I have been doing a UK foundation year and would like to attend university in the USA. I don't know what the equivalent of a foundation year is in the USA and I would like to understand what kind of academic record a foundation year will give me in the USA system.
I have been doing a UK foundation year and would like to attend university in the USA. I don't know what the equivalent of a foundation year is in the USA and I would like to understand what kind of academic record a foundation year will give me in the USA system.
You only do a foundation year in the UK if you either have not done A-levels (you come from a different education system), or your A-levels subject choices/grades do not meet your chosen uni programme requirements. So the foundation year is just a replacement for A-levels, which in turn are the equivalent to APs in the US. It should allow you to apply for a freshman year, like you would do with A-levels or APs.