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Oxford from the Inside

We are a group of Oxford 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! We"ll be interviewing a variety of students at Oxford, 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

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Oxford from the Inside #141: Choosing a College

Oxford from the Inside ·

2024/02/18

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 -

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00:17:42

Oxford from the Inside #140: The Year Abroad

Oxford from the Inside ·

2024/02/04

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? 12.07 - What does being a language assistant involve? 13.22 - What else does a year abroad give

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00:19:05

Oxford from the Inside #139: Settling into Oxford

Oxford from the Inside ·

2024/01/21

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 Week Blues 11:13 - Feeling a sense of belonging at Oxford 13:40 - Non-drinking events 15:13 - The

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00:24:25

Oxford From The Inside #138: Outreach at Oxford

Oxford from the Inside ·

2023/12/01

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 university courses? 9:53 - Choosing a college 14:43 - What is pooling? 20:26 - How can current

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00:09:18

Oxford from the Inside #137: Open Applications

Oxford from the Inside ·

2023/11/12

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 advice would you give prospective students about choosing a college vs. making an open application? 8:08 -

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00:14:46

Oxford from the Inside #136: Interview Advice from a...

Oxford from the Inside ·

2023/10/22

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 and extracurriculars on the personal statement 14:20 - Wrapping up

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00:19:32

Oxford from the Inside #135: Personal Statements for...

Oxford from the Inside ·

2023/09/24

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 your point with some reading!" Timestamps: 0:00 - Introductions 1:06 - The writing

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00:12:23

Oxford from the Inside #134: Writing a Personal...

Oxford from the Inside ·

2023/08/21

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? (Interdisciplinary work and connections) 5:18 - the link to personal statements! Making sure History and

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00:18:46

Personal Statements: Engineering

Oxford from the Inside ·

2023/08/14

In this episode, Hannah interviews Sophie about writing a personal statement for Engineering. Insight into University (Headstart) website: https://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 in a personal statement? 3:40 - finding an interest in engineering (and addressing that

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00:16:33

Society Spotlight - The Oxford Period

Oxford from the Inside ·

2023/07/16

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 - introductions0:48 - what is the Oxford Period?1:25 - what made you want to start the Oxford Period?3:06 - overcoming challenges5:44 - expanding the team?7:07 - response across the university10:39 collaborations with other societies13:10 - future plans for the society We've

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00:19:00

Low Grades in High School to a Master's at Oxford

Oxford from the Inside ·

2022/04/03

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 backgroud 01:27 How moving to different countries when growing up influenced Jurin’s study 05:13 Gap year

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00:20:29

Life as a South Asian Student

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/12/21

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!

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00:15:57

Meet the New Interviewers! (2021/22) Part One

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/11/02

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.

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00:31:40

What is the 'MAT'? The Mathematics Admissions Test

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/10/24

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 - How did you prepare? 23:15 - Do you have any advice to people taking the MAT? 26:00 - How does the MAT

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00:19:28

Life as a Student with Chronic Illness

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/10/17

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. There is a large range of chronic illnesses, all varying in severity and impact on quality of life -

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00:33:56

Writing a Personal Statement: Law

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/10/10

In todays episode Siam is joined with Alice to talk about how to tackle your personal statement if you're applying for Law? Stay tuned for some great tips and personal anecdotes if you're interested in applying to Law at Uni!

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00:25:14

Freshers' Week

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/10/03

In this episode, Aidan, Emily and Riya join us to talk about freshers' week. Find out about their work and role as JCR (Junior Common Room) reps during that week. As welfare, access and equalities and "enter" (entertainment) reps, they are in charge of many of the events taking place. Introductions: 0:10 What events are you going to organise during freshers' week as JCR reps? 2:28 What are college families? 9:53 What is your favourite or least favourite memory of your freshers' week? 12:00 What's

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00:07:23

QQ: Day in the Life of a Biochemistry Student - Leah

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/09/27

On a specifically requested episode today, hear about a day in the life of a biochemist! Leah talks about the structure of the course, her workload, and extracurricular activities.

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00:24:26

Writing a Personal Statement: Classics

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/09/19

In today's episode Siam discusses with Freya all about how to go about writing your personal statement for Classics. Stay tuned for some very interesting insights, potential topic choices and Freya's own story of how she wrote her Classics personal statement.

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00:19:00

Society Spotlight: Doctor Who Society

Oxford from the Inside ·

2021/09/12

In today's episode, Olviya (any pronouns) is joined by Sam (he/him), the treasurer of the Doctor Who Society. Join us as they discuss the society field trips, Sam's favourite doctor, and the creepiness of the Weeping Angels! Link to the society website: https://users.ox.ac.uk/~whosoc/index.html Doctor Who Society Discord sign-up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBoz4t1uukUcCTlE-HEm0L5tpLyJ1NBzVhBx1DCsNbOx0Tiw/viewform TIMESTAMPS: 00:37 - What is Doctor Who Soc? 01:42 - Society field

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