Christ Church - To apply or not to apply? (Expert Oxford Application Advice)
Reasons to apply:
You want to go to a large college; this can be useful for meeting a range of people and means you’ll have a lot of buildings and grounds to explore whilst there.
You want to be involved with student societies; Christ Church has numerous events held by various students societies in its grounds, including political ones.
You want nice accommodation; it’s very good at Christ Church and you get college accommodation for all three years. If you’re worried about financing this the college offers you reasonable financial support if need be.
You want to live amongst Christ Church’s numerous landmarks; you get to dine in its famous “Harry Potter” hall every day during term, meander in its numerous grounds and live by its Cathedral.
You want a quintessentially Oxford experience; out of all the colleges Christ Church can arguably offer you the most stereotypical Oxford experience.
Reasons not to apply:
You’d prefer to go to a small college; Christ Church doesn’t have as strong of an internal student community as some colleges.
You don’t want to be trapped by tourists; a large number of tourists visit Christ Church given its landmarks.
You want a 24/7 library; whilst Christ Church’s closes late, it is not constantly open like some colleges.
For an in-depth exploration of what it feels like to study at Christ Church please see here.
To see what the application process at Christ Church is like please see here.
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