would be way easier but I'm sure that I won't get the full one. So the finances will be harder to manage. Did you think about taking a loan?