I am an American that is interested in studying Law in the UK beginning in the fall of 2014. I love London and I am particularly interested in UCL! The American Entry requirements are as follows: Passes of 4/5 in 5 or more AP exams. Alternatively, a score of 1950/2400 on the SAT with one year at an American University. Since I don’t want to spend a year here at an American university, I don’t want to go with option two, and want to depend on my AP scores. I have, however, come across the UCL Foundation year program online. It looked like a good idea for me, but after reading some forums online, I became a bit skeptic. Although I know you can’t believe everything you read on the internet...anyways, I have a few questions that I was hoping a few people more knowledgeable on these topics could help me out with.
1) The UPCH entry requirements state that an individual can take no more than 5 AP Exams. Does this mean that one can take more that 5 AP classes, just not take the exams and still be eligible?
2) Is the foundation year even worth it? Will I waste a year for a course that will not give me viable options for a future in UCL’s law course?
3) Would I be better off applying to the UCL Law course right off the bat? I don’t have my recent AP scores back (AP Lang and Comp, AP Physics B, and AP US History). I know my physics grade won’t be a 4/5, but I’m hopeful for the other two. I also already have a 4 under my belt in AP World History. Next year, my senior year, I’m also taking AP Lit, AP Bio, AP Govt and Economics, and AP Psychology and I have on idea how I’ll do on those.
I know that was a lot to take in, but ANY input will be greatly appreciated. It is my dream to study at UCL and I want to make the best choices to ensure that is possible!