Oxbridge

I do think it is overrated my teachers and parents keep telling me I should apply but i'm not going to. I would rather be happy in a good Russell group uni than depressed at Oxbridge

Oxford has unique bits, their Oriental Institute is the only university course that teaches, for example, Japanese in Japanese. Other great Russell etc universities teach it in English.

A few of my friends went to Oxford, just a couple to Cambridge. I think if you feel it is worth you trying to get a compact 3 years of hard work, with some interesting professors, then apply.

My friend Tim, who invented/adapted a few protocols and demonstrated the principles, then standardised & defended his work from hostile interests to produce an open accessible multi-trillion dollar industry. He went to the Queen’s College on Oxford High Street, and they have now named a small café after him, whilst Finland offered him a million euros, as their first ever technology prize. So, some aspects might be a bit stuffy, but if you need to learn at that rate....

Is it overrated?

Everyone i know who has gone hated it, there is no social life and everyone is there purely to study only.

Plus the grades and degrees can be gained from other russel groups with better student satisfaction so why does everyone want to go to oxbridge? Personally I am going for anywhere but oxbridge.

It just seems stuck up and a horrible place to be. People just go because it makes them sound good when they say they got into an Oxbridge.

Everyone I know who went to Oxford or Cambridge loved it.

They also learned how to spell Russell. 😁

Have you ever even visited?

I do think it is overrated my teachers and parents keep telling me I should apply but i'm not going to. I would rather be happy in a good Russell group uni than depressed at Oxbridge

I have, multiple times.

Grammar police have arrived

The unis are suited for certain people I agree and some people thrive there, the post was simply to discuss whether people liked or disliked it. Sorry if missing one L out of Russell annoyed your great big academic brain

Where did you see "stuck up" and why is it (for you) a "horrible place to be"?

We are both smiling about it! 😁

Though it does annoy the hell out of me, to be honest. There is virtually nothing and no-one called "Russel" in the world, yet it's the most common misspelling on TSR...

Is it overrated?

Everyone i know who has gone hated it, there is no social life and everyone is there purely to study only.

Plus the grades and degrees can be gained from other russel groups with better student satisfaction so why does everyone want to go to oxbridge? Personally I am going for anywhere but oxbridge.

EDIT - JUST TO POINT OUT THIS IS NOT TO SAY EVERYONE WHO GOES TO OXBRIDGE IS STUCK UP OR ANYTHING. I SIMPLY WANTED TO DISCUSS WHETHER PEOPLE LIKED OR DISLIKED IT.

If you are going to be rude, please don’t comment.

Hi Sophie, I went to Oxford to read PPE and they were definitely some of the most enjoyable and interesting years of my life, I can say that without a shadow of pretence or hype. There is a lot of work, but it created an atmosphere of intense thought, debate and focus that was extremely helpful and also has enabled me to really learn the merits of hard work. It didn't prevent me from having a (sometimes too complicated!) social life and it didn't prevent me from having fun. Work is work, play is play. Of course, as with anything, there were times that could have been better but there were other times that could not be bettered.

Why do you think that you'd be "depressed at Oxbridge"?

Make the right choice for yourself, but please do it based on fact, not the, all too common, uninformed prejudice.

Personally, I wouldn’t fit in. Everyone I met gave me dirty looks and made jokes about my grades. They just came across as a bit self absorbed. I totally see that not everyone is that way and I’m sure Oxbridge unis are great for some people, however not for me. This is a simple post to discuss whether people liked or disliked their visits and time at the uni.

Aren't you making exactly the same assumptions about the OP? Many people do look very carefully and go elsewhere ...