Hi, I am Form 4 and I am interested to study in US. I have a question: Can you study in US using SPM for secondary education qualification and A levels in place of High school? Most american unis didn't mention much about this. I know taking ADP would be easier, but I want to keep my choices open to UK universities as well plus the fact that I am only interested in 3 American universities: MIT, University Berkeley California and Stanford.
Currently interested in studying chemical engineering. By the way, I have learned that they require evaluation/recommendation letters, so should I ask for one after I finished form 5 and college? We don't seem to have that kind of practice back in Malaysia.....

Actually, I didn't mean that I will only apply to these 3 universities. Cambridge and Oxford top my list, followed by Imperial, then these 3 universities. The reason I am applying to these 3 unis is that I want to increase my chance of getting admitted to top unis. I am not naive enough to think I will definitely get a place in any of these unis, so my full list consist of
1. Cambridge or Oxford
2. Imperial College London
3. MIT or UCB or Stanford
4. NUS or Melbourne or McGill
5. Monash or Nanyang(SG)
6. Nottingham (Malaysia)

As you can see, If I don't even try to apply for the top unis I can find, the chances of entering any prestigious uni would be slim. And if you are wondering, Stanford ranks No. 5 in QS world university rankings by chemical engineering.

http://www.topuniversities.com/university-...cal-engineering

I know that rankings do not always reflect the the truth, but what I am looking towards to is not only the academics, but the what employers like as well. Besides, attending top unis also enable you to gain transferable skills ( particularly US ones) which are deemed critical as not all chemical engineers managed to find a job in a chemical plant.

Yes. I have asked this question before. No matter where you study in the US, you'll need SAT or ACT.