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And do Cambridge qualifications matter in the US ? I mean , getting As n A*s 4 nothing ?/

yes cambridge qualifications r accepted by US but like its all luck u know...there was this guy who got 7A*s in A lvls n got rejected by Harvard so ukwim but like try to increase ur extra curriculars too they r gems
n toefl is taken to show u r fluent in English...its like a test which checks ur fluency in English...u can also take IELTS as an alternative if ur uni accepts that too cuz i heard IELTS is easier

n yes dec as in mid AS or something...SAT 1 is also available in March tho so u can take it then as well...like i said it all depends on when ur uni is accepting applications n SAT scores...i recommend an early take cuz i heard foreign unis have their admissions opening much earlier than pak unis

Ok thnx , playing table tennis , designing science projects , taking part in WWF campaigns enuf as extra curriculars ?

Also studied French for 3 years , designed sound detecting robots , love doing chemistry experiments , play alot of video games , participated in educational programmes lyk Kangaroo competitions , L'a Francophonie etc . Wat shud i add to these activities ??

Ok if i have to take SAT II , when shud i take them ?

depends on which subs u taking...if its the sciences u r going for then go for it in A2 cuz most of the concepts r from that course..if u take it too early (in AS) prepping will be hard

Yes basically the uni wants one science SAT 2 , and one Math level 1 or 2 .

well if its one science d suggest chem cuz its easy and most of the course is from AS
i took it in the start of A2 n prepped for a month only
still managed to get 790/800
For math, ik a few ppl who took it without prep but they dint get a very good score...id suggest u take one in nov n one in dec in A2
if u going for SAT 1 take it in AS

Thnx , so for SAT 1 , I should prep in the summer break after Olevels ? And u recommend taking chemistry in Nov in AS and Math Level 1 in Dec ?

SAT 1 in Nov/Dec of AS or latsr in spring or summer ?

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go for SAT 1 in nov/dec AS so that if u think ur score is not good enuf u will have ample time in the summers to retake and improve ur score...its all up to u..but id say take SAT 1 in AS n save urself from all the burden in A2
then just appear for chem n math in A2 Nov/ Dec

looks like someone is also interested in MIT as well

Yeah man , but there is one difference between me n the others . When I aim for MIT , ill make sure i earn a spot in there handful candidates by working really hard , not just daydreaming bout goin to MIT . InshaAllah MIT will want me in their institute .

Btw were there dudes on XPC who wereinterested in MIT ?? If yes , did any of em get in by chance ?

Anastasia , how should i prep for SAT in summers ? Should i opt for SAT classes , or study by myself , wattdya recommend?

So , any tips on which books to buy nd all ? How many hours to put into SAT 1 study ??

well idk abt SAT 1 since i havent taken it but there were students in my school who prepped for it themselves n scored a 1500 above
i studied for SAT 2 chem in 2 months by myself n got a 790/800 n m not too much of a bright student so i hope u get the point
but if for ur own satisfaction u want to take up classes on someones recommendation go ahead

i havent heard of anyone on xpc aiming for any of the ivy league schools so yh i havent heard of anyone get in
there r a few students who scored well in their SATs n got scholarships in tufts tho