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Oxford from the Inside
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 26 มิ.ย. 2020
Welcome to Oxford From The Inside: the podcast about life at Oxford University made by current students giving an honest inside perspective - the good and the bad, but always the truth.
We are a collection of students at different stages of a range of uni degrees who are passionate about access and increasing diversity within higher education, and we are here to talk about it all!
Our unique interviewing structure means that you will eventually get to hear from hundreds of Oxford students, getting their advice and opinions on topics ranging from the mystery that is Oxford interviews and the reality of a work-life balance, to the downlow on the Oxford social scene and life from the perspectives of students from a variety of backgrounds, identities and places around the world.
Student wanting to be on the show? Get in touch with us! Details below:
ACCESSIBILITY: We hope to ensure closed captions on all of our videos - if you would like to be involved with this please get in touch!
We are a collection of students at different stages of a range of uni degrees who are passionate about access and increasing diversity within higher education, and we are here to talk about it all!
Our unique interviewing structure means that you will eventually get to hear from hundreds of Oxford students, getting their advice and opinions on topics ranging from the mystery that is Oxford interviews and the reality of a work-life balance, to the downlow on the Oxford social scene and life from the perspectives of students from a variety of backgrounds, identities and places around the world.
Student wanting to be on the show? Get in touch with us! Details below:
ACCESSIBILITY: We hope to ensure closed captions on all of our videos - if you would like to be involved with this please get in touch!
Oxford from the Inside #141: Choosing a College
In this week's episode, Nikita (at Oriel), Grace (at Merton), and Georgia (at St. Catherine's or Catz) talk all things colleges, and give some advice on how to choose a college when applying to Oxford.
Timestamps:
0:09 - Introductions
1:18 - Why did you apply to your college?
4:50 - Location of colleges
6:44 - 'Touristy' colleges
7:50 - Accommodation facilities
13:01 - Moving out between terms and storage facilities
15:59 - One advantage/drawback about the colleges
20:45 - Wrapping up
Timestamps:
0:09 - Introductions
1:18 - Why did you apply to your college?
4:50 - Location of colleges
6:44 - 'Touristy' colleges
7:50 - Accommodation facilities
13:01 - Moving out between terms and storage facilities
15:59 - One advantage/drawback about the colleges
20:45 - Wrapping up
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Oxford from the Inside #140: The Year Abroad
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In today's episode, Siam talks to Nikita about her experiences on her year abroad. Timestamps: 0.09 - Introductions 0.40 - What is a year abroad and what does it involve? 3.36 - How much support do you get from the university? 6.28 - Is there a minimum length requirement for placements? 8.02 - Do students do academic work on their year abroad? 10.19 - What was your year abroad like day-to-day? ...
Oxford from the Inside #139: Settling into Oxford
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In the first episode of the term, Grace talks to freshers Luke and Ashley about how they found their first term at Oxford. Timestamps: 0:09 - Introductions 0:41 - Freshers' Week 3:02 - Balance between college and university events 4:00 - Diversity and Inclusion at Oxford 6:40 - Getting to know other students and college marriages (a way to build a buddy system within your year) 9:18 - Fifth Wee...
Oxford from the Inside #138: Outreach at Oxford
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In today's episode, Nikita talks to Arron O'Connor, the Outreach Officer at Oriel College, about his role, the application process, and how students can get involved in Outreach. Timestamps: 0:09 - Introductions 0:47 - What role does Outreach play at Oxford? 3:14 - What should prospective applicants be thinking about? 5:56 - What support is available online to help people make the choice about ...
Oxford from the Inside #137: Open Applications
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In today's episode, Georgia speaks to Declan and Lottie to hear about their experiences of submitting an open application to Oxford. Timestamps: 0:09 - Introductions 0:50 - What is an open application? 1:43 - Why did you decide to make an open application? 3:44 - Would you recommend making an open application? 4:37 - Any regrets? 6:12 - Myth about academics at different colleges 6:34 - What adv...
Oxford from the Inside #136: Interview Advice from a French Tutor
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In today's episode, Georgia speaks to Dr Stephen Goddard, a tutor in French at St. Catherine's College, about how to best prepare for interviews. Timestamps: 0:09 - Introductions 0:58 - What the interview process entails 3:14 - Types of interview questions 4:53 - Do you need to learn your personal statement? 7:25 - How should you answer interview questions? 12:25 - Balancing supercurriculars an...
Oxford from the Inside #135: Writing a Personal Statement for Music
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In this episode, Nikita (she/her) interviews Hannah (she/her) about writing a personal statement for an application to study Music. Hannah adds: "Don’t name or venue-drop more than once or twice! Likewise, don't just list skills/experiences. Whenever you do this, think about how the experiences you have had have changed, challenged, or affirmed your perspective on music. You can then back up yo...
Oxford from the Inside #134: Writing a Personal Statement: History and English (joint degree)
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In this episode, Lucianna interviews Elena about writing a personal statement for a joint degree of History and English. Timestamps: 0:00 - introductions 0:35 - what is a joint (honours) degree? 0:52 - what should prospective students consider when thinking about applying for History and English as a joint degree? 3:16 - what can be gained from studying History and English alongside each other?...
Oxford from the Inside #133: Writing a personal statement in Engineering
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In this episode, Hannah interviews Sophie about writing a personal statement for Engineering. Insight into University (Headstart) website: www.etrust.org.uk/insight-into-university The hard-to-say book Sophie used for super-curricular reading: Professor Povey's Perplexing Problems Timestamps: 0:00 - introductions 0:55 - advice for prospective students 1:45 - extra-curricular activities/hobbies ...
Oxford From the Inside #132: Society Spotlight: The Oxford Period
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In our first podcast with the new OFTI team, Hannah interviews Sofia, one of the founders of The Oxford Period, a society aimed at tackling period poverty and raising awareness of period-related issues. Timestamps: 0:10 - introductions 0:48 - what is the Oxford Period? 1:25 - what made you want to start the Oxford Period? 3:06 - overcoming challenges 5:44 - expanding the team? 7:07 - response a...
Oxford from the Inside #131: Low Grades in High School to a Master's at Oxford
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In this episode, Jurin(she/her) joined us to talk about her study experience from a student with low grades in high school to a masters at Oxford! The talk includes her experience of moving to different countries when growing up, how it influenced her study, her choice of learning Economics, and her suggestions for Economics applicants. Timestamps 00:11 Introduction 00:56 Family and education b...
Oxford from the Inside #130: Life as a South Asian Student
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In this episode, Juan (he/him) is joined by Rachel (she/her) to talk about her experience as a law student from a South Asian background. What does a typical day look like? Are Oxford’s stereotypes really true? Plus a few tips for law applicants!
Oxford from the Inside #129: Meet the New Interviewers! (2021/22) Part One
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It's the start of a new year and a new term at Oxford, and we're back welcoming new interviewers to our team! In the first part of our "Meet the Interviewers" episode this term, meet Rose (4th year Law student) and Juan (2nd year Geographer), interviewed by Junaid. Timestamps: 00:30 - Introductions 01:04 - What made you want to join Oxford from the Inside? 07:04 - What do you spend your time do...
Oxford from the Inside #128: What is the 'MAT'? The Mathematics Admissions Test
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In the latest episode, Siam (he/him) is joined by Sam (he/him) and Abishek (he/him) to talk about the Maths Admissions Test (MAT). How can you prepare? How is it different for each subject? Tune in to find out! Timestamps: 0:45 - What is the MAT? 1:35 - What is the structure of the MAT? 6:15 - How similar are the questions to the Oxford course? 8:45 - How does the MAT compare to A-Level? 16:05 ...
Oxford from the Inside #127: Life as a Student with Chronic Illness
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In this episode, Olviya (any pronouns) speaks to Clarissa (she/her) about tackling university with chronic illnesses. Tune in to listen to Clarissa speak on navigating university and new diagnoses, dealing with doctors and prescriptions in the middle of a pandemic, and missing her cat! [NB: Clarissa's experiences with her chronic illnesses are not meant to be assumptive of all chronic illnesses...
Oxford from the Inside #126: Writing a Personal Statement: Law
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Oxford from the Inside #126: Writing a Personal Statement: Law
Oxford from the Inside #125: Freshers' Week
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Oxford from the Inside #125: Freshers' Week
Quickfire Questions #124: Day in the Life of a Biochemistry Student - Leah
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Quickfire Questions #124: Day in the Life of a Biochemistry Student - Leah
Oxford from the Inside #123: Writing a Personal Statement: Classics
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Oxford from the Inside #123: Writing a Personal Statement: Classics
Oxford from the Inside #122: Society Spotlight: Doctor Who Society
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Oxford from the Inside #122: Society Spotlight: Doctor Who Society
Quickfire Questions #121: What is the Most Stressful Part of the Admissions Process? - Megan
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Quickfire Questions #121: What is the Most Stressful Part of the Admissions Process? - Megan
Oxford from the Inside # 120: Writing a Personal Statement: Maths
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Oxford from the Inside # 120: Writing a Personal Statement: Maths
Quickfire Question #119: How do you deal with stress? - Hardeep | Oxford from the Inside
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Quickfire Question #119: How do you deal with stress? - Hardeep | Oxford from the Inside
Quickfire Question #118: Favourite thing about your college? - Jo | Oxford from the Inside
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Quickfire Question #118: Favourite thing about your college? - Jo | Oxford from the Inside
Oxford from the Inside #117: Life as a student with ASD
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Oxford from the Inside #117: Life as a student with ASD
Quickfire Questions #116: What is the most stressful part of the admissions process? - Lola
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Quickfire Questions #116: What is the most stressful part of the admissions process? - Lola
Quickfire Question #115: Maths graduate, what do you do now?
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Quickfire Question #115: Maths graduate, what do you do now?
Quickfire Question #114: What is the most stressful part of the admissions process? - Junaid
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Quickfire Question #114: What is the most stressful part of the admissions process? - Junaid
Quickfire Question #113: Day in the life of a Music Student | Oxford from the Inside
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Quickfire Question #113: Day in the life of a Music Student | Oxford from the Inside
Quickfire Question #112: If you could do any other degree, what would it be? - Anthony
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Quickfire Question #112: If you could do any other degree, what would it be? - Anthony