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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We'll just have to agree to disagree. I do believe Oxford and Cambridge are in the same level, but I don't think they are as difficult to get into as HYPS. Yes, only the cream of the crop applies and gets in, but the same is the case with HYPS and those have a far lower acceptance rate to boot. [/quote]

Because everyone applies to HYPS. They give excellent financial aid if you make <$60k, love hooks,... I hear people come up with a reasonable list and then add “ HYPS, because it’s HYPS”....which is why their accepatamce rate is <10%. Only a certain bunch apply to Oxford/Cambridge....people who are comfortable with international, don’t mind being far from home as 18-19yo, have funds to travel, and have super high stats! I don’t know bout financial aid, but if they don’t offer much then add people who can pay full freight to the mix, and  now  you’ve cut down your number of applications; So it’s not easier to get in, there are fewer people applying. and it’s a niche group where almost all of them are qualified, so I would say it’s harder to get in.[/quote]

Cambridge is much easy than HYPS

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Applicants from the USA taking College Board SATs and Advanced Placement (AP) Tests should note that offers are usually made on an individual basis. High passes in the High School Diploma and the SAT are expected. Recent reforms have altered the SAT scoring system and the new format has been in place since March 2016. A detailed and updated explanation of the changes can be found on the CollegeBoard website. For applicants who took the SAT before March 2016, a high pass in the SAT equates to at least 1,400 in Critical Reading and Mathematics and also 700 or more in Writing, to give a combined score of at least 2,100. For applicants who took the new SAT (first offered in March 2016) a high pass equates to at least 730 in Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 730 in Mathematics, to give a combined score of at least 1,460. An ACT score of at least 32 out of 36 may be accepted instead of the SAT.

We also require five College Board Advanced Placement (AP) Tests at grade 5 in appropriate subjects. Please note that SAT Subject Tests are not normally viewed as being equivalent to A Level/IB Higher Level/Advanced Placement (AP) Tests.

Applicants taking College Board SATs and/or Advanced Placement (AP) Tests are required to disclose all qualifications taken and scores achieved. Failure to disclose any scores may disadvantage your application and the Cambridge Colleges reserve the right to contact your school to confirm your results.[/quote]

Entry requirements, means MINIMUM; they won’t look at your app unless you have this. 5 AP tests with a score of 5? In “appropriate subjects”, no less. So these a probably the calcs, physics, chems, etc.... that the student would’ve had to have taken by JUNIOR year.  To have scores by app time. This proves my point even more. The acceptance rate is that of a self-selective pool of applicants...really really talented kids... already vetted to be qualified, and people who want to go to Cambridge, far away from home,etc.  and only a small % of this creme  de la creme  even get an offer.[/quote]

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