<p>How difficult is it for someone from the US to attend Oxford or Cambridge? I know they have some basic requirements on their website and I meet them, but im wondering how much of a chance I have due to the fact that they dont even look at EC's! I have a 3.7 Cumulative GPA because I got a 3.4 freshman year and a 3.8 sophomore and Junior years. I took 4 AP classes this year, one sophomore, and one freshman. I got 5's on both tests before, and am hoping for 5's next year. I got a 2190 SAT..havent taken the ACT but shooting for a 32+. what are my chances?</p>
<p>I think you have a fair chance, based on your SAT I score and AP scores. The students I know (from Mauritius) who got in usually had 5A's at Advanced Level, and near-perfect grades for their "O" level exams (8 A's or more, with Merit/Distinction in all subjects). And you're right that EC's don't count - the two girls who were admitted this year from my school weren't involved in any clubs, projects, activities or jobs. They were just very hard-working students who got very good grades. Their admission was completely based on academic merit.</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>well i can see that guyomar has no idea about how tough they are to get into for undegrad...
sorry but you have no chance...
and im serious</p>
<p>i looked into stuff like this a few months ago, but found out how depressing the stats that are required to get in.</p>
<p>first off, out of the two oxford is easiest.
They accept somewhere around 30 us students with at least a 2200 sat, and near perfect GPAs
one requirement they have is that you be in the top 2% of your highschool class.</p>
<p>In terms of difficulty for a US student getting into cambridge and or oxford,
it is much harder than getting into harvard.</p>
<p>yeah
cambridge accepts about 5 us students a year</p>
<p>so
not to try and be rude, but from someone who knows about this stuff, you have no chance.</p>
<p>as for grad school, that is much more likely.</p>
<p>get a 3.5 at a good college, and decent GRE scores, and u should have a good chance.</p>
<p>gradschool doesnt limit their numbers for how many Us students they will take. They just take whoever is qualified.</p>
<p>also,
i dont know if u know this, but
most UK schools, if they accept US students, it is often as transfer students because their school system is different.</p>
<p>Their general schooling is one year longer, while their undergraduate is 3 years long instead of 4.
also
another thing is that if u dont know your major before going to Oxford, Cambridge, or London School of economics, you are screwed. You just get three years of intensive specialization. No crappy core requirements.</p>
<p>and
u usually only have a few classes at a time instead of 5</p>
<p>and i dont know how credible you are guyomar.
the only way 2 people would have gotten in from ur school would be if they were both insane geniouses, and u go to some crazy IB magnet school</p>
<p>You don't know how credible I am? Well, I understand that, given that you only know me as a member of CC.</p>
<p>"the only way 2 people would have gotten in from ur school would be if they were both insane geniouses, and u go to some crazy IB magnet school"</p>
<p>I went to the top secondary school for girls in my country. I don't know what a crazy IB magnet school is. The girls who got into Cambridge were not 'insane geniuses'. They were, like I said, intelligent and hard-working. </p>
<p>I don't see how I 'have no idea how tough they are to get into for undergrad'. I clearly stated that the students I know of who got in had near perfect grades at "O" level and "A" level.</p>
<p>Perhaps the problem is that I'm speaking as a Mauritian student. For Mauritians, it's easier to get into Cambridge/Oxford than Harvard because students here tend to be focused on academics and get top grades, but are very weak where ECs are concerned. + Our educational system is modelled on the British system.</p>
<p>wait
yeah
nvm
Ur not in the US, so ur take on it is different.</p>
<p>Cause if you go to school in the US, its near impossible to get in.
a total of around maybe 40 students a year get accepted from US highschools to Oxford and Cambridge Undergrad programs.</p>
<p>and as for O level and A level,
i dotn know what exactly that means
in the US Highschool (secondary schooling) is way different.</p>
<p>so
to take back what i said, i think ur oppinion is credible in ur case, but nto for US students.</p>
<p>Nate?
who are you?
u appear to be a liar</p>
<p>cuz all ur posts say different things about ur stats</p>
<p>How? the only thing that changed about my GPA was the fact that on other posts it was not cumulative..other than that I am american indian and today was the first day i had been looking into schools in the uk. oh i did get my SAT results 3 days ago though..if those were different..because i know on one post i put my SAT results from the practice test i took</p>
<p>u said on this that u got a 3.8 sophomore and junior years</p>
<p>on other ones, it said u got straight A's sophomore and junior years, and that currently this year u hav eea 4.0uw, 4.8w</p>
<p>actually it should be 3.9 sophomore and junior years. and a 4.0 is what im currently carrying..at least thats what it was two weeks ago. last quarter however i have a b</p>
<p>I have to agree with Bigtwix that as a US student you have basically no chance at either of these schools. However, many upper level US schools are certainly within your reach, so good luck.</p>
<p>I think you're right BIGTWIX ... I'm probably not the best person to ask for advice because I'm not familiar at all with your system. I realize that the schooling system in the US is completely different from the one in my country.</p>
<p>Anyway, getting into Oxford/Cambridge isn't easy, and one thing is true wherever you are: you need excellent grades.</p>
<p>I've heard that Oxford and Cambridge place a lot of emphasis on AP exam scores.</p>