Student with Initiative Aspiring to Study at Oxford/Some advice please!

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I am assuming you mean you would like to apply to Oxford University in England?</p>

<p>If so, it appears you are right at the beginning of the research so I advise you to start with the Oxford page.</p>

<p>[Homepage</a> - University of Oxford](<a href=“http://www.ox.ac.uk/]Homepage”>http://www.ox.ac.uk/)</p>

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<p>You understand the admission to Oxford is based solely on test scores and an interview, right? ECs are irrelevant. Even grades and scores not relating to your course of study will be discounted. Then you will study for 3-4 years but the majority of your grade is determined by a series of extremely difficult exams taken at the very end. The UK education system is one of the most exam-happy in the world. Is this what you want?</p>

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<p>This page explains the qualifications needed for entry for all countries. </p>

<p>[International</a> Qualifications - University of Oxford](<a href=“http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/international_students/international_qualifications/index.html]International”>http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/international_students/international_qualifications/index.html)
For US</p>

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SAT Reasoning Test with at least 1,400 in Critical Reading and Mathematics and preferably also 700 or more in Writing, giving a combined score of at least 2,100
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ACT with a score of at least 32 out of 36.</p>

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<p>Grade 5 in three or more Advanced Placement Tests in appropriate subjects
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SAT Subject Tests in three appropriate subjects at 700 or better.*</p>

<p>This is basically the minimum. Competitive applicants will likely have more than this.</p>

<p>In the UK you choose a subject to study of “course”, effectively your major, when you apply. It is extremely difficult to change thgis (usually you would need to drop out and re-apply). This is all you study. No minors. If you look at the course pages on the Oxford website linked above, for each course there are recommended A-level subjects. You need to try and take APs or SAT IIs in similar subjects. First of all you need to choose a course. Non-related subjects will be discounted (eg if you apply for English, math and science APs will not be considered).</p>

<p>For some courses there are additional tetst to take. Again these are detailed on the Oxford website.</p>

<p>You definitely do NOT want to try doing UK A-levels at this stage. A-levels in the UK are a 2 year course of study mostly taken by students aged 16-18 (Uk years 12 and 13). They involve a series of exams and the submission of course work over the entire 2 year period. They are not a multiple choice test taken on one day. Most student only do 3-5 A-level as they are very time consuming. Nothing else is studied at school during this time. Just 2 years of A-levels all day every day. </p>

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They couldn’t care less. You have to apply through UCAS</p>

<p>[UCAS</a> - Home](<a href=“http://www.ucas.com%5DUCAS”>http://www.ucas.com)</p>

<p>There is no space on the UCAS form for attendance, so don’t mention it.</p>

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<p>It’s always a long shot. I don’t think you need to finish high school at any particular time. They care only about your academic ability. You need to demonstrate you are a focused student. Anything else is irrelevant.</p>

<p>Some other things you need to know:-</p>

<p>There is basically zero financial aid for international undegraduates in the UK.</p>

<p>Deadline for Oxbridge applications is usually 15 October for entry the following October next year.</p>

<p>You can only apply to Oxford or Cambridge, not both in the same year.</p>

<p>Good luck with your application.</p>