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Original post by anyone_can_fly
Fixed for you. :cool:


LIES
Original post by Jooooshy
Yeah I didn't like it either. One guy failed to get up for it this year..

First year :^_^:

Ah don't worry about it. I don't think anybody takes it too seriously, and it's not difficult to learn! :biggrin:


Aha that will probably be me!

Very nice :smile:

That's good to know! I'll fit right in!
Original post by AJW 12394
The food for formal at Christ Church is the same as for informal though isn't it...


I suspect they add a course like at Merton.... but the point is, it also costs the same. Unlike a lot of other places.
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I want to go to a collage that is

1) old

2) has a good reputation

3) formal and traditional - as much time wearing gowns as possible

4) beautiful

5) good grounds

6) i don't want a collage with a reputation for being informal or really left wing or super heavily state schooled (not that i have a problem with that but i do want to fit in)

7) a good reputation for helping international students get settled or helping with storage

8) centrally located

9) close to the Said Business School

10) lots of black tie events and balls
Original post by elfwand
I want to go to a collage that is

1) old

2) has a good reputation

3) formal and traditional - as much time wearing gowns as possible

4) beautiful

5) good grounds

6) i don't want a collage with a reputation for being informal or really left wing or super heavily state schooled (not that i have a problem with that but i do want to fit in)

7) a good reputation for helping international students get settled or helping with storage

8) centrally located

9) close to the Said Business School

10) lots of black tie events and balls


You can't really be centrally located and close to the Said Business School. I'd probably say Worcester on location.

It's also absolutely gorgeous, old, quite formal I believe etc - check its website :smile:
Original post by Lucilou101
You can't really be centrally located and close to the Said Business School. I'd probably say Worcester on location.

It's also absolutely gorgeous, old, quite formal I believe etc - check its website :smile:


I guess I'd want some sort of compromise between them - but being close to Said is more important
Original post by elfwand
I guess I'd want some sort of compromise between them - but being close to Said is more important


Like I said Worcester is probably best, closest to Said and near to corn market and the shopping centre :smile:
Original post by elfwand
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Original post by Lucilou101
You can't really be centrally located and close to the Said Business School. I'd probably say Worcester on location.

It's also absolutely gorgeous, old, quite formal I believe etc - check its website :smile:


Becoming less and less formal actually - and we are above the average in terms of state school students but that really shouldn't matter, it's not like there's any segregation...

In terms of gowns, you'll get to wear them to formal hall, provost collections (a bit like a school report each year but with your tutor, head of subject and the Provost) and exams, oh and obviously matriculation. Worcester does fit most of that criteria though (other than the fact that our commemoration ball is every 3 years, but it's very common to just go to balls at other colleges/RAG ball/lawsoc ball/etc).
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Original post by elfwand
I want to go to a collage that is

1) old

2) has a good reputation

3) formal and traditional - as much time wearing gowns as possible

4) beautiful

5) good grounds

6) i don't want a collage with a reputation for being informal or really left wing or super heavily state schooled (not that i have a problem with that but i do want to fit in)

7) a good reputation for helping international students get settled or helping with storage

8) centrally located

9) close to the Said Business School

10) lots of black tie events and balls


Out of interest, why are you worrying about being close to the Said? Oxford centre is really quite small and it doesn't take long to get from any of the central colleges to the railway station area. Not to mention you will also spend time in your college regardless.

The private school/state school = not left wing/left wing thing is not accurate. Being involved politically at Oxford is largely up to you, not a function of your college. Most of the colleges have quite a mix between ps/ss backgrounds now anyway.
Original post by Fullofsurprises
Out of interest, why are you worrying about being close to the Said? Oxford centre is really quite small and it doesn't take long to get from any of the central colleges to the railway station area. Not to mention you will also spend time in your college regardless.

The private school/state school = not left wing/left wing thing is not accurate. Being involved politically at Oxford is largely up to you, not a function of your college. Most of the colleges have quite a mix between ps/ss backgrounds now anyway.


Because I want to go into E&M I will be taking a lot of classes at the business school as well and I hate walking.
Original post by elfwand
Because I want to go into E&M I will be taking a lot of classes at the business school as well and I hate walking.


You'll soon find that a bicycle is extremely useful. Along with most people. :lol:
Original post by elfwand
Because I want to go into E&M I will be taking a lot of classes at the business school as well and I hate walking.


It won't really help that much. E&M people have lectures in the Gulbenkian and the Manor Road Building for the E side according to the lecture list. It's literally on the other side of town.

Also, there's no guarantee that you'll have all your tutorials nearby either. I have friends who've had tutorials/ seminars at further out colleges like St Hugh's or LMH.

Long story short, what fullofsurprises said. Get a bicycle. Probably get used to walking too, because biking can actually be pretty inconvenient, depending on whether you get a direct route to your destination.
Original post by elfwand


6) i don't want a collage with a reputation for being informal or really left wing or super heavily state schooled (not that i have a problem with that but i do want to fit in)
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Gosh, I'll bet you even know somebody who is state schooled.

If you don't think that you will fit in with state schooled students maybe you should think about changing your shape so that you can fit in.

(I would have had a lot of time for your question if you just wanted old-style buildings / formal hall / robes / balls, etc. I get that. But you are going to university, not to a private club for people who think, look and act just like you).
Original post by elfwand
I want to go to a collage that is

1) old

2) has a good reputation

3) formal and traditional - as much time wearing gowns as possible

4) beautiful

5) good grounds

6) i don't want a collage with a reputation for being informal or really left wing or super heavily state schooled (not that i have a problem with that but i do want to fit in)

7) a good reputation for helping international students get settled or helping with storage

8) centrally located

9) close to the Said Business School

10) lots of black tie events and balls


I'm pretty sure you should add that you want to attend Oxford several centuries ago.

I'd love it if you got reallocated to Catz, actually I wouldn't because then I might bump into you which would be awful for you. I mean I was the first person from my state college to ever get into Oxbridge and I'm a single teenage mum, you might just burst into flames in my presence.
Original post by x__justmyluck
I'm pretty sure you should add that you want to attend Oxford several centuries ago.

I'd love it if you got reallocated to Catz, actually I wouldn't because then I might bump into you which would be awful for you. I mean I was the first person from my state college to ever get into Oxbridge and I'm a single teenage mum, you might just burst into flames in my presence.


Feel free to not answer, I'm being nosey, how on earth do you cope being a single mum and doing an undergrad at Oxford? :lol:
Original post by Noble.
Feel free to not answer, I'm being nosey, how on earth do you cope being a single mum and doing an undergrad at Oxford? :lol:


I'd be fine if I actually had the motivation to do my work, I have enough time but I'm just a lazy procrastinator :tongue: and I had that problem before I had my son. I do wonder what everyone else does with all the free time they must have. They probably have the time to procrastinate as much as I do without having an essay crisis 2-3 times a week.

Sometimes I think I wish I hadn't started uni as life would be so much easier but I never regret having him. I'm lucky that my mum can help me out, so that I can have him and do what I want to degree/career wise which will be best for his future. Sorry if that went a bit soppy at the end :tongue:.
I'm an American student trying to decide whether to apply to Hertford or Worcester. The fees for Worcester are a bit less, but having no knowledge of the college atmosphere (beyond Google searches) and not being able to visit beforehand, I would really appreciate any help! My application is due soon! My tutorials would generally be in the PPE department-- a mix of politics, history, sociology, economics, and philosophy.
Why not just put in an open application? If you are never going to be able to visit the University before applying than this seems the most logical.
Original post by iwbsab_icdi
I'm an American student trying to decide whether to apply to Hertford or Worcester. The fees for Worcester are a bit less, but having no knowledge of the college atmosphere (beyond Google searches) and not being able to visit beforehand, I would really appreciate any help! My application is due soon! My tutorials would generally be in the PPE department-- a mix of politics, history, sociology, economics, and philosophy.


Go for Worcester! It's a very beautiful and friendly college, off the tourist track. There will be other Americans on the JYA programme and in any case there's a nice community feel about Worcester. It has enough students for you to know everyone if you want to, but equally to remain anonymous to most if that is what you'd prefer. Worcester students are known for having fun, to the extent that our exam results aren't the most stellar because everyone is too busy rowing/singing/debating/acting/dancing/whatever :biggrin:

What would you like to know specifically about Woosta? I'm an alumna so will answer as best as I can :h:
Depends what you're looking for -

Hertford is closer to town, has the bridge of sighs, right next to the Bodleian, but also close to some green areas.
Worcester has a lot of green space, a lovely lake, is not far out but slightly further away from town, very close to the train station.

What is it you would like in a college and maybe we can give you a bit more guidance? :smile:

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