Founded in 1117 (or thereabouts, records are patchy and there is a degree of historical controversy), Oxford University is the oldest educational institution still in operation in the English speaking world. It is also one of (if not the) most prestigious, with many times more people applying each year than there are places available (applicant per place ratio varies widely according to subject, but it rarely falls below 2:1, and is sometimes as high as 30:1 or higher). Located in, and composing most of, the city of the dreaming spires, the University is huge and sprawling, but also extremely quaint and beautiful. This review will document my experiences of Oxford, the ..  Read the complete review

It's not all dreaming spires, spending lazy days punting along the Isis, and sipping port at black tie dinners. While public opinion of Oxford does tend to be dominated by these rare and elusive delights, the practicalities of a life in Oxford are much less attractive; they don't tell you you'll be judged as an elitist before speaking, that you'll be subject to the monopolistic dominance of Sainsbury's, that you'll have your bike stolen at least once a term, that you'll be out numbered and guilt-tripped out of your last pound by an army of homeless, that you are expected to spend more time working than sleeping - they don't put that in the manifesto. But for ...  Read the complete review

Oxford seems to have generated so many myths around itself and these get perpetuated year on year. You should know you don't have to be cleverer than Einstein, discoverer of the cure for cancer and Mother Teresa all in one before you even think of applying! The University of Oxford, or to give its Latin name Universitas Oxoniensis, is a UK university that is all things considered rather good. It is the oldest university in England and was founded at the end of the 12th century. Some cowardly academics fled Oxford in 1209 to found "The Other Place". (Cambridge is also a pretty good university so consider them too...). It is always in the top ten of ...  Read the complete review

The English Language and Literature course at Oxford covers everything from Old English to the present day - and almost everything else in between! Obviously there isn't time to read every book ever written in three years even if you don't do anything else, but every period is covered. Anglo Saxon is now optional, much to the relief of anyone who doesn't fancy learning a new language, but this course will bring you into contact with Middle English, Renaissance literature, Restoration, Romantics, Victorians and the Twentieth century - as well as an entire paper on Shakespeare! The breadth of this course is both an advantage and a drawback, depending ...  Read the complete review

I am now in my last year in Oxford university at Exeter college and I have enjoyed every minute here so far. I still remember back to the days of my interviews thought. They were some of the most boring days of my life. No over universities are cheeky enough to make you travel hundreds and possibly thousands of mile just so that they can test your ability. I was one of the lucky people who only had to travel just over 250 miles from north wales to get there. compared to people that I met who had traveled half way around the world. Also, why was I needed for 4 days? possibly more from what I saw of the medical student who were there when I arived and still there ...  Read the complete review