• All Russell Group universities in the UK (including Oxford and Cambridge) accept Pearson Edexcel International A levels (IAL).
• UK universities accept Pearson Edexcel IALs as equivalent to GCE A levels on a grade for grade basis for admission.
• All Group of 8 universities (Go8) in Australia accept Pearson Edexcel IALs.
• Pearson Edexcel IALs are recognised by US universities including: Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
• Pearson Edexcel IALs are recognised by top Canadian universities including: University of Toronto, University of British Columbia and McGill University.
• Pearson Edexcel IALs are recognised by universities across Asia including: University of Hong Kong, University of Tokyo, Chinese University of Science and Technology and the National University of Singapore.
• The new GCSE and International GCSE 9-1 scale offers universities greater detail about student performance.

Where do Pearson Edexcel students actually go to university? You can view examples in our international university destinations document:

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• examWizard - this is a free exam-preparation tool containing a bank of past Edexcel exam questions, mark schemes and examiners' reports for a range of Pearson qualifications
• Access to Scripts - this free online service allows teachers and students to quickly download copies of exam scripts before submitting an enquiry about results
• ResultsPlus - this is a free online results-analysis tool for teachers that gives you a detailed breakdown of your performance in Edexcel exams
• Results-sending service - this service provides faster confirmation of student results for universities outside of the UK 

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