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Switching degree?

I am a current medical student at oxford. I am not sure I want to continue doing this degree, I am firstly not very good at it (my memory is poor), and my interests have changed since I last applied. What are the chances they would let me switch to something that more closely aligns to my current interests (mainly maths).
Original post by Anonymous
I am a current medical student at oxford. I am not sure I want to continue doing this degree, I am firstly not very good at it (my memory is poor), and my interests have changed since I last applied. What are the chances they would let me switch to something that more closely aligns to my current interests (mainly maths).

Only your university can tell what is possible. I don't know if Oxford accepts internal transfers, or whether there is a cut-off point.
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Original post by PhoenixFortune
Only your university can tell what is possible. I don't know if Oxford accepts internal transfers, or whether there is a cut-off point.


But how do I even find out. It seems like a bad idea for instance talking to my moral tutor who also happens to be my pharmacology professor if he finds out I don't actually want to study his subject.
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Original post by Anonymous
But how do I even find out. It seems like a bad idea for instance talking to my moral tutor who also happens to be my pharmacology professor if he finds out I don't actually want to study his subject.

are there any other advisors around? perhaps asking a maths professor might help?
Original post by Anonymous
But how do I even find out. It seems like a bad idea for instance talking to my moral tutor who also happens to be my pharmacology professor if he finds out I don't actually want to study his subject.

Go directly to student support services if you think there might be a conflict of interest.
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Original post by coco:)
are there any other advisors around? perhaps asking a maths professor might help?

Is that what people typically in my position do? I don't know anyone who has switched subject although I know it is possible...

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