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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can someone explain the 2 years rule?

Does an exam from sophomore year count?

If my kid has 5 or more 5’s in junior/senior year, but some of the obvious ones for his major were taken in freshman or sophomore year or earlier, will that be held against them?

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Yes it counts against him. Read the OXford website[/quote]

I can't find language that talks about the 2 year requirement.

My sophomore wants engineering.  He likes the idea of studying abroad, but hasn't made any decisions about where to apply, so the goal is just to keep that door open.

He wants engineering which is a A*A*A course, and requires exams in math and physics.  If he takes the exams in the years he takes the courses he'll have

8th grade 
CSA

Freshmen year
Physics 1 and 2 
2 other exams

Sophomore year
BC Calc
Chemistry
some other exams

Junior year
Biology
some other exams

Senior Year
Physics C -- both parts
some other exams

He's gotten a 5 on every thing so far, but of course who knows.

If he continues to get 5's, is the fact that BC was in 10th really going to mean that Oxbridge isn't an option?  That seems nuts to me.  [/quote]
Are the “some other exams” APs? If so you’re fine. He has 3 STEM APs in 11/12 - bio and two physics. Toss in AP Lit, Lang, Euro, or whatever non-stem ones he also has happening. [/quote]

Yes, he'll take a language exam or two, and probably AP Lit and Lang, APUSH etc . . . [/quote] Oxford mainly only cares about APs related to the course you're applying for[/quote]

I would rephrase that slightly to Oxford cares about the AP courses you're taking and how these can apply to your major. So if you're applying for Experimental Psychology and you've got Chem, Bio, Stats, Calc and English Lang you have an advantage because most A level students applying for this course who are taking only 3 A levels (the standard) will unlikely be taking English Language. But if you have that as an AP they know you'll be able to handle the essay content of the course, of which there is quite a lot at different stages of the 3 yr program.[/quote]

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