An Overview of Oxford University

Advantages: High academic standards, reputation, university can be the best years of your life
Disadvantages: Can be seen as stuffy and old-fashioned, a lot of work, may not suit all

...and prayer from the top of the tower. Mansfield. A ver open college, both through the access scheme to encourage applicants from state schools, and the open three-sided quad that reveals goings-on to passers by in Mansfield Road! Merton. One of several colleges claiming to be the oldest. Specialises in classical music, a medieval library and bizarre traditions, such as the ‘Time Ceremony’. New College. No longer new really, but home to a number of eccentrics. Situated on Holywell Street, fairly close to the centre of Oxford and the Bodelian. Oriel. The last college to accept women (1985) and most notable for opting out of OUSU last term (see later). Pembroke. As the saying goes, Pem-Broke. Despite being one of the larger colleges, Pembroke is poor (for an Oxford college at least) – a fact aggravated by being...

a-true-ben 06.01.2002 · Read review
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Oxford University - love it or hate it?

Advantages: You either love it
Disadvantages: or you hate it

...at A level (probably all A's), although I don't think that many colleges ask for the more advanced papers any more. -- So what is Oxford like? Well, you either love it or you hate it. Several people in my year dropped out within the first week of being there, simply because they didn't like the place. I loved it, and I think there is something there for everyone. If there isn't a club doing what you are doing, then you can set it up yourself, and some people do. However, there are numerous sport, music, drama, etc clubs. There is even an assasin's club if you're into that kind of thing (they don't really kill anyone!). Each college has its own individual character. There is still one women only college in Oxford, St Hildas. Other than that they are all co-ed. Some are small, some are large, each is different. The choice of college is...

newc0597 05.05.2004 · Read review
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Keble College, Oxford University

Advantages: Beauftiful, grand, Oxford as a whole is prestigious
Disadvantages: Grand, daunting, har to get into

...igh street chains, plus a few other shops, both cheap and not so cheap! There are plenty of bars and clubs around, which is only to be expected in a city with not one, but two universities I guess... Oh and I got rejected from Oxford, which is a shame, but it does mean I'm off to Durham this September! Wooo!...

kozwoz 25.03.2005 · Read review
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10 reasons to love Oxford University...

Advantages: Good Facilities, Friendly People, Nice City
Disadvantages: Work!

......assuming I can think of ten that is. Still shouldn't be too difficult given what a great place it is. So here we go in no particular order... Buildings: As in historical and beautiful. Many of the colleges are very pretty: Magdalen, Christ Church, The Chapel at Balliol. Plus outside of the colleges is amongst other things The Sheldonian and the Church of St Mary The Virgin - the most visited church in Britain. Oxford Union: 'The Last Bastion of Free Speech', run by elected students and famous for its speakers from the world of Politics, Sport and Entertainment. Visitors in recent years include Michael Jackson, Rolf Harris, The Dalai Lama, OJ Simpson and Kermit the Frog. David Trimble & John Hume spoke in a debate on Northern Ireland there last Tuesday. The Union also runs social events and has a Bar offering Pound a Pint as...

Sweep1 12.05.2001 · Read review
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Why Oxford?

Advantages: Friendly students and social life, Fantastic societies to get involved with, Proximity to London
Disadvantages: Very academic! Highly pressurised and very stressful

...system which exists to guide you through your degree, you are left to fend very much for yourself, and if you fail to complete the work, the tutorials and your relationship with your tutor disentegrate rapidly! In such a pressurised environment, some of the more positive aspects include the friendliness of the students, the hundreds of societies in which one can get involved and the proximity of London - which functions (certainly for me) as a haven away from the relentless life of the University. My advice to anyone considering Oxford - with or without an offer - is to make sure you know exactly what you're letting yourself in for. I am a music student, and accepted my offer from Oxford on UCAS simply because of the prestige which surrounds the name, as opposed to doing the sensible thing and evaluating the Oxford music course with ones...

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Oxford Brookes is a good University in a beautiful city

Advantages: Good facilities for teaching, socialising and sports
Disadvantages: Very expensive

...As a Postgraduate Student at Oxford Brookes I had high hope when I enrolled. I have found the the teaching facilities and equipment very good. The buildings themselves in some departments are a little old fashioned on the exterior, but the interior makes up for it. There are many societies and clubs which are very active within the Students' Union. The nightlife on campus is good with events happening on most nights at the different bars around campus. Being within easy reach of the city, I feel, means that you can tailor your student experience in the way you want. Oxford itself has more of a pub than club culture, but there are some good clubs out there too, which I think compliment the club nights at the Student Union very well. Accommodation is of a high standard. The Sports Centre is particularly noteworthy as it has very high...

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Oxford - land of opportunity

Advantages: Excellent reputation and the best tutors going
Disadvantages: A little archaic sometimes but good

...The thing about Oxford university is that if you get the chance to go, or someone around you, a teacher or one of your peers tells you that they think you have the ability, you have to try and go. The reasoning for this is simple - an Oxford degree is one of the best things you can ever put on your CV. People know what it stands for and what to expect from you, and you will have an automatic advantage when applying for any job. Criticized in the media most wrongly for its elitism, the university does suffer from being a little archaic in places and so might seem stuffy or wrapped up in itself sometimes but the fact of the matter is that three or four years there offers an open ticket for a great job of your choice for your whole working life...

BIGHORSE 09.08.2000 · Read review
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The Oxford Bar Review

Advantages: Bars have their own individual character
Disadvantages: No centralised student venue

...After attempting to drink at as many college bars as I could (for research purpose of course) I came to the conclusion that without a reliable guide a new student might find themselves rather lost. So I took it upon myself to write this article just in case someone should be tempted by the false delights of St John's bar. The other opinions on the thread are slightly out of date aswell. Each college has its own bar. Since there is no central student union the bars are the focal points of university and college life. The quality varies, but in general they offer cheap beverages and a friendly atmosphere. Most of the bars open at about 6pm but don't expect to find anyone in them until about 8pm. All the bars close at 11pm but they sometimes get extension if they have a bop going on (a bop is a stupid oxford word for a party, a college...

Duncan1 21.04.2001 (11.06.2001) · Read review
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How to get into Oxford

Advantages: See op
Disadvantages: See op

...Hello. So you want to know how to get into Oxbridge? I got a place to do mathematics in Exeter college, Oxford, 3 years ago, and here's how I managed it... For starters, you need to apply by the deadline, which is before the other Universities expect their UCAS forms... That aside, your UCAS form should really be faultless. I did mine on the pc, which meant that the finished result was flawless, and my application looked lovely. Your academic achievements are, obviously, rather fixed, and you really don't have much flexibility over how you quote them, and your personal statement is, to be honest, your gateway to getting an interview at Oxbridge. You need to appear confident and capable in your studies, and evidence of having done well is always useful. Having applied for mathematics myself, I feel that it...

LouisaNott 14.02.2002 · Read review
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Oxford-Famous University City

Advantages: Beautiful colleges. Culture.Sophisticated
Disadvantages: Parking is difficult. Pricey.

...Oxford is one of England's most famous and most visited cities,largely on account of the world wide fame of the University of Oxford,which,inter-alia,numbers President Clinton, the Crown Prince of Japan, Benazir Bhutto and Tony Blair among its former students. At first glance many North Americans visit Oxford and expect to find a campus called Oxford University and are a bit surprised to find that the U is a collection of unique colleges.They very quickly discover the beautiful architecture of colleges such as Christ Church, Magdalene, Brasenose, Jesus,,University and St John's.The dreamy spires of Oxford can get very seductive. The University,important though it it is,does not dominate Oxford in quite the same way as,say,Durham and Cambridge Universities appear to dominate their host cities. Indeed Oxford is an important industrial...

ashford 04.08.2000 · Read review
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