Oxford and Cambridge Summer School - Anyone going?

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Original post by fluteflute

No the UNIQ thread is here. This is a paid for summer school (essentially a rip off and certainly not needed to get into Oxford. On the other hand, if you have a spare £3.5k to throw away and want a couple of weeks in Oxford...)

Yes, it's the paid for one. No, I don't have a "spare £3.5k to throw away", but my sixth form only forwarded the information after the application deadline for financial aid - and after the deadline for UNIQ. I was lucky enough to have the money loaned to me by a family member.

As far as I'm aware, UNIQ is only 3 or 4 days; this is two weeks. I'd rather have the chance to see if Oxford and the tutorial system is right for me, than get there and hate it. Also frankly, if I get in to Oxford, there will be a significant number of private school, and well off students. Arguably there will be at any university, but my point still stands. Spending two weeks with the kind of people who maybe could afford to spend that kind of money, would likely be fairly eye opening.

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Original post by Daisy Duke

Yes, it's the paid for one. No, I don't have a "spare £3.5k to throw away", but my sixth form only forwarded the information after the application deadline for financial aid - and after the deadline for UNIQ. I was lucky enough to have the money loaned to me by a family member.

As far as I'm aware, UNIQ is only 3 or 4 days; this is two weeks. I'd rather have the chance to see if Oxford and the tutorial system is right for me, than get there and hate it. Also frankly, if I get in to Oxford, there will be a significant number of private school, and well off students. Arguably there will be at any university, but my point still stands. Spending two weeks with the kind of people who maybe could afford to spend that kind of money, would likely be fairly eye opening.

Yes UNIQ is only a week, but it is delivered by those who lecture and teach the Oxford courses.

I hope you have a good and useful time :smile:

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Original post by fluteflute

Yes UNIQ is only a week, but it is delivered by those who lecture and teach the Oxford courses.

I hope you have a good and useful time :smile:

Thank you

I was really hoping to meet someone who is going, but they only take about 40 students each time, with 6 per subject. It seems unlikely that I will.

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Original post by fluteflute

£3.5k

Holy ****.

Original post by Daisy Duke

Spending two weeks with the kind of people who maybe could afford to spend that kind of money, would likely be fairly eye opening.

People like yourself you mean? :tongue:

The above is really a bit of a silly reason, but i'm sure it will be a good experience and a lot of fun so whatever you want to do. Just bear in mind the whole wealth thing is probably going to be pretty exaggerated.

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People like yourself you mean? :tongue:

Not really. I'm being loaned the money by someone who isn't my parents, and while I'm more than happy to, it will take a long time to pay back. My folks certainly don't have 3.5k to "throw away".

I really don't want to get into a debate about whether or not it's a waste of money - I'm aware it's a LOT of money, and as soon as I saw the prices I stopped even thinking about it, but I'm very, very lucky to have supportive family members who thought it was worth it. I'm going, I'm excited, and I just hoped to get in contact with someone else who might be going as well. :smile:

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Original post by Daisy Duke

I've just been accepted into the summer school programme based at Exeter College, Oxford. Anyone else applying/going? It would be great to know someone in advance!

I've been accepted as well! I will complete my BAs in my country of residence in June and hope to use this opportunity to decide for an MA thesis topic and to broaden my knowledge. I've been working the past months to be able to afford it! What courses are you doing? Is it the three-weeks course (30 June - 20 July) you're taking?

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Oh, silly me! I suppose you're going there with Oxford Royale since you said 2 weeks? It is more expensive than OUDCE's programme (3 weeks) or am I mistaken?

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No, It isn't Oxford Royale, but it is a two week course, for A level Students. Not sure that's the same as yours, sadly! :no:

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Oh yes, it isn't the same then. :frown:

Hope you have lots of fun! I'm so excited!

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I'm not going I'm too old whats it all about?

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