Is Oxford worth it?

Wrong! Do NOT disregard my answer. The Universities in the UK ARE in fact disproportionately higher for international students than residents. YOU are wrong and did not read my message carefully. The rates are higher than residents of the UK. Where are you from?

Wrong! Do NOT disregard my answer. The Universities in the UK ARE in fact disproportionately higher for international students than residents. YOU are wrong and did not read my message carefully. The rates are higher than residents of the UK. Where are you from?

i didn't compare residents with internationals. Even in international fees, Oxford is not more expensive than other unis. Studying in the UK is expensive anyway.

By the way: no need to yell at me. Your aggressive voice does not intimidate me. This is my last conversation with you as I don't have time to waste in such a way. Good luck with your choice!

There's quite a range of international fees across UK universities. Oxbridge are generally amongst the most expensive.

https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/university-tuition-fees/reddin-survey-of-university-tuition-fees/foundation-undergraduate-tuition-fees-2017%E2%80%9318,-overseas/

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There's quite a range of international fees across UK universities. Oxbridge are generally amongst the most expensive.

https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/university-tuition-fees/reddin-survey-of-university-tuition-fees/foundation-undergraduate-tuition-fees-2017%E2%80%9318,-overseas/

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The fees for medicine at Cambridge are insane, I believe they are around 70k a year for internationals

Prazz, is you Chicano?

The fees for medicine at Cambridge are insane, I believe they are around 70k a year for internationals

They transformed Medicine in a degree for rich people not for talented ones.

Or maybe they have too many students and want to reduce the effort

Oh bull! I hope you are exaggerating or being facetious. Nothing to poke fun at.. Oxford is the top for expenses. Am I right?? Anything else is cheaper!

Although there is a cap for the amount of international medical students they can take but still, one international medical student is the equivalent of 50 home students

Not quite, the NHS/gov subsidizes the cost for home students. The overall cost of training a home medic is £230k.

And if an international doesn't want to pay £70k they can try the bargain basement Oxford (£26k - £36k pa inc college fee)

Getting in, they say, is the toughest part.

So, I’m sorry.. but, is there something between us, orrrr no? Is it just me? It’s this... connection.. I just, can’t even.. do you feel it too?

Your last point is interesting, I wonder why there is such a discrepancy in international fees between Ox and Cam.

Surely for any international student, it would be a no-brainer to pick Oxford as both universities have the same standing when it comes to medicine (with Oxford being regarded as marginally better in the rankings)

Cambridge's fees have shot up over the last couple of years - it was £50k last year, significantly less before that.

I can only assume its a change in policy from Cambridge - that they'd rather take the money these courses easily command, rather than keep application numbers stupidly high.

This is actually quite an interesting question.

From a simple perspective, it depends what you value from your money as an international. It is costly, there are cheaper alternatives. So it depends whether you value the course, the small class sizes and the individualised tuition aspect.


It is hard work and I don't think anyone can doubt that and work-related stress can affect some people. The welfare resources are very good and on average people aren't unduly stressed, but there will always be exceptions (which is why I have heard some to take further consideration if you have a long-lasting severe mental illness - which can in some cases be worsened by stress and the individual would know best their own risk). If you don't do the hard work then you're unlikely to feel as much benefit both in terms of grades and experience (which is why they pick people who they think are up to the challenge).

But from another perspective, it depends on what you classify as "worth it". Obviously, there are benefits others have mentioned and that is factual, but there is always a subjective element to these kinds of choices. It's hard to know excluding a handful of sectors (mostly IBM/law) whether the reputation of your degree will make a significant difference in hiring or what job you get. Will taking one path lead to one career outcome over another, or will they end up being similar?

Rather experience seems to be the main factor in many cases, so it's better to choose somewhere *you* (knowing yourself and your own goals) would be happier: a really hard thing for any of us to ultimately know because we are strangers. We can tell you the facts or what it is like but we can't dictate the right or wrong choice because the only "right" choice is the one that feels right to your circumstances and values. So stop *****ing, and start DOING.. you moron!