Is ANYONE applying to UK Universities from Canada?

[SeanLee]

Hello everyone! I am wondering, because I haven't seen any yet, if some of you are applying to UK Universities from Canada. I'm an international student and even though I have been trying to find people who are applying to UK, I haven't found any yet.
If any of you are applying to UK from Canada as an international student, can you please tell me what you are going to do with the A-level course after you graduate grade 12 in Canada? And what universities are you applying? Thank you

[CanadianSara]

MEEEE!!!!!!!!!
haha how random... I was expecting almost no one to apply from here.
Well, I actually just got back from the UK. I also ended up going to the Open Days of quite a few universities there:
Birmingham
Kings College
Queen Marys
and a few others. Those are mainly the ones I'm applying to, although I may also go for Manchester or Leeds. I'll also be applying in Scotland, at home in Canada as well as Hungary, but that's out of the question.
As far as A-Levels to grade 12 goes, they're basically the same. After talking to the international staff at all the universities I visited, I'm quite confident that you'll be just fine, as GCSE's are accepted. If you were to compare grade 12 BC provincials to the final exams for the A-Levels, you'd see basically the same material covered.
I'll be applying for Dentistry from BC, yourself? Hopefully I helped, although its always good to check and call the universities--don't bother e-mailing, you'll just get the same e-mails back again and again. Trust me, I know. hehe!

-Sara B

[SeanLee]

MEEEE!!!!!!!!!
haha how random... I was expecting almost no one to apply from here.
Well, I actually just got back from the UK. I also ended up going to the Open Days of quite a few universities there:
Birmingham
Kings College
Queen Marys
and a few others. Those are mainly the ones I'm applying to, although I may also go for Manchester or Leeds. I'll also be applying in Scotland, at home in Canada as well as Hungary, but that's out of the question.
As far as A-Levels to grade 12 goes, they're basically the same. After talking to the international staff at all the universities I visited, I'm quite confident that you'll be just fine, as GCSE's are accepted. If you were to compare grade 12 BC provincials to the final exams for the A-Levels, you'd see basically the same material covered.
I'll be applying for Dentistry from BC, yourself? Hopefully I helped, although its always good to check and call the universities--don't bother e-mailing, you'll just get the same e-mails back again and again. Trust me, I know. hehe!

-Sara B

Phew finally I found someone who's applying from Canada. I thought I was the only one! haha hey um...I going into grade 12 in september and since the maximum number of universities that you can apply is only four, I think I am applying to Nottingham, Kings, Queens, and Manchester...If it's possible, I want to get into the ones with foundations program so that I don't have to take the GCSE level. I am not even sure if these four universities even have this program. I might apply to some Canadian universities too. UBC, McMasters and etc.. I am not going into Dentistry but I'm going into Medicine. Have you taken UKCAT yet? I did a practice test on the UKCAT website but it was quite hard haha. So you are going into grade 12 as well? I'm from BC...and I only have a few months to make this life-changing decision and it is quite frustrating...I have no idea how to prepare for the UKCAT and I could not find any prep. books..

[CanadianSara]

Haha nah, you're not alone
Oh that’s great! Best of luck... It's good to apply to some Canadian ones as well--worst comes to worst, transfer from one to another in the UK. UBC for example, constantly transfers students from Birmingham.
I'm actually taking the UKCAT on Wednesday :'( so afraid that i think my bladders about to explode LOL... I’ve tried to study, looking at bazillion forums, taking random aptitude tests, personality tests and the like. Also ended up doing some IQ tests, which my old psychology teacher recommended (which, for some odd reason scored me as 127...apparently a semi-gifted person although I’m really not hehe)...Yes I’m going into grade 12.
Oh, and i also could not find any here--chapters was useless, as was every other place.

[book thief]

I m applying from Canada too! However, my case is quite different since i will be considered as an EU student. the only thing i m really worried about is UKCAT..i tried some of the practise questions, but it's kind of hard I heard that there re different UKCAT tests...( science, history related etc. ) Is this true? How re u preparing for the test? Is it all based on logical thinking?