Tag: University

"However, just like colleges, you will likely end up loving whichever club you decide to pledge allegiance to."

"Part of the excitement of going to uni here is being able to access some truly beautiful study spaces, so do make the most of it!"

"These traditions will form many of your fondest memories of your time at Oxford, hopefully making up for the late nights in the library that inevitably outnumber them"

"Nobody expects you to turn up knowing everything - otherwise there would be no point in you being here!"

"From experience, it seems that when I turn up to tutes well-rested, I am roasted by the tutors, and when I wake up hungover, I am praised for my great ideas."

"First year at any uni is a big step for anyone, but the first year of Oxford? It’s crazy!"

"Given that you most likely fall ill by the end of this week, try to have a good time before everyone in college is going through a pack of Lemsip a day!"

"You are lugging into your accommodation a suitcase that is so heavy it seems you have packed enough bricks to build a two-storey semi-detached."

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It is a thought that fills me with me with apprehension. A feeling so confusing that even my stomach does not understand whether to...

‘I first realised I wanted to study History and only History when I was 7 and visited the Tower of London on a school...

"The majority of Oxford and Cambridge colleges received the lowest 'U' grade in climate rankings published by the student-led group Climate League of Oxford and Cambridge. Anvee Bhutani, Oxford SU President, summarised on Twitter: 'Oxford colleges overwhelmingly fail'."

'Above all, Oxford needs to acknowledge that it has failed the class of 2021 and fundamentally reassess its priorities if it wants bright students from across the world to continue to put their trust in the system to give them a fair shot.'

"These were some of my lowest moments, and I forced myself to relive them by writing them down, pushing aside my discomfort in order to bare all to my examiners, only for them to turn around and reject them."