<p>I'm an American senior applying into PPE at Oxford University this year. I have a question about typical offer conditions for Americans. I realize they hinge upon AP test results, but does anyone who's gone through the process (or is anxiously waiting his/her own offer/rejection letter) know if, for Americans, the offers are typically retroactive or based upon results this coming May? I realize that for most Brits applying to read at Oxford their offers depend on how well they do later on, but I read somewhere of an example of an American whose offer depended on past AP scores and I'm hoping this is how it works.</p>
<p>Any help would be appreciated, best of luck with your letter waiting!</p>
<p>Good point. I'm applying into Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, so I suppose the tests relevant to those subjects would be important. ...which probably means my AP Government test is important. Thanks.</p>
<p>I really don't know John except that the 'offers' made to international students appear to be much more tailored to the individual student. I am sure they will consider your application in detail and make an offer appropriate to the courses you have taken. You are unlikely to hear from Oxford until just before Christmas as they have only just started interviewing UK students this week (I keep seeing all these nervous people wandering round clutching maps and looking lost. Tis the season to be interviewed.)</p>
<p>Bah, okay. Thank you very much for the reply. I've been in touch with a couple of people who are helping interview prospective students on the actual campuses and as you say, it appears they've just started the process. Damnable waiting!</p>
<p>Here is a profile of another American student, but he had already passed his APs. If I were you I would prefer to do history instead of government, though both seem appropriate. How many APs can you take anyway? (I am a Brit applying to the States so I don't know myself)</p>
<p>One can sit as many APs as one wants, really. There's actually no need to take the course. If you can shell out the 80$, you can take the test. Might as well kiss that fee goodbye though if you don't know the material. As I'm not in a history class this year, it would be a rather frivelous use of my time and money to take the test.</p>
<p>Thanks for the link... damn, that's one star studded resume. No wonder he got in.</p>
<p>Whigh colleges are you applying to? Thanks for the link, and g'luck to ya.</p>
<p>cupcale - I don't know what's scarier: thinking back to the time when I was one of those scared people with maps or realising that it was FOUR YEARS AGO :o! I still feel like I've barely got started in university...
<em>sits back with pipe and slippers to count grey hairs</em></p>
<p>I am applying to Trinity college Cambridge; very tough one :( and my interview was very rocky last week. On the other hand, I did just receive an acceptance for Stanford :):):)</p>
<p>But Cambridge woulda been nice cos it's only 1000£ a year lol!</p>
<p>i'm getting my oxford decision in the next few days...</p>
<p>i called imperial college (london) and they said that they're requirement for american students is three 5s on any APs, but since i'm majoring in math, one of the three must be calculus BC, the most relevant one (my three 5s were in physics, statistics, and french). if i had taken that by junior year, and two others, they wouldn't need me to take anything this year.</p>
<p>my guess is government, history, macro/micro, and psyc would all help you, but i don't know which are the most crucial ones.</p>
<p>British schools really focus on external exams, and i've heard tend to scarcely focus on marks at school (GPA, etc.) as they do not feel this is an accurate measure of your work compared to others.</p>
<p>I am also awaiting a response. Some Brits have found out, international will take longer!</p>
<p>ya i agree tht oxford may depend greatly on the external papers that you write. For example for ib students all they care about is their final ib mark , extended essay + tok essay...i dont even think they look at your report cards and such..also ecs have slight importance but not as important as when applying to colleges in the us. anyways good luck</p>