Current St. A students w/ Oxbridge rejection - did you get over it OK?

Given the fees set up in Scotland, and the structure of degrees given students in the main only having highers and possibly the odd Adv H, then you'll find most Scottish students (who make up c.70% of St Andrews university) won't even have thought about applying to Oxbridge. The percentage of people even in a position to sit 3 advanced highers is relatively small, hence why lots of them (St Andrews location means its slightly different) tend to aim for the best universities in their area, so the percentage of 'home' students rise. You'd really be surprised at how many Scottish students didn't really have Oxbridge on their radar, despite having strong school results.

Oxford isn't some magical wonderland you know. It's just a university. Now stop indirectly insulting people who strived to go to St. Andrews from the start.

I personally didn't want to go anywhere other than St Andrews and so didn't even apply to Oxbridge, but I do know people who got rejected from Cambridge or Oxford, and they're loving it here! I also know someone who was offered a place at Cambrigde, and rejected it to come here, and also someone who is in 1st year atm, who applied to Oxford after starting here because she missed applying when she applied to St As. She was successful for Oxford, but in the end has rejected it and is staying here!

That's really encouraging and pretty much what I was looking for, that after the first year I won't want to leave, no matter what. Thanks!

My boyfriend was rejected by Cambridge and went to St As ... he was fine about it really and St Andrews it still a great university - once you get there you wont be so bothered by it I reckon. What was it about Oxbridge that you liked so much?

I got over my oxbridge rejection about 10 seconds after it happened, even though it was my first choice and basically the only option I had put any real research into...it was actually the same day as I got my SA offer.

I can only think of one person who still seems sore about an Oxbridge rejection, and they're capable of seeing the worst in anything anyway.

Most people seemed cool with it all in first year, and just get on with life. It's not like, 'Oooooh, we're all the Cambridge rejects and he wanted to go to OXFORD, *sigh* how silly', and it rarely comes up in conversation anyway.


Fact: Current students are happy to be in St Andrews. Why would they want to bother nourishing bitterness about not being elsewhere?

it rarely comes up in conversation anyway.

It was the culture I think; it was knowing some of these traditions go back to the very start of University life in the English speaking world so I wanted to know from students already at St. A's, whether really did the same. Believe me, I all for being told "yes yes yes, you'll love it and forget Oxford ever existed."

Dreams are sometimes just hard things to let go of.

I know someone who wanted to apply to Oxbridge and then her grades weren't good enough. She got into St. As and lovessss it so I reckon if you're happy to go there then you will too.