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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The specific college is what matters. Some colleges are technically at Oxford/Cambridge but are decidedly unoxbridge. Unlike in the US, you can only use the resources at your college. So instead of having a grand all-uni library, some colleges have gothic cathedral libraries and some have libraries with aluminum shelves and moldy carpet. [/quote]

Utter nonsense. Most of my tutorials were outside my college. All of my lectures were. And I spent almost all my time working in the Bodleian. Students in all colleges get their degrees from the university, and have access to all the university facilities and libraries.

[b]Please don’t post nonsense when you have no idea what you are talking about.[/quote][/b]

+1.  My kid is at St. Hugh's (70% grad students) where she started as a MPhil candidate and is now DPhil.  NONE of her seminars or tutorials are at St. Hugh's.  Yet she loves the place (it's known as having the most beautiful gardens - we went for the MPhil graduation and it is indeed lovely.  Also, she doesn't have to experience the drunken undergrad students as much as she would have in colleges with more undergrads).  She walks all over Oxford daily for her tutorials and meetings with professors.  She has high table one night at All Souls then another at Magdalene.  It's an incredible experience.  But it is what you make of it.  No one is going to invite you to the other colleges for high table unless you get out there and meet people.  There is no hand holding at Oxford.  you must make the experience for yourself.[/quote]

So are introverts not likely to have a good experience?[/quote]

There are some introverts who are genuinely happy and contented spending most of their time solo.  No one will bother them.  But there are also introverts who really crave and need those small-group close friendships. No one will pursue them.  They need to decide how extrovert they are willing and able to play in order to meet people.  They also need to understand that it takes a lot of time.  Compared to Americans, British friends can find it normal to spend a longer window getting to know someone before they drop their guard.  If DC is sensitive, emotionally vulnerable, or lacking a strong sense of self, I'd do a lot of work ahead of time to plan and prepare for weathering the transition and for putting oneself out there in new activities.

Oxford grad, MPhil[/quote]

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