preppy colleges

@collegemom3717 you mentioned a few schools in the UK, including oxbridge. Do you have any personal experience or second hand experience to share on those schools? I’m looking at Oxford specifically at the moment since it’s the only one that I actually know anything about, and I’m not considering Cambridge. While the campus is gorgeous and the idea of formal dinners and black tie balls sounds fantastic, I don’t know if the loads of studying and work is worth it. From what I’ve heard, university students in the UK put in on average 40 hours a week, while college students here are doing about 20 hours a week. But then there’s also the shorter terms and longer breaks. As well as the lower drinking age.