Oxbridge acceptances

Does anyone know of cases where people got offers from Oxford/Cambridge but were rejected by other top unis, like UCL? Or does an acceptance from Oxbridge usually mean the other choices will also go smoothly? Just curious xD

LSE is more competitive for quite a few courses statistically, and since they don't have all the information that Oxbridge do (e.g. admissions assessments and interviews etc), they rely on just a couple of things (like the personal statement) which can lead to one weak area being magnified for them whereas for Oxbridge it might not be such an issue. So it certainly happens.
Also obviously for medicine, all medical schools have very different requirements and someone applying without paying attention to those can mean they are competitive for one of Oxford or Cambridge, but not for others - and thus get an offer from Oxbridge but not other medical schools.
Plus for architecture and fine art where the portfolio plays a significant part, some strong courses in those areas may not respond as well to a given portfolio as Oxbridge do.

Yes! For its law course, Cambridge didn't use the LNAT until 2022 (I believe) and therefore, so many people I met on the open day were rejected from universities like UCL, KCL, etc. because they got a "poor" LNAT score but did well in the CLT. I think I actually met more law students (during the open day) that were rejected by UCL than those who weren't, because section A of the LNAT is so so unpredictable.

Thank you so much for this information, it’s actually very relevant since I’m applying for law.
I also heard that the cut off at KCL for LNAT was incredibly high last year (30 I think?), but I saw some people with 23 get into Oxford/LSE. It’s all so unpredictable…

Ikr! I think it’s maybe in part due to how many internationals KCL and UCL take, as well as how their admissions process isn’t as holistic. I’m also a Y13 law applicant btw, best of luck for your application!