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how many people got into oxbridge from your state/public school?
hey people how much people from your last school was accepted into oxbridge i am going to a sixform next year and from that sixform 3 people was excepted into oxbridge 2 cambridge 1 oxford what about u guys?
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Reply 1
2 people this year, 7 last year. Apparently my school "lets any scum in now" according to my law teacher... 
Reply 2
Maze, how long have you been living in England?
Reply 3
14
^^^ lol your funny sorry bout spelling or grammar or what not i just type fast and dont check what i put down
Reply 4
It's not really typing errors which made me ask that question, more misuse of words (much/many, excepted/accepted).
Question stands. Are you a native speaker?
Question stands. Are you a native speaker?
Reply 5
15
Best year ever this year for my school - 8 ppl have got offers. It's a comp, but a flagship one.
EDIT: everyone else is saying how big their year is, so i will too: about 300 ppl. And about 12 applied, and as i said 8 got offers.
EDIT: everyone else is saying how big their year is, so i will too: about 300 ppl. And about 12 applied, and as i said 8 got offers.
Reply 6
14
H&E i was born here and i just dont focus on the way i put down word but thanx i will make sure i use words correctly now 
Reply 7
20
In my year of about 60 people at my school (private) 2 of us applied to Cambridge and I was the only one who got in. The comprehensive where several of my friends went had about 150 in a year in 6th form (I think) and I am aware of at least 4 who got in, there could be more, though I have no idea what percentage that is of the people who applied.
Reply 8
14
ok cool chances of getting into oxbridge aint as bad as it seems
Reply 9
1
in my year, 7 got in. Private, but small (about 90 in the year)
Reply 10
8
In my year of 140 (public), 21/30 went to Oxford 8/11 went to Cambridge.
Reply 11
d750
In my year of 140 (public), 21/30 went to Oxford 8/11 went to Cambridge.
Which school do you go to? They are high numbers for any school...
Reply 12
11
State school: 2/10 to cambridge, 5/9 to oxford (at least of those I know who applied)
Reply 13
Umm - 150 odd in my year, about thirty applied to oxford - 11 got offers,
only about seven applied to Cambridge, four got offers (one rejected his offer
), only one didn't get pooled or offered.
only about seven applied to Cambridge, four got offers (one rejected his offer
), only one didn't get pooled or offered.Reply 14
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Beekeeper
Which school do you go to? They are high numbers for any school...
A minor London public school. I think it was quite a high number comparative to other years, and it does include people who had a second go at it.
Reply 15
12
From what I remember, 0/3 for Oxford and 3/7 for Cambridge. I think.
Reply 16
coldfish
From what I remember, 0/3 for Oxford and 3/7 for Cambridge. I think.
Was 4/8...so we were about half and half, there. It fluctuates wildly from year to year though, with a greater Oxford admissions success rate than at Cambridge. Last year it was 1/6 for Oxford, and none for Cambridge.
Reply 17
14
Private school, about 40ppl in the year. 1/6 for Cam and 1/2 for Oxford. Considering the number who applied we were quite unsuccessful, but we do only usually get 2/3 ppl a year into Oxbridge.
Reply 18
i went to a private school and 4 people applied to oxbridge in my year (out of 60 people), more people were offered to apply but only 4 actually wanted to, and out of those, 2 applied to oxford and 2 to cambridge, and 1 got into each... if that makes sense. basically 1 got into oxford and 1 into cambridge, but in the year below me 20 people were applying, but not sure how many got in but it was a lot more than 2. so it can depend on how many people apply at the school, and also for what subjects as a lot of them were applying for classics or something like that. xmx
Reply 19
16
State school, hardly anyone has ever applied to Oxbridge, I think one person did a few years ago, got an offer and then turned it down. I might apply, and I know one of my friends in the year below will be applying.
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