Why University Why Oxford

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Why University?Why Oxford?

• Name
• Title

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Target Schools debunking myths, expanding access
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Why go to University?

• Independence
• Employability
• Skills
• New friends
• Fun

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Who has done it?
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Where do I go from here?
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Where do I go from here?
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Where do I go from here?
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What do you do at University?

• 2,000 30,000 students
• A campus is a student town within a town live,
  socialise and study in all in one place
• Might be in a big city, in the suburbs, or in
  the country

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What do you do at University?

• Socialise in the students union, restaurants,
  shops, bars, sports pitches, gyms etc
• Live in halls of residence, with hundreds of
  other students
• Study in lecture theatres, classrooms,
  laboratories, workshops etc

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Studying
Lectures
Libraries
Lab work
Tutorials
Field trips
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Living at University

• Your own room
• Self-catered or catered
• En-suite or shared bathrooms
• You clean or the University cleans
• Bills included or you sort it out

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Where will I live?
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Social life at University

• Meet new people
• Freshers Week
• Commons rooms, bars, clubs,sports and leisure
  facilities
• Student societies, clubs and activities

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Student Finance

• Costs
• Tuition
• Accommodation
• Food
• Course materials
• Transport
• Living costs
• Socialising

• Income
• Loans
• Grants
• Bursaries
• Family
• Part-time jobs
• Sponsorship

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Why Oxford?

• Academic life
• College life
• Social life
• Employment opportunities

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Exploding some myths ...

• Oxford discriminates
• You have to be posh and rich to go to Oxford
• Everyone at Oxford spends all their time
  working.
• Theres a curfew!
• Everybody at Oxford is a genius

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What do I need to get to Oxford?

• 3 A grades at A level
• At least a C grade at GCSE English and Maths
• Students from Scotland will be expected to have 5
  As in their Highers and be expected to get at
  least 2As and B in their Advanced Highers
• 38 - 42 IB points, with 6s or 7s in Higher Level
  subjects
• A passion for your subject

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What can I do to find out more?

• University websites and prospectuses.
• Open days at universities (and Oxford colleges).
• Teachers and careers advisers
• Friends, family, former students at your school
• Questions ....