<p>Could some legacies please post their stats along with decisions here? Also, do people think that being a double-legacy (both parents) helps more than being a single legacy?</p>
<p>madstressed, its your old friend bluefuture. Looking for a legacy to aid your admissions chances eh? </p>
<p>The fact that your Parents legacy can increase your chances is exactly the corruption that disgusts me. Admission should be based on you not your parents.</p>
<p>Blair was never going to donate money. Unlike American politicians you do not need to be very rich for a career in politics in the UK.</p>
<p>His son is a loser, he got rejected from Oxford too for undergraduate. Infact thats probably why Harvard did not take him.
He is not on the Ivy League or Oxbridge level. We are a minority guys.</p>
<p>Arg... Looks like this thread is useless now. 7-dust - don't ask for any tips from bluefuture, he is one of those rich English private school kids with mediocre grades who applied to probably the easiest college to get into to ensure his admission (probably w/ connections to his private school) and brags about how he got into a program with a 71% acceptance rate. Now he spends his free time badmouthing me and getting on most peoples nerves with his supremist views on Oxford university (not that its not a great school, he just thinks it is the ONLY great school). My advice would be to ignore any advice he gives you because it would not be very useful unless you were from a similar situation as he is (more prestigious colleges are looking for better interview strategies, so any of his specific advice would not mean much).</p>
<p>For Oxbridge interviews, it really depends on what subject you are applying to study. For social sciences, it really helps to keep up with current affairs- especially English current affairs, which could be hard to do for American students. Basically you really have to know your stuff on the subject you applying to study and be able to answer complicated questions very thoughtfully but quickly. The best preparation would probably be intimate discussions with high school teachers on the more complicated subject matter. Don't expect the American interest-based interview, expect a challenging academic interview. But also consider that Oxford is mainly looking at how you approach answering your question and analysing your thought process, so don't just spit out facts at random but produce well thought out, developed answers. </p>
<p>As for you Bluefuture,
With all of the advantages you have had in your education due to YOUR PARENTS throwing money at you, I hardly think that you can criticise me for looking into a slight advantage when I can get it. Considering I am predicted to get far better grades than you with less opportunities, I do not think that you of all people can label me as a 'dumb legacy relying on his parents for admission' - not that that student would ever get into Harvard. My legacy chances - probably less than 30% (and that is not considering that the legacy pool is probably more competitive on average than the rest of the pool) are still far lower than the 71% you got in on. </p>
<p>Being a legacy helps far more for Oxbridge than it does for elite American schools anyway, especially when the child applies to the same college as the parents.</p>
<p>Here are some from a couple of deferred legacy applicants:</p>
<p>A few books:</p>
<p>Getting into: Oxford and Cambridge by Sarah Alakija; Mander Portman Woodward books - A basic guide providing information on the universities and tips along the application process. Often seems a bit 'official' if you know what I mean, but a fairly good introduction I guess.</p>
<p>Oxbridge Entrance: The Real Rules by Elfi Pallis; Tell Books - A more 'controversial' book with less conventional, and often more helpful, tips on how to get in. It is written from the perspective of very low income applicants, which can often be pretty annoying, but its fundamental strategies could be helpful.</p>
<p>Both of these books are written from the perspective of English applicants. You might just want to skim on Amazon to see if there are any American-focused books. </p>
<p>The university prospectus also is a very good overview of the university, and it can be requested for free on the website (<a href="http://www.ox.ac.uk%5B/url%5D">www.ox.ac.uk</a>)</p>
<p>Thanks for the link, cosar.</p>
<p>Wow, this is what collegeconfidential does to people.</p>
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