Applying to oxford to do fine art...

I can't help for the whole Oxford thing, I had no idea they did Fine Art... I'm doing my portfolio this year too, do you have any idea what you're gonna put in it?

Other good universities, are Dundee, Glasgow School of Art and Central St. Martin's all are considered top Art colleges... I'm applyng to them.

My art teacher just told me to fill loads and loads of sketch pads up during the summer and hand them into him... They're filled with life drawing and still life and stuff. It's pissing me off though, as it's slightly boring.
Is Oxford your only choice? Have you seen any other universities you like? I really want to study in Scotland 'cause I'll get free tuition

Only Scottish citizens get free tuition.

Some universities offer free tuition for people that live outside of the UK but inside the EU...

My art teacher just told me to fill loads and loads of sketch pads up during the summer and hand them into him... They're filled with life drawing and still life and stuff. It's pissing me off though, as it's slightly boring.
Is Oxford your only choice? Have you seen any other universities you like? I really want to study in Scotland 'cause I'll get free tuition

LOL! thats soo true but scotland's too far, my other choices are the university of arts ones in london, ravensbourne, hertfordshire and kent.
Yeah drawing stuff like that is sooo boring! i wanna draw anime or my own stories, and nice sunsets hehe xD. i've holiday homework so i'm gonna use that to apply and some more stuff...never know until you try right?! hehe

You should look and go to an university of oxford fine art exhibition. You'll see what kind of art the art department produces and what will be expected of your portfolio. I don't know if they'll accept anime. If you want to do anime you should apply for an illustration degree as it'll be better suited.

Oh no they won't like anime at all! that's just a hobby lol but i actually do want to do illustration and that's a great idea to see their exhibitions!! but i dunno whether the dates have passed or not..

If you want to do illustration there are many great universities for it, many will take on people interested in going the anime route. Exhibitions in the summer usually go between August - September but student exhibitions are usually around end of May/June to early July. So you have probably missed it.

Plus by the looks of it they want you to take an art foundation course. <--- plus that's an advantage today.
http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_courses/courses/fine_art/fine_art.html

Edit:
Also this is what they say about Portfolios:
Portfolios may contain original works, photographs, slides or digital images of paintings and sculptures, personal notebooks, short videotapes or CDs, drawings, soundworks etc. We value signs of the ability to engage in critical and inventive discussion, but above all we are looking for a strong visual curiosity.

How about NUCA in Norwich? It has a pretty good rep, and Norwich is an amazing city (not biased much since I go to UEA and boyfriend goes to NUCA)

The going to exhibitions seems a good idea.

They will want to see mature development of ideas- that you're really thinking about your work and doing things other than the norm, trying out new ideas and really thinking about it.

Sorry can't offer much more help, not an artist myself, just date one lol.

My art teacher just told me to fill loads and loads of sketch pads up during the summer and hand them into him... They're filled with life drawing and still life and stuff. It's pissing me off though, as it's slightly boring.
Is Oxford your only choice? Have you seen any other universities you like? I really want to study in Scotland 'cause I'll get free tuition

Aww thanks you're bein so helpful! lol well i think their exhibition's over but i am goin to their open day next month and i got their prospectus and the entry requirements...so when i'm there i'll talk to teachers and students and ask them what they did in their portfolios!

Plus i'm alread studying art and design at level 3 which i think is equal to 3 a levels, so i'm gonna work hard this year! lool ive already spent 3 years at college too... wouldn't mind taking 1 more to an art foundation but ahh i'll be 23 when i graduate uni!

I'll be 24/25 so don't let age hold you back. A foundation helps see if they accept your BTEC qualification first. Some of the top universities only accept the traditional A Levels + Art foundation.

Plus I did First Diploma in Art, National Diploma in Art and Foundation Diploma. With Art it's less about the prestige of the university and more about whether their work ethics suit your style of working, whether you like the place etc. Like in London Unis + Manchester Met uni you won't get much contact time as the number of students is vast. Smaller universities tend to have more contact time and smaller number of students in the class.

I only know from my local art gallery about Manchester Met uni because the owners daughter does Fine Art there and she only gets a few hours of contact time a week.