Suicides at Oxford

It does state that -- that's kinda the point I (and others) have been trying to make, and something which both the OP and a lot of posters on this thread seem to have ignored!

Your latter statement does not constitute a justification of your opinion.

Not unnecesary at all, students at Oxford knew what they were signing up for when they applied and took the offer; if its anyones fault it is their own.

Oxford is known for its high suicide rate, as well as high-profile suicides

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1997/07/23/noxf23.html


Do you reckon we can blame it on the unnecessary pressure that the system places on students, or do you completely object to the notion that the level of pressure is "unnecessary"?

Oxford may have the same statistical proportions of people commiting suicide as those who don't go to oxford, but perhaps there are more people commiting suicide because of the pressure/university, than for other reasons

It would be better to ask, given that Oxford's suicide rate is only average, what excellent work does the university do to make this happen, given the pressure that students are under.

Lancaster uni got high rate aswell

Perhaps, but without evidence you may as well argue that the cause is the colour of the stone in the buildings.

Oh course I can detect that there is a undertone that the OP probably doesnt approve of the pressure put on Oxford students..

But him already having an opinion when he starts a debate on the matter really doesnt matter. And it does not constitute a jibe.

I await seeing your actual opinion on the matter. Mine is here:
When I visit my friends at Oxford the amount of work they have is insane. To be obligated to timetable in 'social time' between essay writing and sleep is a practice completly alien to me except in the run up to an exam. I am not surprised that many find it stressful, they have told me as much.

Oxford is a good university however, if I were an employer and saw that a student had completly a degree there under this pressure it would give me strong guarentees as to they stellar performance. For this kudos and academic challenge is why many have applied to Oxford.
Help is available I am sure for distressed individuals as it is at any university. I do not think Oxford is better or worst than other unis in terms of providing these services and as such is not to blame for any suicides.

Read the thread (not just the OP) THEN comment.

It would be better to ask, given that Oxford's suicide rate is only average, what excellent work does the university do to make this happen, given the pressure that students are under.

Hey i did read the thread and got that the suicide rate is not higher than average. But the reasons for why that girl committed suicided are directly linked to being in oxford. Thats the scary thing. Its just a university, nothing more.