Chances at top Universities

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I'm a junior and I was wondering how selective UK Universities (St. Andrews, Oxford, Cambridge, etc...) are in terms of acceptance figures, and how competitive they are as compared with top US universities. I am from NY, and my GPA is about 3.95, which puts me in the top 10% (our school only does decile), and I will have taken 9 AP Exams by the end of junior year, and 16 by the end of senior year (we already did course scheduling at my school). My SAT is mid-2200s, and SAT 2s are 800 and 790 in Math Level 2 and Physics, respectively. I have gotten 5s on all five APs which I have taken so far (AP Physics B, AP Physics Mech and E&M, AP Stats, AP World History). Ideally, I would like do go to Oxford, as I fell in love with it when I visited, but I realize it might be too selective, so St. Andrews looked like a safer bet.</p>

<p>So, a) do you think I have a chance; b) where is the best place to apply; and c) has anybody applied there (the application seems a bit odd, as I am used to US apps).</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>dx17</p>

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<p>cambridge is hard, if your a int'l student. they want to stay british and pure (no offense). but your stats look very solid. however, i can give you no comparison between oxford and cambridge and st andrews, as i know nothing about them. sorry...</p>

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<p>On what do you base this offensive and rascist statement? I believe foreign students are about 3% less likely to get in than "home" (Uk and EU) students, which is hardly an indication of overt discrimination. Anyway, what is "pure"? If you think everyone in England is white, blue eyed with blonde hair, then you are going to be very disappointed. You "known nothing about them" but can make such blanket statements? </p>

<p>I was an undergraduate at Cambridge as a foreign student and I loved it, graduated at the top of my year and am now doing a PhD at Oxford. About 10% of undergraduates are foreign students as are 70% of graduates (this is how they make their money).</p>