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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it an easier admit than Harvard? [/quote]
Let’s put it this way.

Top student from UK, often 30% chance, depending on field

Top US student (unhooked) at Harvard? I’d give it 2%.

Oxbridge for an American student is lower, but way higher than 2%![/quote]

This is misleading - to even apply to Oxbridge there are mins like: 1400 SAT or 4 AP classes with a 5. Depending on the major some mins can be in the 1500s SAT. And you can only choose one to apply - Oxford or Cambridge. If you are hitting the mins for Oxbridge you are in range for Harvard. Oxbridge just filters people out first so the top 2-3% can only apply. Harvard wants the low acceptance rate numbers like all other US schools.

Common App makes it easy for anyone to apply to the Ivy even if you have a 1000 SAT - why not take the 2% lottery ticket?

[b]Oxbridge interviews are by the professors and don't care if you played a sport or were part of the Yearbook club. [/b] Harvard will take into account life stories especially those that traumatized you which you eventually overcame.
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This is really nice—academic for its own sake. I’m seeing more academically strong kids applying to Oxbridge, and it makes me wonder how UK colleges think about applicants like these from the States.[/quote]

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