Three questions –
1. Are you passionate about your subject?
2. Do you relish independent learning?
3. Do you enjoy a mix of small-group teaching, lectures, and reading?
If you answered yes to the questions above, then please read on.
At Oxford, we care about your curiosity, your grades, and your capacity to learn. And that’s it.
You can come from any walk of life and feel at home here. You will be supported academically, financially, and pastorally. We know it can feel daunting. You may have heard some myths about what it is like to study at Oxford. We also know what it’s really like here and encourage you to come and see for yourselves.
Oxford’s small group teaching is based around academic conversations, usually between two or three students and their tutor, who is an expert on that topic. It’s your chance to talk in-depth about your subject and to receive personalised attention and individual feedback from academic experts. It’s one of the things that sets Oxford apart.
Why not visit during an Open Day, to meet current students and tutors? Our student-led virtual tour will give you a sense of the real day-to-day of Oxford students – from spaces they use on a daily basis, to academic workload and class schedules. Check it out below.
Why Queen’s?
If you are already considering Oxford, you can choose to list a College preference on your UCAS application, or to submit an ‘open application’, which means that you will be allocated to a College.
Here’s why we think Queen’s is a great place to live and study:
Queen’s admits around 100 students per year, with a total of c. 350 students making up the whole undergraduate student body. You will get to know most people in your year group, and recognise familiar faces around College, creating a friendly community atmosphere.
At Queen’s, you will be guaranteed accommodation for all three or four years of your undergraduate course. All first-year undergraduates live on the main site or in Carrodus Quad next door, meaning that you have easy access to everything you need to settle into Queen’s and to make friends for life.
Check out the ‘Accommodation and Meals‘ page for further details about current room prices and to see details of each of our accommodation buildings.
Mealtimes are social occasions at Queen’s! We are a fully catered College, offering three meals a day during the week. Weekend brunch and Sunday roasts are particular favourites amongst our students!
You can see our current meal prices on the ‘Accommodation and Meals‘ page.
Tucked away just behind the High Street are the beautiful, peaceful gardens. Think of these as your back garden while you are a student here!
You will often find students eating lunch, studying, or hanging out in the gardens during the summer. Some of our current students say that the gardens are the reason why they chose Queen’s!
The Queen’s College Library is one of the most beautiful in Oxford, with three reading rooms to choose from. Which will be your favourite study spot – a wood-panelled nook in the Upper Library, a seat overlooking the gardens in the Lower Library, or spot in the modern New Library?
Queen’s has a lending collection of over 50,000 books, with new volumes added all the time.
Read more about how the library can support your studies.
Queen’s prime high street location means that you are just a stone’s throw from University departments and faculties, and Oxford city centre. The direct bus route to central London even stops right outside the College!
Queen’s is home to Oxford’s oldest music society, a range of subject-related societies, and sports teams for beginners and competitive players alike. There is something for everyone at Queen’s.
Through the JCR (Junior Common Room, a.k.a. the undergraduate student body), there are plenty of clubs to join, social events to attend, and opportunities to get involved and to make friends across different years and subjects.
Queen’s is committed to providing a setting within which every student can flourish and fulfil their potential. Our welfare team are on hand to offer support and guidance throughout your studies.
Students can also apply for a range of grants and awards to meet essential academic costs, as well as to support extracurricular activities including sports, arts, and music.
If you are a bit stuck with how to choose a college, check out these useful FAQs on the University of Oxford website. Colleges are more similar than they are different and – as Arashk says in the video above – nearly every student will say that their College is the best one!
