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[quote=Anonymous][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]

My kid's offer to Oxford was contingent on  "five APs with a score of 5"; it did not specify which subjects those APs had to be in.  So as long as a kid has the numbers in junior and senior year, I don't think that having taken the subject ones in freshman or sophomore year would be a problem. Maybe there's a difference in STEM, but I doubt it.[/quote]

When was this?
They have updated their US requirements recently. So if it was in the past couple years, its moot.[/quote]

Was in the past couple of years.  There might be variation by course, though.  Some courses may require specific AP exams.  My kid's did not.[/quote]

Those courses where the subjects are not specified for exams, are the more unusual majors. Good for him though, that's a great result. Did he go?[/quote]

DP:  where do you find that courses have specified AP exams?  I see Admissions Requirements for 2026 by course ( https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/courses/admission-requirements/admission-requirements-table ), which specifies essential, recommended, and helpful fields of study, along with required subject tests.

I also find Qualification Requirements for international students by country, which lays out that for some courses with required math, students must take Calc BC if available:   https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/for-international-students/international-qualifications

My DS is applying for PPE, which is one of the largest courses, I believe.  They recommend "Maths" and say History is "helpful", but they do not mention anything about required AP exams.  DS can't take AP Micro until senior year, so he won't have a score for it. [/quote]

They will require a "predicted" score for that AP Micro, officially from the school counselor, as part of the application. Without it they won't progress the student towards the interview stage.[/quote]

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