I’m applying to a few T20 American universities from the UK and i’m wondering the likelihood of me getting in.
I’ve spoken to my advisor whose said my main common app essay is really strong, i have a list of 9 extracurriculars i’ve added to the system (some including research and residential university events), My predicted A-level grades are A*AA, but my gcses aren’t that strong (987766665 - but one of the grades are also BTEC D2 which is the equivalent to a grade 8/7, so technically my grades are 9887766665) . I’m worried that my GCSEs are too low to get me into a school with a 30% acceptance rate (for early decision). Should I stop panicking? my family tells me I have strong chances of getting in since the schools I applied to mainly care about my a level predicted grades, extracurriculars - which I have and the strength of the common ap essay.
However, I also don’t have any SAT/ACT scores to submit since i didn’t sit the exams