申请指南｜牛津剑桥计算机专业

2. 剑桥大学数学系关于录取参考标准的表述如下

剑桥计算机系给出的一组关键数据

Typical Computer Science entrants
(A Level and IB)
For 2017, 2018 and 2019 entries, the majority of entrants from an A Level background achieved at least grades A*A*A* (81% of entrants). All took Mathematics, 96% took Further Mathematics, 85% took Physics, and 59% took Computing.
For the same period, the majority of IB entrants achieved at least 43 points overall.
This information is intended to give you a sense of the academic standard of our typical A Level entrants. We welcome applicants from a range of qualification backgrounds.

上述关键数据翻译如下：

学习A Level的学生大部分都是A*A*A*的成绩，而且全部学了数学课程，96%学了进阶数学，85%学了物理，还有59%学了计算机。而IB学生大部分都是总分43分(HL 777)以上的成绩。

所以，常规录取要求只是作为参考，真正想要拿到数学专业录取，参考剑桥官方给出的这组数据更有实际意义。

3. 牛津官方关于录取参考标准的表述

牛津大学计算机系对学生的期望表述

A tutor’s – eye view of admissions interviews
(not Computer Science specific)In three words: ability, potential and commitment.
Our courses are very mathematical, so we are very much looking for students with a proven flair for mathematics. We are particularly looking for students who achieve top grades. As a general rule, we recommend that you take as much advanced maths as your school allows. (See specific guidance on Further Maths A-Level.)
We are not looking for candidates with any specific knowledge about computers.
We do look for an interest in computing and a curiosity about the way computers and computer programs work that will support you through your three or four years of study.
Most people nowadays have the chance to work with computers at home or school, and we expect you to have taken these opportunities and to be able to talk enthusiastically about your experiences.
If you are applying for the joint course with Philosophy, the Philosophy interviews are often orientated by your interest (e.g. what you have said on the personal statement). You will also need to demonstrate a critical and analytical approach to abstract questions, the ability to defend a viewpoint by reasoned argument, and a desire to delve deeper into the way we think about things.

其中三个关键词非常重要：能力、潜力和投入。 招生官特别提到计算机专业涉及非常多的数学知识，期望学生能在数学上取得优秀的成绩，而并没有对学生在计算机方面的知识储备有任何要求。但是，牛津计算机专业需要的是对计算机和编程感兴趣、充满好奇心的学生。 如果是申请计算机与哲学方向的学生，则对学生的批判思维能力有一定的要求。

4. 参加丰富的课外活动对申请计算机科学专业有多大帮助？

牛津大学对申请计算机类专业的学生在课外活动方面的期望表述。

Tutors make the admissions decisions based on your academic abilities and potential alone: extra-curricular activities do not form part of the selection criteria in any subject. We aren’t looking for any specific computing knowledge, but we are looking for people with a genuine interest in the subject. So we do want to hear about your computing- and maths-related experiences. Your super-curricular activities (subject-related undertakings that could be anything from summer schools to competitions, background reading to programming experience) can help us build an overall picture about you. We don’t have a checklist of things we want you to have completed: we’d rather hear about what you’ve chosen to do, and what excited you about it. It doesn’t have to be earth-shatteringly original.

简单解读一下：

牛津大学并不像美国顶尖大学那样把课外活动、竞赛成绩作为录取的重要参考依据，而是更关心学生的学术能力和潜力。对于申请计算机专业的学生而言，计算和数学相关的经验则是招生官更看重的方面。

那么，牛津计算机类专业和剑桥计算机科学专业到底申请哪个更容易被录取？来分析一下往年的录取数据就知道啦~