Oxford U & Cambridge U

bobbycheung

Any parents who have got kids applying to or studying in Oxford U or Cambridge U?  Not that mine is applying.  It's just that I have got a few questions I want to ask.  Thanks!

94BABY

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My kid applied for 2012 admission.

arielle.w

please check PM! :)

94BABY

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Sorry, deardear, as my kid is a local school student, he used predicted grades of HKDSE exam for application. He has not taken IGCSE before.

jojocw

most popular subj are maths/engineering/economics

Shootastar

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My daughter did apply to Cambridge (11/12) to study medicine but she was unsuccessful. She was invited to attend an interview in Cambridge, not in Hong Kong. However, it was a very good experience for her and she was successful in obtaining 2 offers from other colleges to study medicine in Sept 2012.

bobbycheung

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Dear Shootsstar,

Thanks!  Please check PM.

Bobby

CPU1995

Supposed with 3A IGCSE A level results, what other U in UK other than oxbridge and London U are more famous and their elite subjects such as law, architect，engineering,  pharmacy, etc.

Shootastar

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You can check the university league tables compiled by different newspapers/organisations:

Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2012/may/21/university-league-table-2013

Sunday Times: by Sunday Times

Good University Guide by Times

Complete University Guide: http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings

CPU1995

Many thx。

CPU1995

原帖由 Shootastar 於 12-07-28 發表
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You can check the university league tables compiled by different newspapers/org ...

From the league tables，4A is equ. to 480 marks。  That means that my son should take 5 A level subjects instead of 4 A Level subjects in order to get admitted to top 10 U whereas the entry standard is around 500 marks。

Am I right?

Shootastar

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You should check the UCAS table yourself because ICGSE subjects  and other qualifications may also be awarded points for calculation of the UCAS parts as mentioned in the league table:

http://www.ucas.com/students/ucas_tariff/tarifftables/

CPU1995

Shootastar 發表於 12-7-28 15:00
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You should check the UCAS table yourself because ICGSE subjects  and other qual ...

Many thx for your information but I don't understand how the other qualification works in the calculation of the UCAS.

Supposing my son has 4 A Level subject results and two Grade 8 distinction results in music examination. Does this mean that he obtains extra 150 tariff points plus the 4 A Level result marks?

Actually, I have no knowlege on how to apply for UK University.

I think obtaining 4 As in 4 different A Level subjects is quite outstanding but the 4 A results only add to 480 marks which is insufficient for admission to top ten U in UK from the information of league table.

盲公竹

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sstwong

Hi Bobby, I am a History graduate from Oxford. (2009 admission, graduated in 2012). Hope I can help answer your questions!