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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oxbridge is easily T15 equivalent in the US.[/quote]
More like 15-25. But easier to get in than 15-25.

Academic rigor is great. But the same is true at Reed…[/quote]

Cambridge and Oxford 15-25 equivalent? 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂 Cambridge is fairly universally accepted in academic circles as the nr 1 university in the world. Oxford not far behind.

Too funny.[/quote]

Are you saying that it is "universally accepted in academic circles" that Cambridge is better than Harvard and/or MIT?
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Small sample but I personally know a couple of kids at both Oxford and Cambridge. We lived in the UK and we knew the kids from DC's school, they spent time in our house, vaca'ed with us. They were bright students who worked hard. But they were NOT genius or spectacular by any means. Pound for pound the kids at Oxford and Cambridge are more like our 15-25, not HYPSM.
Same for LSE btw.
Don't believe the global rankings hype.

[/quote]  And my "small sample" is the exact opposite. I have a kid at Oxford and have been SO IMPRESSED by his cohorts that I've met in person.  These are really extraordinary people from around the world.  I can't verify if they are genius of course ([b]I am - four standard deviations above normal[/b]) but DS's friends are truly, truly impressive people [b]who, in many cases,[b] will become world leaders[/b][/b].  I've already seen it happen with those who have started initiatives at Oxford and have gone off to excel in programs or developments in their home country or even back here at US law schools.[/quote]

Lol, this post is really something.[/quote]

https://www.oxford-royale.com/articles/7-rulers-who-studied-at-oxford/[/quote]

That list is…seven people, none of whom are current world leaders.

Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of great Oxford grads, and some of them will go on to do great things, but “DS’s friends…in many cases will become world leaders” is a hilariously absurd statement.[/quote]

DP but no, it's not absurd at all, not if you are in the know and it is easy to be so. Many go on to run the country in the UK, the BBC and various other power houses including The Economist and financial institutions. That has always been the way, since Oxford opened its doors in 1096 and still today.[/quote]

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