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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP,

Why aren't you consulting the Oxford and Cambridge websites instead of relying on a random college counselor? That's very risky.

3 years ago when I was looking at UK unis for my son, I recall the AP requirements were different for Ox and Cam. PLEASE do your due diligence and follow the actual websites' instructions! They are very specific and not flexible!

Also pay attention to deadline. Some of them occur much earlier than the typical American college deadlines.

In short, do your research and be prepared.
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OP here: I did check the websites which stated (5) APs - mainly looked at Cambridge because my impression that it's more STEM-y than Oxford, which is what my DC wants to study. And it's not a "random" college counselor - it's the college counselor at our private school which sends 40% to top T10 every year, and have sent kids to Oxbridge pretty consistently over the years.

That's why I'm confused and came here to ask this question. it didn't make sense to me (answer: looks like Oxford has the lower AP requirement, and Cambridge needs more).

I also want to thank everyone else who has responded - many very useful answers here![/quote]

But... there's no confusion. You answered your own question by looking at the websites. They are the definitive authority on their own requirements.

College counselors in high schools are not that great. It doesn't matter if it's a fancy private or a bad public, OP. Please take everything they say with a grain of salt. [/quote]

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