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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What happens when you have more top scoring kids than seats? How to the Asian/UK models handle it?[/quote] In the UK, Oxford and Cambridge administer exams and interviews for candidates who apply and meet the basic threshold (which is top grades in exams). They aren’t interested in “holistic” admissions, they are interested in having the people who are the best at whatever subject they are seeking to study. For all of the next level down universities, there is enough space for every student who scores highly to get a place at one of them. [/quote] What I’m reading is that top candidates still have to interview and might be declined, despite meeting the academic threshold, which does suggest that it’s not a purely merit based system. Otherwise, why interview? [/quote]
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