Year 11 and 12 students visit Oxford University

 On the 17th October 2011 a selected group of Year 11 and 12 students were taken to Oxford University. We were privilege enough to have a tour around the campus. They showed us the different types of colleges that were featured in the university such as Christ Church and St Anne’s college.  The styles of the both colleges were very different as one was modern and one was very traditional as the style of the campus held many of the old and traditional features. When arriving at the university we were met by a language teacher at the university who told us all about how the university works, explained about campus life and informed us about the accommodation and entry process, including the grades that we would need in order to enter each course.  This was extremely helpful for those of us considering applying to Oxford and it gave us a good insight into the UCAS process and what student life at Oxford is like.

 

 
We were then met by four different students who talked us though the courses they are currently studying.  I was lucky enough to have a law student as my tour guide, which was helpful, as I hope to read Law in the future, she was able to tell me grades I needed for the course and the subjects she chose for A-Level, giving me some ideas of what to do in Year 12 and 13. 
 
 
Next we visited the Bodleian Library which is the largest university library in Britain, holding in excess of six million books. It also holds the right to obtain a copy of every book that is ever publishing, making it more unique and efficient than other libraries. We ended the day at The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building. It was a great trip and really benefited from visiting and I hope to be able to apply to Oxford in the future.
 
Debbie Fashakin Year 11