Unfortunately, my GCSEs were weak in subjects for a field that I never planned to go into. I got 3 9s and an 8 for my maths/science which I am wanting to pursue, and then some decent and average grades for the rest.
I'm hoping to do well at my A Levels as I've only started and really want to go to a top Uni so know I need to foucs.
I'm wanting to apply to Uni in the US, but unfortunately they look at GCSE results quite heavily there. What methods are there for me to do extra things to compensate for this? First things that came to mind was AP Courses but I feel doing them alongside A Level study is too long and may negatively affect my A Levels and they aren't really required as A Levels can be translated more than well to US Unis. Then I looked up SAT Subject Tests but those had been discontinued. Then I was curious to know whether my learnt A Level content for Maths, Further Maths, Physics, and Computer Science (most likely only most of Year 1 content as I just started Y12 and plan to include the AP Exam scores in my Uni Application next year) would be sufficient enough to only do AP Exams? Therefore, I complete the AP Exam without the hassle of doing the specified course throughout the year?
If there's any other academic related suggestions, I'd really appreciate it as I really do want to get into a top Uni for STEM in the US.
Thanks