University of Oxford Speciality : Modern Languages
programme: English and French

Doing a Joint Honours degree at Oxford has offered me such a range of experiences and skills, alongside exposure to different teaching styles and approaches during my time here. The intimate tutorial setting works very well to consolidate the content learnt during larger lectures and seminars and fosters a more relaxed space to tackle the big topics in our studies with experts in the field.

The college system offers a good base network for freshers coming into the university but isn’t too rigid as to not allow branching out and finding great friends across other colleges too. The vast range of societies and clubs also helps to students to break out of the college bubble if they want to. There is a noticeable disparity between the colleges when it comes to accommodation cost and catering but in terms of quality of teaching, they are all generally equal so getting pooled to another college doesn’t matter in terms of education received.

The city itself is very pretty and is filled with lots of history, though a major downside is that this charm attracts a lot of tourists all throughout the year, so it can feel quite busy at times – especially during the summer. There’s also such a great range of food and markets, including spots to be found in the adjacent town, Cowley. For students, however, it can be quite an expensive city to live in, even more so when you take into consideration the costs of all the formals, balls, and events that the culture here promotes.

As for workload, there certainly is an emphasis on self-directed learning hence the reading lists for each term or module can be quite hefty. The 8-week term structure means that the demand for work can be rather intense, and faculties don’t communicate with each other concerning students on Joint Honours courses, so good time-management is definitely need. That being said, there is lots of fun around the city and organised within colleges so students end up having lots of fun when they come – it’s definitely worth making an application!

I don’t regret going to Oxford but at the same time I feel I would have been happier at LBS. I also considered Cambridge but I was rejected on spot … tough luck

I won’t like, I had a fairly ropey first couple of terms but, once I got into the swing of things, I enjoyed the rest of my time and came away with a decent degree.

Whether I then made the best of the opportunities that degree might have offered is a different question but, equally, I was never going to be a titan of business.

But I can honestly say that I’ve never looked back and thought that I’d made the wrong decision in (eventually) going to Cambridge.

The one and only time I ever got admitted to Cambridge I had been pretty sure that they were going to accept me. I was applying for the LLM, and the criteria were very clear: if you averaged above a certain mark in your undergraduate law degree, they would take you. And my marks were comfortably above the required threshold, so it wasn’t a huge surprise when the acceptance letter came in.

Sadly, in the end I declined the spot, putting me in a relatively small group of people who received an offer to go to Cambridge but didn’t take it up. Whilst I don’t regret my decision, I am still struck by what a lovely place Cambridge is every time I visit.

Studying at Oxford is something you should consider. The lecturers, classroom can’t be compared to other institution. Also, they offer various scholarships to student. Multicultural diversity can’t over emphasis.

My program was an interesting one, it was a bachelor’s degree in English and French.
The classes are properly arranged to suit the students, thereby giving students ample time to do other things for their personal development.
The teachers are very easygoing and are always ready to carry the students along in the whole learning process.
Students have tutors assigned to them to help them monitor their academic performance.
The school, in general, is a serene environment for learning, I would recommend Oxford university to anyone willing to get the best education in the world.
Student life at oxford university is also another beautiful experience.
The school is of an international standard.
Being a graduate of this great institution opens you to various career prospects which can help you function as a global citizen.