If you apply to Oxbridge, does it affect your chances of being accepted elsewhere?

Question

just wondering if other universities would be less willing to offer you a place if they knew that you had been offered a place at Oxbridge...

thanks in advance

Answer 1

They will most likely offer you a place if you can prove that you have a place at Oxford or Cambridge. My question to you is if you have a place at Oxford or Cambridge, why would you want to consider other unis? You have to know that the UK is a very elitist society and just having a degree from one of the two will open doors for you which other unis will not give you. If you have a first or a 2:1 from them you can pick from the best jobs open to new graduates.

Answer 2

Technically no because each university isn't meant to know which other universities you have applied to. It is all done through UCAS.



However sometimes from your personal statement and/or interview it is possible for a university to guess that you have applied to oxbridge. Often this does indeed make them less likely to offer you a place because they think along the lines of 'if s/he gets an offer from oxbridge they are likely to accept that and turn down our offer anyways'. It's extremely unfair but I am almost certain it happens.



However this is their loss not yours so don't let it put you off applying to oxbrige :)

Answer 3

Oxbridge candidates are obvious because they are straight A students who submit for an earlier UCAS deadline (October rather than January). Generally this should improve your chances because your school must believe in you to support your Oxbridge application.

Answer 4

Other Universities probably wouldn't know where you have been accepted to. Even if they did, if you've been accepted in to somewhere as good as Oxbridge, aren't other universities more likely to want you? ;)

Answer 5

they don't know where you have applied or been accepted.