I appreciate the honesty. What about Oxbridge is so stressful? Would you say schools such as King’s, UCL, Edinburgh, and St. Andrews are as stressful as Oxbridge also?
collegemom3717:
From another thread you say that you want to major in Classics + a FL. Classics at Oxbridge means that you will finish fully fluent in Latin, Ancient Greek or both. Because (aside from Latin and English) there are no specifically relevant courses, all of your APs will be considered as indicative of your academic ability. Both unis also require the CAT exam. You can get more info & check out past papers here:
https://www.admissionstesting.org/for-test-takers/cat/about-cat/ https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate/applying-to-oxford/tests/cat
So, here’s my question: why do you think that you want to go to Oxford or Cambridge, besides the fact that they are famous names? I don’t like to rain on student’s parades, but you have quite a lot of threads asking ‘is this hard?’ and ‘how do I make up for poor grades?’. I don’t know why your grades weren’t strong in grades 9 & 10 (you might just have not had the self-discipline at that age), but I am having trouble reconciling your other posts with somebody who is likely to thrive in the pressure cooker that is Oxbridge.
There are other UK unis that offer Classics, are less pressured and will happily take you with 3 subject tests or APs. I says this kindly, but: Oxbridge seems unlikely to be a natural home for you.
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