Oxford Graduate Application 2012/13

Yeah, I've been rather confounded by how slow and feckless some of the admin people at Oxford have been.

I have a theory that the distributed, collegiate way things are put together just compounds the inefficiency which most uni admin systems seem to have. There are more administrative groups which you have to make talk to each other.

I am from Switzerland. However, our water is great! I was asking this because e.g. you can drink the water in Berlin (Germany) too but it just sucks in comparison (sorry mates) because it tastes chlorinated you know! So I was wondering how it's like In Oxford ...

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Ah this accommodation business is a nightmare. I really want to live cheapish in Cowley/St Clements and looking likely ill end up living with brooks people. Im def not being a snob or anything I just would really prefer to live with people at oxford to make social things a bit easier and wanted a solid relationship with people at a different college so I could experience dinners and get them to loan me books my library might not have. Guess ill just have to rely on sports and stuff.

hey guys,

I got the following info from my college with regards to a bedlinen pack which I could buy. I am moving in with my fiancé thus I am also wondering whether I´ll need two of those or just an extra pillow. However I am not from the UK and was wondering whether that´s the standard size for sheets etc because I want to buy at least another pillow and linen sheet...


Hollowfibre Duvet 10.5 Tog Poly/Cotton Cover Flame Resistant Filling to BS7175 Source 2 - Size - Single 54 x 78"
Polyester Pillow Flame Resistant Filling to BS7175 Source 2
Duvet Cover 5* Super Contract quality Poly/ Cotton Printed with Envelope end - Size Single 54 x 78"
Pillow Case 5* Super Contract quality Poly/ Cotton Printed / - Size 19 x 29"
Fitted Sheet 5* Super Contract quality Poly/ Cotton Size Single 3' x 6'3"

The description is like reading chinese for me so I would really appreciate any advise and help with the details. Is the described product of good quality? In Germany it seems like we´re having a different size standard etc... HELP Are you guys taking your own bedlinen with you?

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Are you buying this from your college? How much would they charge for it?

Firstly, are you and your fiancé moving into a room with a single bed? If not, then you want to ask for a double duvet and sheet etc.

As for the thickness of the duvet, the temperature is so changeable here that I'd personally recommend getting a 'four-season' duvet set - these come with, for example, one 4.5tog duvet and one 9tog duvet that can be buttoned together. 4.5tog is good for the summer, 9tog for autumn, and then both together for winter (and it can get quite chilly in winter, especially in old college accommodation!). Boswells, the department store on Broad Street, sell these.

I'd probably recommend just waiting till you arrive and buying all the bedding from Boswells - they do student discount at the start of Michaelmas, and it will probably be better quality than college would give you, I suspect!

Hey,

thanks for your kind answer and clarification. Yes I would buy this from my college (Linacre)... They charge 25 pounds for it. I will have to ask whether they have double duvet and sheets as well!? How much does Boswells take for such a 4 seasons duvet set? Is it easy to buy duvet covers for those sets.. I mean is it standard UK size?

Again, thanks for your kind help. I appreciate that a lot!!!

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Latis, I thik the question was whether you are moving into a college room with just a single bed. Because that will be tough for the two of you.

This surprises me slightly. Why are you having to live with Brookes people? I know a lot of Oxford University people who live out around the Cowley Road area, at least in the areas closer to the centre. Keep searching for Oxford people who have a spare room, as they do exist!

Dont know, it just seems all the listings on gumtree and stuff are Brookes students PG or UG going through clearance which makes sense I guess since most Oxford students would be put up in college or college housing and most foreign PG students have guaranteed housing.

Latis, I thik the question was whether you are moving into a college room with just a single bed. Because that will be tough for the two of you.

Hy, my college is a graduates only college and offers partner accommodation in some of their houses for a higher prize, because they say the rooms are bigger. We have such a double room. I just checked the website of the shop and their 4 seasons linen set costs 250 pounds... That´s a lot!!!! Is it really worth it?

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Wow, yes that's a lot. Far, far too much! Just go to M&S when you get here - a couple of sets of sheets, a duvet itself and pillows may set you back £100.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I was under the impression that couples are not allowed into college rooms. The only option for a couple is a college owned flat.