<p>Honestly, are my scores enough to get into Oxbridge? I'm American, have taken the SAT 1 twice, with a M-690 CR-710 W-740 on the first try and M-760 CR-720 W-690 the second time. I have a 5 on the World History AP test, think I'm going to get 5's on English Writing, American History and Environmental Science. I'd be applying for Oriental Studies/Asian Studies.</p>
<p>Quite frankly, your SAT scores are ok, but that’s not so much of a problem. Oxbridge does not scrutinize your SAT scores. However, what they want to really examine throughly are your Advanced Placement exam scores. Your level-5 score on the AP World History is excellent for the field you are hoping to enter. Your other courses are good, though it would be a plus to take an AP Foreign Language in an Asian language. Then you would be set. If you really must know, Oxford is excellent for the Humanities, which is the range your subject falls into. Cambridge is more so for other areas.
Hope this helped.</p>
<p>well, part of the interest in oriental studies was so that i could LEARN an asian language, so I have no AP credits in an asian language. One more thing, does Oxford look at ALL ap’s taken, or just ones that are sent to them? Because While I’m confident in my WH, AH, English, and Environmental Science scores, I know for certain that I miserably failed my physics AP test. Is that considered?</p>
<p>For Oriental Studies they would not expect you to have a qualification in an Asian language. Very few British schools teach them and that would be their starting point. However, having an AP in any foreign language would help to indicate that you at least have an aptitude for languages.</p>