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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are no academic and logistical barriers.

If you dont 5 x APs at 5 you shouldn’t be applying anyway. Then an Interview and then  an admissions test depending on course. There is no barriers here. Once your grades made the required min, they look at your personal stmt. if it intriguing and articulate, you get a shot at an interview. If you course requires a test, you just sign up and take it. If you do extremely well and interview well then you have a good shot. Is it easy? no. But it is a much more clear process than the typical IVY BS process.[/quote]

You must mentioned barriers that don't exist for US applications. Tell me any US school that requires 5xAPs at 5. The SAT is an easier test than Oxford department specific test, and some Ivy League schools don't even require any test. Therefore, more non-serious applicants are going to try for US Ivy admissions than Oxford admissions. My point was simply that if you see an 8% acceptance rate for US students to Oxford, but only 4% to some Ivy League school in the US, it doesn't mean that the US school was more selective.

Oxford is just as selective as the US top schools for US students. The only thing that might make it easier for my particular kid is that the Oxford method of selecting students requires a kid to really know their stuff in their intended major, rather than other factors like leadership. I still think the other PP is right that students need to manage expectations for admission realistically, because even qualified students do get turned away.[/quote]

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