Incredibly fun and intellectually challenging Past Review

Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc.

On-site administration of your program

Oxford's administration could be a little better. I was pretty confused what was going on when I first got to Lincoln College due to the lack of accessible help and lack of general infrastructure regarding visiting students. Everything is a bit disorganized, largely because of the college system (there are 35+ separate colleges, all of which run separately, at Oxford), so often times the English Faculty would be out of line with the college which would be out of line with the university, etc.

How satisfied were you with your living arrangements?

My housing was INCREDIBLE. I got a beautiful room (actually 3 rooms: a bedroom, a living room with a balcony, and an en suite bathroom!) overlooking Turl Street that was huge and aesthetic and beautiful. So accessible, so central, so old and beautiful.

Really really good food at Lincoln. Cooked fresh by amazing chefs every day and super accommodating for food allergies (I'm gluten free) - couldn't be better. Would've maybe liked more salad options. The dining hall staff could be a bit rude but that's probably just because they were stressed.

How integrated did you feel with the local culture?

I honestly wish I could've stayed at Lincoln! I integrated so much into the community that it was heartbreaking to leave all of my friends and teachers.

How well were health issues addressed during the program?

Honestly the healthcare system could have been better. The college nurse was hardly ever in, and although she was really nice, there wasn't much she could do in terms of running tests and do physical exams. I only stopped in to chat twice and she basically sent me off to the associated NHS clinic, which also couldn't run physical exams oddly.

Felt totally safe at Oxford! Way safer than America honestly!

It was one of the best years of my life - the Lincoln-Middlebury direct enrollment program is so great because you're totally immersed in the Lincoln College community, instead of living outside with other Midd students or Americans. Also I think it's so important to go for a year and not 1 or 2 terms. Oxford works on a trimester system, and you make your friends when you show up at "Freshers Week" in Michaelmas (Autumn) term. If you miss out on that, you've missed the boat to meet people in the same way as other Oxford students do. My other friends at the CMRS Middlebury Program didn't make any Oxford/local friends when they did their program at Oxford for 1.5 terms. I think it's SO SO important to enroll directly to get the full social and academic Oxford University experience.

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

Oxford is a really expensive place to live and I definitely spent too much money. All of the social events cost money! Nothing is free and things are just generally more expensive there.

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• Local Students

• The people I met
• Living in Oxford
• The independent academic approach

• Disorganized administration at Oxford
• More infrastructure for confused study abroad students like me
• Could've been less expensive - visiting students had to pau $60,000 whereas Oxford students only had to pay £9,00!