University of Oxford

It was very busy. All day long were back to back talks and workshops. In the evenings there were social activities organised by my college, like drinking games and movie nights. We were set work on Thursday of Freshers Week that was due in just a few days later, so we had very little spare time. It was a little bit stressful at times but enjoyable at other times. Each college provides its own accommodation. The rooms at University College Oxford (aka Univ) are incredibly varied. Some rooms are very small but some are like hotel rooms. The same price is charged for every room as they are randomly allocated. It is also quite common for people to have small bedrooms and large shared studies with another students. There are plenty of libraries within colleges and around the city. My college had two 24/7 libraries that were great places to work. Tutorials and classes usually take place in tutors office or classrooms in various colleges which are usually decent spaces. Each college has its own common room which are more commonly used than the student union. These common rooms vary in size and quality depending on the college but Univ have a very nice and newly refurbished one. The tutorial teaching is the best part about the course. Tutors often give very detailed feedback on written work and talk to us about the content in very small groups. We had to write many essays but it was a really good way of making sure we learnt the content and improved our writing skills. The city is amazing. There is so much to do around Oxford. Everything is very close together and virtually nothing is more than a 15 minute walk away. We have a lot of cool pubs, and clubs. There is an Alice and Wonderland themed jazz bar that did karaoke nights. Christmas markets would pop up in the winter in the city centre and there were plenty of shops around.