@SeattleTW, your claim:
is simply, objectively and comprehensively wrong- and I speak from direct, first-hand experience of both universities.
Admissions standards are getting higher as competition for places gets stiffer (example [here.](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/11152661/Toughening-up-of-entry-requirements-for-Oxbridge.html))
For Americans the success rate in applying to Oxbridge is about 8%. Not exactly easy.