<p>Hey guys, I'm currently a junior in high school and I looked up running times for Cambridge university and Oxford. I'd be the fastest in my three events for Cambridge and Oxford. I'm also a pretty smart student with mostly As and a 33 on the ACT. My question is do Oxford and Cambridge give a bit of special treatment in terms of admission to athletes?</p>
<p>No.</p>
<p>10char</p>
<p>ECs of any type have no impact at Oxbridge. Ethnicity, no impact. Community service, no impact. They care most about your AP scores – google ’ UCAS points’ to see what they are worth. You will need about 500 UCAS points to be competitive. If you are, then you get invited to an interview (lasts all day). Then you get decision. Everything has to be in their hands by october 15. Everything!</p>
<p>How do You score these points as an American</p>
<p>UCAS has a template that translates American AP scores, by type of AP exam, into equivalent UCAS points. By way of example AP Physics gets lots more UCAS points than AP Psychology.</p>
<p>Do sat/act and sat subject tests also count for points?</p>
<p>And could you post a link for the ap conversions. I’ve spent the last 20 minutes looking I’ve had no luck.</p>
<p>Google UCAS tariffs. Tariffs is Brit-speak for points. I can’t post link because I am on iPad and ca’t copy.</p>
<p>Alright finally found it</p>
<p>Do sat subject tests count at all though?
[UCAS</a> - Tariff tables](<a href=“http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/]UCAS”>http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/)</p>
<p>Oxford and Cambridge take the SAT, but really, really want those APs. Oxford tells you straight up that they expect 700’s or better on the SATs as well as subject tests. Oxford also wants 32 or better on the ACT. Cambridge is clueless on the ACT and clueless on SAT Subject Tests, but wants to see SATs. </p>
<p>UCAS provides no tariff points for SATs, SAT IIs or the ACT. At least, that was my experience. </p>
<p>UCAS provides tariffs for the AP exams because they are the ones that most resemble the British “A” levels, which are highly subject specific (as compared with SAT or ACT, which are general knowledge). This makes sense, because when applying to a British university, you are applying directly for a very specific course of study which, presumably, would be reflected in your interests at the “A” levels (or at the AP level). The concept of “undeclared” does not exist in the British university system, and so giving tariff points to something as broad and as general as the SAT or ACT wouldn’t make sense.</p>
<p>so for Cambridge I need the SAT? ACT doesn’t cut it?</p>
<p>UCAS offers a section with which to input foreign exams- pretty sure both the SAT and ACT are accepted</p>