Where do most Oxbridge rejects go?
There are 20,000 UK applicants who are rejected by Oxford and Cambridge. The large majority of them have AAA or better at A level, and 5,500 of them have A*A*A or better. Unsurprisingly, given their qualifications, they get places at Imperial, Edinburgh, Kings, Warwick, Durham, Bristol, LSE, St Andrews, and so on.
Is Cambridge harder to get into than MIT?
MIT is comparatively small compared to Cambridge with an intake of some 1100 students of which maybe 100 are internationals, versus Cambridge’s intake of some 4000 students, of which more than 1000 each year are internationals. So they literally take 10 times as many.
Do people reject Oxbridge?
Yes, people do. More often though, people simply decide not to apply to Oxbridge because another UK university offers a course that suits their requirements better. Hundreds of people do this every year, despite easily having the grades to get in.
What percentage of students apply Oxbridge?
For the University of Cambridge, 48.4\% who applied were female and 51.6\% were male….Oxbridge Admissions: Male Applicants vs. Female Applicants.
| Male Applicants | Female Applicants | |
|---|---|---|
| Oxbridge Acceptance Rate | 23.2\% | 26.9\% |
Is Durham full of Oxbridge rejects?
Yes, Durham has a lot of Oxbridge rejects — as you would expect from a high-ranking university.
Is UCL for Oxbridge rejects?
No. Most Oxbridge rejects end up in Bristol or Durham (30 years ago).
Are Oxbridge students happy?
59\% of Oxbridge undergraduates are ‘very satisfied’ with their course compared with 31\% of students at other Russell Group institutions; 52\% of all UK students say their teachers use original or creative teaching methods ‘a lot’ or ‘quite a bit’, more than at Oxbridge (41\%) or other Russell Group institutions (45\%).
Is Kings better than Durham?
KCL is slightly better than Durham for the following reasons: It is a bigger and better research university. It is by far a better known brand around the world. It will provide a better chance for higher salary at all stages of your career.
What universities do Oxbridge rejects go to?
Well, in the link someone was rejected by Oxford but accepted by Harvard, and then Cambridge. I agree with you there. I just find it interesting that Oxbridge rejects tend to go to the likes of Edinburgh, York and Edinburgh over comparable universities like Manchester for example.
What are the best universities to apply to at Oxbridge?
Mostly, Oxbridge applicants will want to go to the best university possible for their subject, and if their application to Oxbridge falls through that will often send them to Durham/UCL (arts subjects), LSE (social sciences) or Imperial (science subjects). Other common ones are York, Edinburgh and Exeter.
What does MIT look for in a holistic admission process?
In our holistic admissions process, we consider quantifications like test scores, but we also care deeply about factors like your match with MIT. Qualitative characteristics like these are much harder to quantify and are therefore not included in the tables below despite their centrality to our process.
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