Oxford chances?

collegemom3717
Wed, 03 Sep 2014 03:09:36 +0000

Your SAT II scores are good, but you have a problem with your biology & math AP scores- 5s would be pretty much expected, and the difference between the two sets of scores would raise red flags. Are your summer courses accredited university courses or summer programs for high schoolers? If accredited, are any of them biology or math? If so, they could offset the low APs.

Your bio ECs are good; the others won’t be relevant.

Acceptance rates are too different to be helpful- nobody can apply to both Oxford & Cambridge, and UK kids can only apply to a total of 5 unis, so they choose more carefully…27% makes it look as if it is much easier to get into Oxford than an Ivy League, and that is definitely not true!