<p>Well I got 114 ,you got 120 lets see what will my SAT score be ;)
I scored 1900 on my first practice test but have about 3 months to make it 2150~2200.It wont be easy .I must improve my vocabulary to <code>SAT level</code> ;}</p>
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Oh please, Tony Blair's son is Tony Blair's son wherever he goes. We know who his daddy is. I believe his decision to go to the US has very little do to with the fact that he wants a more "comfortable" and "anonymous" life.
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<p>Tony Blair's eldest son, Euan, applied to Oxford (his father's alma mater) and was not accepted (he didn't have the necessary A-level grades). He went on to get his B.A from Bristol (a second-tier UK university). He was later offered a full ride as a master's student at Yale. That in itself is a good example of the difference between Oxbridge and the Ivies as far as admission policy is concerned.</p>
<p>So,basically,if i Dont have 4.0 GPA ,this means Straight A diploma,I cant hope to get into Oxbridge ?</p>
<p>Basically.</p>
<p>Euan? That's some name... Lol anyway, you have to know that US schools are very media-savvy (when there're thousands of schools scrambling to get the top students, you have to be). Thus as long as you're children of kings/queens/PMs/heads of states, i.e. very good publicity, you're pretty much in everywhere. Plus, at that time Yale was trying to woo Tony Blair to come and teach, so i wouldn't be surprised if they closed both eyes at his son's subpar academic performance and give him a full ride offer. One average/below avg student and Blair the PM and loads of media coverage in exchange? - i'd take that deal in a heartbeat. Cambridge is trying to learn this, and i believe this year (or last year) they accepted some socialite and it was all over the internet. People were 'outraged' but seriously, you have to know how these games are played. The photo-ops kids are in a totally different league and thus their stories aren't representative of the whole admissions scene. </p>
<p>That said, of course there are people admitted by Oxbridge and not HYP and vice versa...</p>
<p>@CR7_ManUtd: Yep. You need a straight A diploma (for A level it's 3 As out of a max possible of 4 subjects - which isn't that hard come to think of it) for Oxbridge.
Don't worry too much about SAT though, i was just scaring you :D But if you expect too much, in my experience it's gonna come back and bite you. I was gunning for >2200 in my first try and fell short. I went into the 2nd one just relaxed, not expecting anything and pulled a 2330. So it's possible. And yes, vocab is important, for SAT, essays and college overall.</p>
<p>I think that the thing here that is being overlooked is that they offer VERY, VERY different undergraduate experiences. In the UK, students specialise much earlier than they do in the US (an upper sixth former will rarely have more than 4 A-Level classes, and if you are scientifically minded they might be Maths, Further Maths, Physics and Chemistry). </p>
<p>As such, when the student gets to university, they will usually know precisely what they want to do and they are unlikely to take much outside of their department. A physics major may end up taking no classes outside of physics.</p>
<p>Whereas most US institutions offer some version of the "liberal arts", where physics majors are encouraged to take say a quarter of their classes outside of their department (or at some schools more), in an effort to make a more rounded individual. To make room for this, most US Bachelors degrees take place over 4 years as opposed to the 3 year British degree.</p>
<p>Therefore, the key question is how focused are you on what you wish to study? This is particularly important if you are choosing a field of study that was not offered at your secondary school (which can be Nanotechnology, Political Science, Architecture, Philosophy heck most courses of study are not realistically offered in Secondary School). And even if you do know that you have a passion for Chemistry, for example, then do you want to major in Chemistry or in Chemical engineering???</p>
<p>And that is key. If you are accepted at Oxford to read Philosophy and after a year you realise that philosophy is just not right for you, then you have to withdraw and apply again for the following year to study something else. Whereas at most US universities, you are accepted to the university rather than the department, so change is possible (again there are exceptions to this - often around engineering departments).</p>
<p>Really figure out what sort of an education that you are looking for, then worry about the rest of it.</p>
<p>As regards Imperial, yes it is very highly regarded particularly in natural and physical sciences and engineering. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Academic Ranking of World Universities Academic</a> Ranking of World Universities ranks it 4th in the UK (after Cambridge, Oxford and UCL, and 5th in Europe). Of course, the ARWU methodology has been questioned, but there aren't many others trying for an objective ranking.</p>
<p>If you go to Harvard, won't you be in Cambridge anyway?</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>BTW ,i just knew that if Oxbridge likes you as applicant,you are being asked for an interview ,and during the interview you are given some sort of test.Do you know what is this test about ?I think it tests our logical reasoning but not quite sure</p>
<p>Couldn't resist - your nick is so provocative. </p>
<p>WELL DONE MANCHESTER UNITED! :D</p>
<p>Too add to that, CR7 SUCKED big time today. His moves were way too flowery and utterly ineffective.</p>
<p>To answer your question, yes, you may have to solve some math problems if you're gunning for Engineering/Econ. Almost everyone has to take the TSA test. Go to google and do your research.</p>
<p>^ yeah 4-1 at old trafford, just to rub it in!</p>
<p>This doesnt matter because Man United will win the Premiership anyway..Very unlucky game .Totally wrong squad.Berba and Giggs should have started .Vidic is the anti-hero ;)</p>
<p>^ Totally my sentiments. Everytime MU had a corner i was like "where the f is Giggs?"
Ronaldo was a let-down. Anderson was bad. Carrick was terrible. And Vidic, oh Vidic... i can't even understand him today. Actually i can try: the first mistake was out of complacency, and the second desperation.</p>
<p>1234d: Go away!! :D</p>
<p>The only player that played well was Park and maybe Rooney in the second half.
Ok we lost,but I will forget it.But i cant forget that a player like ... Dosena ...> DOSENA ! actually scored...</p>
<p>I missed the 3rd goal (from liv) cos i was updating my FB status (to a very morbid one). I looked up and there van de sar was, staring at me in disbelief. Then the 4th goal is just like whatever man... seriously...</p>
<p>Park and Rooney were good. I LOVE Park Ji Sung! He made me feel proud to be an Asian. He's amazing, and he doesn't even need all that cosmetic surgery lol</p>
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Ok we lost,but I will forget it.But i cant forget that a player like ... Dosena ...> DOSENA ! actually scored...
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<p>Why, thank you - I couldn't believe it when I woke up on Wednesday and saw "Dossena 90'". When I saw it on the match report again today I flipped.</p>
<p>I never thought I'd be thanking Liverpool, but thank you Liverpool for making this Madridista feel better - at least it isn't just "us".</p>
<p>lol... how did we get from Oxford vs Harvard to soccer?</p>
<p>^ idk. Boredom does amazing things :D
i'm staying up to await my friends' MIT decisions and what better way to kill time (at 2 in the morning) than join a discussion on soccer right?</p>
<p>i just hope MU won't pull a Barcelona... Sucks to watch with your dad who's a total Bayern Munchen fan and who STILL remembers the '99 C1 finals.</p>
<p>I actually want Barcelona.THey have a very poor deffence and comical keeper.Nemanja and Rio will handle Etoo and Henry,Evra will catch Messi ;]</p>
<p>well. it's not at all that strict
I got a SAT of 2180 and am accepted by Oxford. while rejected by MIT~~
Oxbridge seems much better for international students. Sometimes I feel that US universities care too much for activities. And if you live in a foreign country, it is far more difficult for unis to understand your performance in local activities. But academic performance is straightforward.</p>