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Pretty. Yeah yeah probably a really bad reason to pick somewhere but I don't want to stay in a big ugly building when all of the other colleges are pretty
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Good location. I liked where Wadham was... I imagine they all have a good location but I would not be happy being really far away from everything like St Hugh's.
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Left-wing Would not be happy in a college full of Rahs etc, I'm fairly left-wing (though not too politically active).
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High proportion of state-school students For the same reason as above really.
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First, most colleges provide a room in college for all three years of a typical student's course. These rooms are much cheaper than living out of college, because the colleges subsidise the rents by hosting conferences during the vacations. Conference organisers like to come here and spend money because the colleges are pretty; the profits go to keep room prices down.
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Second, Oxford has excellent library facilities. Many colleges will give you on long-term loan a copy of every textbook you need, or give a generous book grant, so that you need spend none of your own money on books for your course. Also, college dining halls (though they vary in the standard of cuisine) provide another useful way of saving money.
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Third, all UK universities must give at least a minimum bursary – money you don't have to pay back – to anyone entitled to the full state maintenance grant. Over and above the minimum bursary, bursary amounts differ from one university to another. According to a recent report from the government’s Office of Fair Access, the average bursary for a student receiving the full maintenance grant is around £900 a year. The most selective universities, such as Oxford, tend to offer higher bursaries – an average of £1,573 a year for lower income students.
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A fourth point is that everything in Oxford – colleges, libraries and departments – is located in the centre of town, so students do not face the heavy travel costs that sometimes occur in bigger cities.
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