Oxford's graduate accommodation (married couples) and choice of college

Hi

I am interested to apply for DPhil in Engineering at Oxford

1st question -

I would like to know more about graduate accommodation (for married couples) at Oxford.

Which college has the best married graduate accommodation (with reasonable price), and preferably able to accommodate graduate student for 3 years ?

2nd question -

Is it better to choose a mix undergraduate-graduate college, or a full graduate college ? Is it true that the full graduate college provides better support to graduates than the mix undergrad-grad colleges ?

Thanks

Reply 1

davey_boy

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1st answer: Not sure, the best bet is to look at individual college websites or prospectuses. All the college websites can be accessed from www.ox.ac.uk/colleges
Don't think many will offer accomodation for full 3 years, Wolfson *may* be an exception. Note that not all colleges are likely to take graduates for all degrees although I'd guess for engineering most will, you'll need to check with your faculty.

2nd answer: This is a difficult one. The mixed colleges are definately geared towards undergraduates (as they outnumber graduates typically by 3 or 4 to 1). However as a graduate member of the college you'll be entitled to use all the facilities open to undergraduates and typically have access to some superior facilities as well. Probably the biggest difference is in the social aspect - graduate colleges tend to arrange events aimed at graduates, and these events tend to be a bit less alcohol fuelled than the undergraduate equivalent. For example the undergrads might have a themed cocktail night whereas graduate colleges might have a 'beer and pizza' night. It depends what floats your boat. Also the mixed colleges can be very quiet outside term-time whereas the graduate colleges are less constrained by terms. Having said that an awful lot more goes on in a mixed college during term.

Hope this helps, if you've got any more questions, let me know....