<p>Okay, what they are really loooking for is a) grades on standardized exams, and b) demonstrating your interest and commitment to the subject you are planning to study through personal statement and interview.</p>
<p>They will NOT be particularly interested in your extracurriculars, how good your school is, how young you are, your GPA (weighted OR unweighted), your class rank, the grades you skipped, etc. etc.</p>
<p>British applicants will have taken a set of exams called “A-levels”. They want to see something similar from American applicants. For most folks here, that takes the form of AP tests. But I do think you can use your SAT subject tests instead. You are going to need at least three subject tests, probably more. We tell folks who are taking AP tests that they need scores of “5” to get into Oxbridge, I’m not sure what the equivalent score would be on an SAT subject test. And they usually also want to see you with subject tests related to the subject you are planning to “read” (what we would call “major in” in the United States).</p>
<p>It’s a VERY different process from the U.S., and some of the things that are very helpful for college admissions in the U.S. are completely useless for college admissions in the UK.</p>
<p>Also remember that there are many other colleges and universtieis in the UK besides Oxford and Cambridge, and the other ones are easier to get into!!!</p>
<p>KEVP</p>
<p>KEVP</p>