<p>There is a thread here on getting into UK universities which I have responded to and so have others. You can generalise this advice.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/study-abroad/930404-would-i-competitive-admission-following-uk-universities.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/study-abroad/930404-would-i-competitive-admission-following-uk-universities.html</a></p>
<p>Amazingly, by the power of Google, you can find websites for all of the universities you mention. These sites will tell you exactly which extra tests you need to take for admission, which are dependent on subject-applied for and colleghe applied to (you will also find out the meaning of “college” in this context, which is a bit different from the US. Colleges are more like dorms. A small part of a bigger university). For may courses you will not have to take any special admissions tests. If you shoose to take AP/IB tets to enhance your chances of admission, that is your decision but they won’t ask you to specifically take these.</p>
<p>It seems you are at the very beginning of the research process. You should know that if you intend to apply for admission in 2011, the Oxford/Cambridge application deadline will be around 15th October 2010.</p>