<p>First time posting…
I go to UPENN and im am a soph, I was wondering about all of your experiences studying abroad, especially in England or elsewhere in Europe. In order to study at Oxford, I would have to go for al of junior year which is somewhat scurry. My choices of colleges are pembroke, mansfield, lady margaret hall, st. edmund hall, and st. peter’s. Any help/info would be great. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>i was at LMH for about a month this summer. another great school there, if you can choose, is trinity. LMH is about a 5ish min walk away from the main part of oxford. Right next to it is a gorgeous park that you can run in, sit by the water, or just hang around with friends in. Also, about a 10min walk away from LMH is this amazing place called the meadows, there are wild horses there and the river thames runs straight through it. At LMH there are various types of dorms. I was in Deneke Hall, that has no bathrooms/sinks in the rooms, but the rooms are huge. They don’t have roommates at LMH, but you have hallmates, about 9 per floor in Deneke. There are 2 (maybe more) halls outside of the campus, these are Teddy Hall and Old Old Hall, or maybe it’s New Old Hall. Teddy is completely out of the campus, Old Hall has to be entered from inside campus but it protrudes from the LMH grounds. Some dorms there have sinks in them, others have sinks and toilets or sinks and showers or all three, I know Teddy and Old (not both Old halls, just I think, OLd Old) have sinks in the dorm rooms. LMH is really nice, I loved the food. The river thames runs through LMH, so you can go punting (which is pretty hard) when weather permits. There are also tennis courts, football(soccer) fields, etc. LMH also has many beautiful sunken gardens and a bar for students which has video games, a pool and foozball(sp?) table and a jukebox. The town itself is really wonderful, there are a lot of places to get italian food, if that’s what you’re into. There are also many amazing places to go shopping at and some really nice clubs. I can’t tell you about their classes, but I believe that Oxford is less liberal arts more take only the classes within your major, however, i dont know for sure how it works or if that’s even true. Also, you can go to various places rather easily, places such as London, Cambridge, Scotland, etc. Very fun. Also, there is a place called North Parade that is a very short walk from LMH, there you can get some food, supplies and other things in case you don’t wanna hike into town.
I hope this helped.</p>
<p>As rachel212 says, the main difference between studying at a US college and in Oxford (and Europe in general) is that there are no minors here. If you attend the same courses as regular enrolled Oxford students (not a summer programme) then you will only study your major. There are 3 eight week ‘terms’ in a year. October-Christmas, January-Easter, Apirl-Summer . During the terms the work is very intense but out of term there are really long holidays (vacations). This is good if you plan to travel.</p>
<p>You will need to choose which college to attend. A college is like a dorm. it’s where you live. Generally the teaching doesn’t vary that much between colleges. All lectures are central with students from all colleges. Individual tutorials with professors and other academics are specific to each college. but in my experience if I want to be tutored by someone at another college, I just asked and I could. So when choosing a college the most important factors are location, meals and accommodation in my opinion. If you choose a college further away from the town centre (like LMH mentioned above) you may need a bicycle to get to lectures on time! In general all the rooms are single and many of them are also ‘ensuite’ (own bathroom). I have heard that sometimes US students get put in twin rooms because they request it. British students think this is very weird! </p>
<p>There are about 800 US students at Oxford, but the vast majority are graduates (like me). Most US undergraduates are on year abroad study, so you wouldn’t be alone.</p>
<p>there are sinks in certain deneke rooms, especially in deneke floor space.</p>
<p>My daughter studied at New College there for a six-week summer program. Her HUGE dorm room was of the “ensuite” type, single with its own bahtroom and private sitting area. In addition, someone actually made up their beds daily and provided them with clean towels periodically! She simply adored her private tutorial sessions and all of the weekly lectures she attended. As a matter of fact, she has been thinking of spending an entire year at Oxford.</p>
<p>Oxford is great I’m told. I’m gonna do it next year. If you like, we can talk on aim. Tons of my friends have gone there for their junior year and come back saying that they love it–the way classes are structured(tutorials) and the freedom. I’m not sure if all classes are tutorials, but I’ve never heard of em being anything else. You have like 2hrs of classes and the rest of the work is on your own. It gives you so much freedom to do your work however you want. Let me know if you want to talk, I have a friend who is there right now that i could ask any questions you might have.</p>
<p>i liked the distance from town. but i only had to go to about 4 lectures during my stay so it prob wasnt as annoying trying to get there on time 4 times as compared to doing that all year (pardon my english). The only thing keeping me from going to OU as an undergrad is the fact that it’s mainly major focused :-[… so sad. but for a year, it should be awesome. the scouts (people who make your bed and occasionally give you towels) are good, i like the porters more. oh Oxford… <3. I love it!</p>
<p>I’m applying to Oxford next year. The school rocks.</p>
<p>How insanely hard is it to get in undergrad for Americans?</p>
<p>pretty hard, i think. They only accept 7 international students into the medical major. you should get some app. materials. Also, their application is due by oct. 1 for internationals, i think.</p>