University admissions

Question

I was born and raised in London and studied there up until year 9. We moved to Egypt to be with a sick family member for the past two years. I want to attend university in London preferably a top tier uni,in Egypt I did attend school while I was here so I did continue my education, but will I be accepted into a university without gcse?

Answer 1

I think the better question is, will you be accepted to a top-tier British university without taking either the O-level or A-level exams? Generally, not. Colleges at Oxford or Cambridge will require you to take a number of A-level exams in different disciplines for entrance. In addition, you will need to interview and submit a paper to the faculty. This same requirement is held for foreign applicants, and is also the case with the better universities outside of the Oxbridge system.

I would recommend you finish up at a British boarding school and start preparing for the exams. Alternatively, you could do a post-grad year at a private school. Finally, there is an option to enter some universities through a Pathways program, which helps foreign students catch up.

I did my graduate degree at King's College, Cambridge.

But, in general, it will be pretty impossible to bypass entrance exams in the UK.

Answer 2

take a US exam and substitute, write a good essay