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Would it be possible to transfer from the University of Cambridge to a US university?

I'm not sure if I've posted in the right section, but as the title suggests, I was wondering whether it would be possible to transfer from the University of Cambridge to a US institution.

I recently successfully met my conditions to study at the University of Cambridge this year. However, I have always had my heart set on studying in the states, but due to various issues that arose throughout my time in sixth form, I was not able to do the ACT / SAT test, which is a standard requirement. I understand that most US universities prefer transfer applicants to have completed at least one to two years at their current university before entering their institution, so I was wondering how likely would it be that I would be accepted at a highly ranked US institution? I know that I'll have to do either the ACT or the SAT and score fairly highly, but considering I got into Cambridge, would that not be an indicator of my academic ability (if I don't score as well)? Additionally, I would need references. I'm not too sure how keen Cambridge will be in providing those references, so would it be enough to have a reference provided by the head teacher of my previous school, for example?
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I don't think the fact you got into Cambridge would matter much. The US care little for UK academic rankings especially for undergraduate study. Ivy League is what they worship.

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