Hi Mates, I'm doing year 12 VCE in Melbourne, Australia. My family gonna move to England, so I must finish high school here and do university in England. Can I use my VCE scores ( I got 98) to apply to an university in England (like Warwick)? I don't want to study foundation or A-level :((. Help me
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Applications to UK universities go via an organisation caled UCAS. Their website http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/ will give you lots of info. For the specifics of your question, most UK candidates will be applying for places on the strength of their A levels but to allow comparison of different qualifications there is a points system. For instance a grade A A-level in one subject is 120 points. So if a particular course typically accepts candidates with 2 x A and 1 x B at A-level that would be expressed as 340 points. Someone who gets equivalent scores on other qualifications would then be in with a chance of a place on that course. (Specific courses might have more detailed requirements - e.g. a physics degree would probably say you didn't just need a certain total score but also that you'd need to have acheived a particular level in physics and maths to be eligible.) The conversion tables for the tarriff are here http://www.ucas.ac.uk/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/. The problem is a quick search doesn't show up VCE (the VCE it mentions is a UK exam, I think Vocational Certificate of Education). This booklet http://www.ucas.ac.uk/documents/ucasguides/intquals_taster.pdf describes the Australian system (page 6). As you know the Australian jargon, you might be able to find the appropriate section in the tarriff table. If not try their FAQs or contact them.
