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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Our dc has been accepted at both an HYPMS and an Oxbridge at this moment (trying not to doxx). We've visited both campuses and the main differences pointed out to us in the UK were:

1) Focused curriculum. You have to really want to study the course you applied for, and changing majors is difficult (but not impossible) so long as they are generally related subjects.

2) Tutorial system, with regular interaction with a professor to keep you on track.

3) Shorter terms, with kids in college for 8-weeks, the last 4 of which are basically preparing for the final/papers, etc. 
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My kid is at Oxford. I've found the[b] facebook "Oxford University - parents group" to be helpful.[/quote][/b]

What has been insightful to me about the posts on this Facebook page is the number of UK kids (not usually American!) who have difficulty adjusting to Oxford.  Once the excitement of moving in is over you start seeing a lot of parents asking about problems with depression (it's very very sad there during Jan and Feb - same weather every day - always overcast), adjustment issues, problems with old dorms (currently there is a discussion about lack or or too much steam heat) and rusticating, which means the kid knows they aren't cutting it and want to take time off.  The term "rusticating" came from "being sent to the countryside", i.e., being sent home.  The child might decide to rusticate. Or the school can suggest rusticating: "Rustication is a term used at Oxford, Cambridge and Durham Universities to mean being suspended or expelled temporarily, or, in more recent times, to leave temporarily for welfare or health reasons."  My DC says rusticating usually takes place just before exams.[/quote]

This sounds like every college I've ever seen. The weather part applies to everywhere with similar weather. [/quote]

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