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<p>Not at all. When I was at Oxford I found that most British students actually take a gap year and enter when they are 19. Plus British students tend to be a bit more mature than your average American student, so you would probably fit right in as a 20 year old.</p>
<p>I think a big part of your consideration at Cambridge will be your interview with a don. So make certain that you can come across personable, intelligent, and inquisitive in conversation. You will also want good letters of recommendation from your Columbia professors. And also try to figure out which colleges will be the best fit for you at Cambridge as well – not all Oxbridge colleges are created equal.</p>
<p>I’m not certain, but I don’t think you could double major in both classics and medieval Germanic at Cambridge.</p>
<p>Also, for what it’s worth, Cornell has a great program in German and medieval studies. Not to mention Classics.</p>
<p>[Cornucopia</a> - Medieval Studies at Cornell](<a href=“http://www.arts.cornell.edu/medieval/Program/undergrad.htm]Cornucopia”>http://www.arts.cornell.edu/medieval/Program/undergrad.htm)</p>