HKUST more difficult than Oxford ?

International Students
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<p>I think HKUST is harder to get in than Oxford .</p>

<p>Let’s talk numbers </p>

<p>Oxford is very competitive: over 17,200 people applied for around 3,000 undergraduate places for entry in 2012.
That means that Oxford receives, on average, more than five applications for each available place.</p>

<p>As for HKUST</p>

<p>The university received 2000 applications from international students and admitted 203 students .</p>

<p>So ,almost 10 applicants per seat.</p>

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<p>Sure, its harder to get in and more prestigious too. I had to Google what HKUST means. By the way, some campuses of the IIT receive more than 100 applications per place, that trumps Harvard, right?</p>

<p>Anyway, Oxford and Cambridge indeed admits one in 5 applicants (in case of international students, the rates are lower). At least on paper. In reality, there are two things one should take into consideration. Firstly, you can’t apply to more than 5 universities in the UK. That means thousands of prospective applicant choose not to apply there. Secondly, you can’t apply to both Oxford and Cambridge in the same year, and this splits the applicant pool into half. For better or worse, the UK is not the US where you, at least in theory, can apply to an unlimited number of universities</p>

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<p>How many times does this have to be clarified? </p>

<p>Give people only five shots at going to University. Then consider the number of people who are pretty damn sure they have a shot at Oxford (or Cambridge) - a very small group. Cut that applicant pool in half, with about one half applying to Ox and one half to Cam. Then reject 80% of those people, after careful interviews. Those talented few are the ones who actually end up at Oxbridge.</p>

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<p>that’s terribly wrong…
i got an offer from HKUST and that’s far lower than Oxbridge standard</p>

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<p>You will see only 5-10 people chasing the US president job for each election…
If you hire a clerk, you may get 50 CV…</p>

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<p>@jennyhb …congrats on your offer…I am also waiting for some news from HKUST…have applied for Business course, with a IB 35…what can I expect?</p>

<p>@ Drizzt…haha…nice to see you so active here…where are you heading?</p>