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Title: what is credit transfer??
Post by: highly_ambitious on June 22, 2009, 04:34:02 pm: can any tell me what do we mean by credit transfer? and how does it relate to our A and AS level subjects?
one more question to ask that, how much importance does AS level subject matters in terms of universities admissions in united states or united kingdom provided that one is an international student?

Thanks
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on June 22, 2009, 04:57:11 pm: I have just phoned around some universities.

They say they class IGCSEs and english GCSEs as equivalent and you must have UCAS points suffcient to qualify you for the course, plus many require IELTS.

A part completed A llevel will mean you have some UCAS points.

I think an interview and application form count for at least as much. They are despaerate for money and foreign students pay more than UK students, so they need a damn good reason to turn you away if you are a foreign student.
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: MaNa on July 03, 2009, 02:54:24 pm: I have a question too regarding IB

i have heard if a student does IB s/he is more prefered ythen other student

n also does IN student get Any credit point

cuz i am planning on doing IN :S
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on July 03, 2009, 03:03:51 pm: A lot depends on where you want to study and how much experience the university you want to go to has with the course - IB or A levels - youare studying. Where do you want to go and wht do you want to study?
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: MaNa on July 03, 2009, 03:32:27 pm: Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on July 03, 2009, 03:03:51 pm
A lot depends on where you want to study and how much experience the university you want to go to has with the course - IB or A levels - youare studying. Where do you want to go and wht do you want to study?

i am still confused in two lines

1) Engineering
2)Business Administration

n i am intrested in TAXES n Cornige MEllon respectivly
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: Tyserius on November 11, 2009, 05:11:55 pm: Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on July 03, 2009, 03:03:51 pm
A lot depends on where you want to study and how much experience the university you want to go to has with the course - IB or A levels - youare studying. Where do you want to go and wht do you want to study?

Hmm... What if I'm taking A Level (Math, Further Math, Physics and Economics) and planning to do Actuarial Science in the US? But I'll be doing a double degree in Math and Econs first. Any advice, Mr. Paul? >_<
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 05:33:27 pm: Do you mean you will only take up actuarial science as a career?
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: Tyserius on November 11, 2009, 05:40:49 pm: Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 05:33:27 pm
Do you mean you will only take up actuarial science as a career?

Hmm.. Will most likely do Masters? Or maybe do the professional papers? But yes, planning to be an actuary :)
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 05:53:32 pm: II think best to go to london. You will study anlongside the bankers will will be working with when you graduate, and I think london just became bigger than new york as world financial centre.
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: Tyserius on November 11, 2009, 06:04:03 pm: Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 05:53:32 pm
II think best to go to london. You will study anlongside the bankers will will be working with when you graduate, and I think london just became bigger than new york as world financial centre.

Oh... but I think education + cost of living in London's just preposterous! So expensive >_<
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 06:25:09 pm: I think it is probably more expensive in new york.
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: Tyserius on November 11, 2009, 07:24:15 pm: Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 06:25:09 pm
I think it is probably more expensive in new york.

But I'm trying for Universities out of NYC haha. Trying for Boston :)
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 08:56:32 pm: Boston Schmoston. Gotta go where the future is.
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: Tyserius on November 12, 2009, 09:04:29 am: Quote from: astarmathsandphysics on November 11, 2009, 08:56:32 pm
Boston Schmoston. Gotta go where the future is.

Lol. Gonna try for MIT and Harvard :P
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: astarmathsandphysics on November 12, 2009, 10:27:30 am: Harvard is better for that. Better business uni
Title: Re: what is credit transfer??
Post by: MissDE on November 14, 2009, 08:06:41 pm: Quote from: MaNa on July 03, 2009, 02:54:24 pm
I have a question too regarding IB

i have heard if a student does IB s/he is more prefered ythen other student

n also does IN student get Any credit point

cuz i am planning on doing IN :S

Wat's IN ???