<p>I've been wanting to go to England for school since forever. The only requirement of Oxford I don't match, apparently, is top 2% of class--I'm only top 10%. Is that requirement binding?</p>
<p>SAT: 2360 (760 M)
ACT: 36 (10 essay)
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 800 Chinese w/ Listening, just took Chem and Physics
AP's: 5: Micro, Macro, European History
Current year: Calc BC, Physics C, Chem, World History, Human Geography, Chinese (predicting 5 on all)
Senior year: Bio, Eng Lang/Lit, Spanish</p>
<p>IB:
This year: SL Physics (predicting 7), History
Next year: HL Math, Chem, English; SL Spanish</p>
<p>I have no idea what my predicted IB score is.</p>
<p>Like I said, I'm only top 10% in a class of 200--will that prevent me from even being considered?</p>
<p>if you go to an ultra-competitive school, 10% probably wouldn't kill your chances. i think you have a great chance at oxford and cambridge, given you have stellar EC's, recs, and essays. i would say they are low to mid reaches.</p>
<p>Bear on mind that you can only apply to one of the Oxbridge schools--you would have to choose which to apply to. And of course for Oxford, at least (uncertain about C), you must be sure of what you want to study, and for many subjects, already have at least a bit of knowledge on it. But it sounds like you've done some research already, so you probably already knew all that. </p>
<p>And of course, there are other excellent schools in England that you should consider looking in to.</p>
<p>Oxford and Cambridge are EXTREMELY hard for US applicants to get in to. They don't like to accept American students out of high school because they get one less year of high school preparation. Most undergrads at these schools have already completed one year of college in the US and transferred to Oxbridge. Usually about 30-35 american students get accepted each year. Try looking into some other UK schools like U. of St. Andrews.</p>
<p>That being said, your chances are as good as anyone's.</p>
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Oxford and Cambridge are EXTREMELY hard for US applicants to get in to.
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This may be an exaggeration. There's a good amount of self-selection, since the interview is in New York, and there are entrance exams.
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They don't like to accept American students out of high school because they get one less year of high school preparation.
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This can't be true. You are expect to know which subject you will study. This crosses out many students—medicine, jurisprudence, and history have specialized examinations and need more "upfront" knowledge.
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Most undergrads at these schools have already completed one year of college in the US and transferred to Oxbridge.
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I don't know if this is true, but the 3 out of the 4 Americans going/who went went straight from high school. The fourth is from Deep Springs.
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Usually about 30-35 american students get accepted each year.
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Closer to 50, I believe.</p>
<p>That said, I'm going to Oxford this autumn having been accepted straight from high school.</p>