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View Poll Results: What Oxbridge uni.’s the best?
Oxford - it’s the quintessential English uni. 4 36.36%
Oxford - it’s the quintessential English uni.
4 36.36%
Cambridge by far 5 45.45%
Cambridge by far
5 45.45%
They’re both level pegging/exactly the same. 2 18.18%
They’re both level pegging/exactly the same.
2 18.18%
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That shocked me

I always thought Oxford was marginally better?!
There’s a saying that Oxford’s better for the humanities and Cambridge for the sciences.

All in all Oxford might have the tiniest bit more prestige worldwide but Cambridge is at the top of the league tables more years than not.
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There’s a saying that Oxford’s better for the humanities and Cambridge for the sciences.

All in all Oxford might have the tiniest bit more prestige worldwide but Cambridge is at the top of the league tables more years than not.
Oxford is better for Medicine than Cambridge which is probably where I got the misconception from
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Oxford is better for Medicine than Cambridge which is probably where I got the misconception from
Who told you Oxford’s better for medicine?
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Who told you Oxford’s better for medicine?
An Oxford professor?
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Who told you Oxford’s better for medicine?
https://www.thecompleteuniversitygui...kings/medicine

Medicine coordinator at college too
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Medicine coordinator at college too
So why are the entry requirements at A-Level higher for Cambridge than Oxford?
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So why are the entry requirements at A-Level higher for Cambridge than Oxford?
Higher entry requirements ≠ better quality

I think Oxford is harder to get into anyway with how they assess people in interviews and the entry test
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I think Oxford is harder to get into anyway with how they assess people in interviews and the entry test
People apply to Oxford for STEM courses because they know they’ll be rejected at Cambridge.
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