Oxford or Cambridge: Yanks Admitted???

<p>Does Oxford or Cambridge accept American high school grads. While I know of Rhodes Scholarships, I don't know of any Americans who apply to "Oxbridge" out of high school. Is it done?</p>

<p>Of course it's done. The UCAS form can be used to apply to several British schools at the same time, like a better Common App. As far as Oxford and Cambridge go, you don't select the whole school, you apply to a particular college out of about 30. Oxford/Cambridge/UCL, etc. care less about ecs and GPA and more about test scores (AP, IB, SAT, etc.). Keep in mind that British schools do NOT guarantee financial aid; you must be able to pay for the entire cost of attendence, although this does not mean you will have to. Another factor that is very important is the cost of living; the cost of living in the U.K. is very high. They do offer a few scholarships to international students, but competition is extremely fierce. As far as not knowing any high school students headed toward the U.K., most Americans headed toward British schools get an undergraduate education in the U.S. and a postgraduate education in the U.K. More money is available to postgraduate students. You might want to ask around in the Internation Students forum to get more information. You need to decide by this summer; application to Oxbridge are due in early October. As far as IB scores go, I would estimate scores in the 36-42 range. For SAT scores, Oxford specifically asks for scores over 700 or a combined total 1400+. Another thing you might consider is studying abroad at Oxford/Cambridge. UVA has very close ties to several British schools, for example. If you want to go to Harvard or Yale, you might not want to consider study abroad; they tend to discourage it.</p>

<p>When I visiting Oxford, the guide said that about a 1/4 of the university's students were foreign nationals, and the U.S. is among the largest (if not the largest) suppliers of students. So yes, you can attend Oxbridge.</p>

<p>where does oxford and cambridge take the estimated IB scores from? does your school send an estimate in? or how does this work?</p>

<p>the predicted IB scores are sent by your high school. Though in the US these aren't really a big deal, but to the places like "oxbridge", usually they offer conditional acceptances, such as if you wanted to major in English, then they will accept you, provided you get a 7 in HL English, and X number (probably 37+) of points total.</p>

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am a grad student at Oxford.</p>

<p>Yes, there are lots of Americans here but nearly all are graduates. Very few undergrads due to the different nature of the high schhol system. There are no minors and it's very hard to change course. You select a course you wish to apply for (in my case Biology) and that is what you study for 3/4 years (most degrees are 3 years in the UK.). No extras. British school students have only concentrated on 3 or 4 subjects for the last two years. eg for Biology most have taken only Biology, Chemistry and Maths for 'A-level', which is what they study aged 16-18. The US high school system is broader but doesn't have as much depth. So I would advise you to take lots of APs to make up for this. Some US students complete their freshman year at a US college before coming to Oxford/any European school.</p>

<p>You cannot apply to both Oxford and Cambridge in the same year for undergraduate studies. (but you can apply to 5 more British Universities all using one application. It is MUCH easier than the US system and costs only £10 I think). there is almost no finacial aid for international undergraduates. It is very, very rare.</p>

<p>In addition to what Cupcake said, US undergrad applicants are often interviewed at New York so be prepared if you get an interview notice :) Goodluck!</p>

<p>Cupcakes, I am at Worcester, which college are you at?</p>

<p>If you are serious about applying to Oxford in October, now is the time to start collecting some information. Search this board for other threads about Oxford. There have been several. There was one recently in the international section and also in the Yale section. </p>

<p>Try <a href="http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.thestudentroom.co.uk&lt;/a> This is a board like this one, but for UK students.</p>

<p>I'm at Linacre.</p>