CMRS Oxford: Challenging but Wonderful Past Review

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I loved it. We had an integral course for the first month which consisted of two lectures a day, some readings, a test at the end, and a paper. When ordinary term started, we each took two tutorial courses which were one on one with a teacher and met once a week. For each tutorial we did readings and a paper each week. We would read our paper aloud to our tutor: this was the beginning of our discussion. We also took a seminar for which we had weekly readings. At the end of term, we had to write a seminar paper. We also had colloquiums every other week which were basically book discussions on topics we had learned about during integral. It was incredibly stressful but a really great program!

On-site administration of your program

It was sometimes a little unorganized.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

The dorm building we lived in also had a lecture hall, some classrooms, a kitchen, and a common room.

English food is rather bland. Keble College dining hall had good accomodation of dietary restrictions. It was sometimes hit or miss taste-wise: sometimes really good, sometimes not so good. Any of the local pubs are great places to eat, especially the Four Candles and the Eagle and Child.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I wish I could have met more locals. However, our tour guide for the field trips was wonderful! We visited many cathedrals and castles. We loved the carnivals in Oxford too.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

It was a normal college city. We did hear of a few instances of violence but for the most part we felt very safe as long as we were careful.

(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost)

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