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Regardless of what you think based on anecdotal evidence, the Oxford Univeristy website which I have linked and quoted above says it is correct.</p>
<p>However, I know you just like to post after every single one of my postings saying IT’S WRONG, IT’S WRONG. So if that keeps you happy, fine. It is very childish.</p>
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<p>I say somethings wrong when it is wrong, and you are very wrong.</p>
<p>Please spare me the tripe about their website, it also says on there (and Cambridge too) that their admissions polices do not discriminate against socioeconomic and educational backgrounds… something everybody knows to be false. If you had read my post properly you may have noted that i do have very solid and stable foundations to build an opinion on, and you quoting a website will make little difference to the cold truth of the matter.</p>
<p>Anecdotal evidence? Hardly.</p>
<p>Agreed with cupcake - Oxford do interview like 85-90% of applicants according to kids I know who applied from the UK, EU, United States and even Asia. Cambridge interview even more, like 95%.</p>
<p>I doubt you have asked every applicant so forgive me if i dont regard your statistics as a credible argument.</p>
<p>No, I haven’t. However, I have gathered this from many, many other Oxbridge applicants as well as the official Oxford information straight from the tutors. Do you attend Oxford or Cambridge and are you an admissions tutor? If not, I would really love to know why you consider yourself an authority.</p>
<p>I dont consider myself an authority, but as i have mentioned many of my family (most recently my sister) has applied too, and attended Oxbridge so i do know a little about admission procedures. My opinion is not automatically discounted because it conflicts with a quote from a website, as cupcake is only too happy to suggest.</p>
<p>The Oxford website says somewhere between 50% and 90% of applicants get an interview, depending on the course…now that’s a big range, i don’t see what the problem is :)</p>
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So you’re rejected and bitter and this explains your anti-Oxford campaign?</p>
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You are giving an OPINION based on what appears to be a sample size of 1 (your sister). Why are the FACTS as posted by Oxford on their own web-site, a lie? Why would they lie to their applicants. Ah yes, because you say so, and you hate them, and you have an opinion </p>
<p>At my school, 5 people applied to Cambridge and one to Oxford. We all got in. Does this mean that therefore I should assume that 100% of applicants to Oxbridge are accepted? No, obviously. Do you understand?</p>
<p>sorry to interrupt haha…but does anyone know around when we find out if we’re accepted? mid- to late-december ish? also would we be able to wait to hear from american colleges and respond after april 1st?</p>
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<p>I certainly would be had i applied, i didn’t.</p>
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<p>A sample of 1? Have you misreads my posts? Many, many members of my immediate family have attended Oxbridge. I hate them? What a ridiculous notion, honestly, your whole argument is built on the assumption im upset i was rejected, which itself assumes i applied. Ridiculous!</p>
<p>Marie 303…</p>
<p>I asked that question myself. And this was the reply from Oxford’s undergrad office. I’m still confused about how it’s possible to be a U.S. student and possibly be offered a “conditional” spot. But the timeline link below shows that an interview would be arranged in December, you’d hear from them on a decision in January. But THAT might be a conditional offer whereby you’d have to wait until you got test results (I assume, for U.S. students, that offer might include something like your getting more scores of 5 in additional and particular A/P exams, etc.). Then…if you had a conditional offer you wouldn’t REALLY know until August! At which point you’re about ready to matriculate in the U.S. at your 2nd choice school. Sounds pretty scary. </p>
<p>"The timeline for international applicants is the same as that for home applicants - please see [How</a> to apply - University of Oxford](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/apply]How”>http://www.admissions.ox.ac.uk/apply) for further information. </p>
<p>Individual colleges set their own deadlines for you to accept or decline any offer of a place; however, this will normally be within around a month of your being offered a place. </p>
<p>If you are made an unconditional offer, then there will be no difference between January and August for the step you mention; unless you have been given an ‘open offer’, in which case you will only be allocated to a college in August."</p>
<p>How much do SAT IIs impact admission or even being interviewed at either Oxford or UCL? Will anything over a 700 do, or are the admissions committees really looking for tippy top scores?<br>
Also, my school does not offer many AP classes and students cannot take them until jr. year. Even then, we are restricted to 1. Will the schools in the uk understand my school’s system and take that into account when considering my application?</p>
<p>for FinalCut - Oxbridge at least don’t really care about the vagaries of different school systems in the US. If you don’t have the APs they’re looking for in your subject, and won’t be taking them senior year, you won’t get it. Sorry, sounds harsh, but you can always self-study which I know would be difficult for say BC calc or Physics C, but it’s doable for some arts subjects.
They’re going to want 3-4 AP exams that directly relate to your intended course, whether you apply with those scores in hand or plan on taking them sr year (in which case you might get a conditional offer)</p>
<p>What about this scenario…</p>
<p>Oxford website says 3 A/Ps over 5 or 3 SAT IIs over 700. I know these are minimums. Let’s say a student has 750, 780 and another “Bomb” SAT II. Do you report to Oxford the same as U.S. schools…meaning, since Score Choice is so new, and anyone who has already applied wouldn’t have had that option…I’m wondering if one can “score choice” at Oxford (send in only the two good SAT IIs plus maybe even only the best A/P). </p>
<p>Would that COMBO work? HOW do you report scores? I assume you complete them manually on the UCAS and then have them sent from collegeboard like normal?</p>
<p>^ I’m applying to Cambridge (and therefore obviously can’t apply to Oxford) but that bit’s confusing me too. I started on UCAS last night, and of course, I also have to do my COAF unlike you guys. Cambridge seems to be sort of less clear on the AP scores it wants and definitely on the SAT IIs. I have 5 APs done, 2 5s, 3 4s. So far I have two SAT IIs in the high 700s and one at 690. But it’s a definite retake and I’m taking Chem also.</p>
<p>Do I write in my future APs on the Qualifications page, saying my scores are “Pending”? Since it seems I’m self-reporting, could I leave some of my 4’s out? I have a Calculus AB subscore, so should I include that?
And I only wrote down my highest (one-sitting) SAT scores. Is that okay, or do I have to write all of them? Ones from when I was 11 and 12 don’t count, I’d think. Can I leave out my ACT scores completely? It’s a “high” score, not by CC or my standards, but it’s nowhere near my best SAT score. </p>
<p>Sorry for bothering you guys so much since I’m not applying to Oxford, but there’s no thread like this for Cambridge.</p>
<p>For Millancad, though I’m not an expert on the subject, I’m guessing it’s not important to get too bogged down in the details because 1) they don’t really know the US system as well so APs and SATs are just a rough equivalent to A-levels and 2) the scores dont seem as hugely important as long as you make it to the interview</p>
<p>Someone please correct me if i’m wrong though</p>
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Please spare me the tripe about their website, it also says on there (and Cambridge too) that their admissions polices do not discriminate against socioeconomic and educational backgrounds… something everybody knows to be false. If you had read my post properly you may have noted that i do have very solid and stable foundations to build an opinion on, and you quoting a website will make little difference to the cold truth of the matter.
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This is complete ********. Oxbridge do not discriminate based on whether someone went to a public or private school. The reason why the proportion of private-school students getting places at Oxbridge is higher than the proportion of students studying at private schools is because private-school educated students get significantly better results than their state-school educated counterparts. And given that your predicted/achieved academic results is one of the most important criteria for admission, it’s no surprise (and also not unfair in any way) that there are a lot of private-school educated students at Oxbridge.</p>
<p>And with regards to interviews, my anecdotal evidence (as well as factual info from Oxford tutors) is that for subjects like Law, E&M, Medicine and PPE, the percentage of applicants invited to interview is around 35-50%. For other, less competitive subjects with no pre-interview test, the proportion getting interviews is significantly higher (whether it’s 70% or 90% is trivial).</p>
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I don’t know if there are any stats on the total number of US undegrads at Oxford, but it’s tiny.
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I happen to have quite a bit of data that was accidentally put online for a brief moment a few months ago. In the academic year 2008-09, there were about 20 American (US = Nationality and Country of domicile) newly admitted ugrad students. In total, there were about 80 American ugrad students studying at Oxford during the same year.</p>
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I will probably apply for PPE at Balliol or Merton (will see when I visit in a few weeks 
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I was at Merton for the E&M interviews and found it to be a fantastic place. I’ll be starting there in 2010 (got in with deferred entry). Hopefully you enjoyed your visit and will choose to apply there!</p>
<p>I have recently become interested in applying to Oxford from the US, though I have citizenship from a European Union country. I would like to study medicine.
Could anyone offer me advice or information on how applying to study medicine from the US works? Would I have to take any additional standardized tests, by when do I have to apply, which colleges are more geared towards medicine, etc.
Any information would be greatly appreciated as I have just begun researching the matter.</p>
<p>Roundabout, I think I’ve decided on Balliol after my visit because… well, I don’t know why exactly 
It seems as though I’ve already developed the legendary loyalty to a certain college before even applying :p</p>
<p>But either way, if I get in, we will surely get together as soon as possible :D</p>
<p>im thinking about going there for study abroad for a semester</p>