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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just visited some Oxford departments and colleges earlier this month during their open days, and now my DD is intrigued. The tutorial system sounds so interesting and so different than the American system. I would be really interested in hearing from those of you with kids over there, how do they like taking courses only in their department? Are they okay with the grading being based strictly on exams? Do they like the tutorial system and what happens if you don't mesh well with your assigned tutor?[/quote]
You are not there to “mesh well” with your tutor. You are there to learn from them. If you are the kind of person that worries about meshing with your tutor (who normally changes every term anyway) then it isn’t for you.[/quote]

No need to be mean to the PP. It is a fair question from someone not familiar with the set up. Tutorials are typically run by PhD students in small groups. It could be 3-4 to 15-20 depending on module and Uni. Larger modules typically have many tutors. And then it is luck of the draw. You can get a great one or a terrible one. My kids have had great tutors and terrible ones. The idea is great. But you get out of it what you put in it.

As for only taking course in their dept it depends on the Uni and course. In some unis you have the ability to take some course outside your main subject. In Scotland this is very common. I’m not familiar with Oxford. [/quote]

The tutorial system in Oxbridge is not like this. What you described is right for all the other unis, but at Oxbridge a tutorial is  one on one or one on two with your professor. It’s very intense - but does depend on the professor. [/quote]

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