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<p>The LSE on the other hand [explicitly states]( <a href=“http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/studentRecruitment/country/usapage.htm”>http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/studentRecruitment/country/usapage.htm</a>) on its admissions website that “SAT’s are not sufficient for entry” and calls for 4 or 5 one-year AP courses.</p>
<p>Also, as mentioned by other poster, the Oxford website is actually misleading. Basically, in order for an application to be succesful, admission tutors must be satisfied that the candidate has the necessary background to pursue a course of study leading to an Oxbridge Hono(u)rs degree. For UK students, the usual requirement would be at least 3 subjects studied at the so-called “A-level”. The A-level curriculum, however, normally covers material that would be considered to be at first-year college level in the U.S, meaning that there is no way a U.S. candidate’s application can be realistically competitive without AP courses. That is particularly true in areas like natural sciences and engineering where for example AP Calculus up to the BC level would probably be necessary for a competitive application (SAT II Math would NOT be sufficient !).</p>