What next?
Offers and Bridging Programmes
After interviews, tutors will make their decisions about which candidates to make offers to – whether you're made an offer or not, you will receive the result of your application on the 9th January 2024.
There are several types of offers from Oxford, so if you receive one make sure to read yours carefully – for example, you might have been reassigned to another college, or made an Open Offer, or selected for the Opportunity Oxford programme.
If you are offered a place on your course, you may then be asked (or recommended) to complete a Bridging Programme, which is often intended to ensure that all students start their course at the same level of understanding as their peers. Some of these will be subject-specific, but we also recommend coming back to our Super-Curriculars resources, as these are often applicable to many levels, and can really help extend your knowledge to prepare for starting studying again.
How will I fund University?
Student Finance
Although it's true that going to university is a big financial commitment because of both tuition fees and living costs, there is always financial support out there for anyone who needs it – so the cost of university should never be the factor stopping you from going to university to study the subject you love.
Additionally, going to university remains a good long-term financial investment, since on average graduates earn £11,500 more per year than those who don’t go to university, proving that a degree continues to be a rewarding investment (gov.uk as of 28th September 2023).
For more details on scholarships, bursaries, and student loans – which are more like a "graduate tax" than a normal loan – see Student Finance and Oxford bursaries.
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Oxford and Beyond
Careers
Not only does studying your favourite subject at university allow you to really explore your interests in great detail and independence, an undergraduate degree opens many doors in the world of work beyond university.
Many employers now ask that applicants have an undergraduate degree, but the vast majority of those do not ask for a specific degree. Some professions need certain degrees such as medical professions requiring a Medicine degree, but many tech-based occupations will only ask for a STEM degree.
Oxford also provides a lifelong Careers Service to its students and graduates, with plenty of regularly-updated job opportunities, internships, and career advice.
There's always support available
Welfare Support
One of the main benefits of Oxford's collegiate system is that as well as being part of the university, you also have your college – each one a community that comes with its own support availablein addition to the University's Welfare Support.
St Anne's has a dedicated team for welfare and wellbeing, who are there for support you with concerns over academic matters, stress, disabilities, mental and physical health, and everything in-between. They are also supported by the student Junior Deans, who are available 24/7 and live on-site.
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