Why did YOU choose Oxford or Cambridge over the other?

I applied to Oxford over Cambridge for medicine, because I didn't want to stress about my UMS. I regret it massively! My BMAT was the only reason that I didn't make it from their initial shortlist of 575 to the final shortlist of 425. If I had applied to Cambridge I would have gotten an interview with my BMAT score because people with lower ones did. People with worse UMS than me also got interviews. At least then I would have had a second chance to prove myself at interview. Unless you're guaranteed of a perfect BMAT score don't apply to Oxford for medicine!

Oxford offered my course in single honours. I didn't get in, and now I'm not studying single honours any more, so in hindsight, I probably would have gone for Cambridge instead, although my UMS was distinctly average.