What are the requirements to be admitted into Oxford/Cambridge?
For Oxford and Cambridge in the UK, the requirements depend on what you want to study. If you look at their website they will tell you what is required for that specific subject. Oxford’s general requirements for students from the USA are: “SAT 1 scores of at least 1,400 in Critical Reading and Mathematics and preferably also 700 or more in the new Writing Paper, giving a combined score of at least 2,100. OR ACT with a score of at least 32 out of 36. AND Grade 5 in three or more Advanced Placement tests in appropriate subjects OR SAT II in three appropriate subjects at 700 or better.” Cambridge would be a similar standard, though they don’t have a general list on their website. You need to be very good academically, but extra-curricular activities (e.g. playing an instrument, sport, dance, volunteering) also add a lot of weight to your application. Everyone’s who’s competing for a place will be very academic or they wouldn’t have bothered applying, so you need to make sure you’ve got s
