Choosing an Oxford College

How come? Isn't everything in Oxford to the north of that?

Oxford was historically divided into 4 wards by the roads leading to Carfax.

Oxford was historically divided into 4 wards by the roads leading to Carfax.

It could be a fair judge really, I probably don't know enough about the colleges. Biggest grounds you are definitely right on there. 3 years accommodation yes, but I know for Magdalen at least that a lot of that accommodation is way off site, which kind of makes the whole being in the centre thing less helpful. I'm not saying Brasenose should be in the top 3 on your criteria, but we have guaranteed all years accommodation almost exclusively in college and the Frewin annexe which is about as central as you can get (next to the union), so there are some colleges with much better deals on accom. That said, don't know much about St Johns or ChCh in that respect. Again, if you are going to judge on the Norrington table then you have also probably chosen well, but then I have pretty low opinions of that as a judge, especially as it depends so much on the tutor (so will vary massively between subjects). I would also mark down ChCh and Magdalen on another factor, which is tourists. Since living in Oxford, you really realise what a pain it can be to have tourists everywhere all the time, even in a lesser known college it's not that weird to have your photo taken by a random tour group on your way to brunch, and at ChCh especially I have seen ridiculous numbers of tourists all over the place. Major pain.

I really don't know that much about all the different colleges so as I said you may be right with your choices, though I guess others which you might consider are New, Worcester, Lincoln and (though I am biased), Brasenose. The last two are small, but pretty.

Yeah what the other guy said...

If you look at proximity to the train station, shops (Tesco, Sainsburys, George St), the lecture halls on South Parks Road the centre, practically speaking, is Broad Street. Historically and theoretically, you're right.

I know for Magdalen at least that a lot of that accommodation is way off site, which kind of makes the whole being in the centre thing less helpful.

That's not true. The Waynflete is a two minute walk from the college and all other undergraduate accommodation is closer than that.

Oops, sorry!
I was basing that on something I was told, so just misinformed rather than malicious towards Magdalen!

I'm tempted to go for St Johns based on it's notoriety! Lol

Welcome to the Oxford forum

I'm thinking about applying for Oxford, to study History in the future.

I'm very passionate about the subject and I believe that I am a strong candidate, but I'm not the sort of person who likes being under LOADS of pressure and having to work 24/7.

Which college would be right for me? Which college is friendly, laid-back and (I know there is a pooling system) but fairly easy to get into [i.e not massively over-subscribed]

I'd appreciate your responses.

Thanks.

Hi there,

really quick question about PPH's please...
I've realized that for some PPH's there is only one professor, whereas at colleges there seem to be 4 to 5 professors per certain subjects.

I understand that I probably won't be taught by just one teacher for a whole 3 year course for example, but how does the teaching system work at PPH's?

How does one receive extra teachers?

Thanks

I know that, when dealing when other oxford students or alumni, the college you attend/ed is important.