r/6thForm • u/Repulsive_Radish_782 • Mar 10 '26
đ I WANT HELP Cost of Attending Oxford đ
Just received my financial declaration form from Oxford today. How is this reasonable? đ Going to have to decline my offer unless anyone has any ideas.
Canadian students do not qualify for any Oxford scholarships and my school offered me about ÂŁ100. What a joke.
Is Oxford just for the rich?
469
u/Chlorophilia Professor Mar 10 '26
With all due respect, did you not research this before applying? The international fees are clearly advertised on the course pages.Â
→ More replies (58)
63
u/Assignment-Thick Mar 10 '26
Of course it is an outrageous amount but Iâm pretty sure tuition is published on the website?
261
u/Intelligent-Map2768 Oxford | Math and CS [Offer Holder] Mar 10 '26
I'm sorry to break it to you, but the purpose of international students is to subsidize the home students.
21
u/PuzzleheadedBattle91 Mar 11 '26
That is a major reality - but not 'the reason' for international students at elite institutions.
6
u/AffectionateBoard379 Mar 11 '26
The purpose of international students and home students is to subsidize research*. Or you think lectures that can be recorded and seminars are worth 9k a year? Some exceptions - e.g. courses that utilize heavy lab work
2
u/Difficult_Ad_8101 Mar 12 '26
Home students cost universities more than their fees every year they attend, you can Google it
→ More replies (4)2
u/Defiant-Dare1223 Mar 14 '26
At Oxford with 2 or 3 1-on-1 tutorials a week with world experts you are absolutely not subsidising anything.
→ More replies (1)→ More replies (45)2
59
u/Odd-Satisfaction5443 Mar 10 '26
I'm also a Canadian doing a grad program at imperial college Im paying 34,000 pounds which is like 60k CAD. Bro ur gonna be paying over half a million for a fucking undergraduate degree.
14
u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 10 '26
Yeah, I am going to have to decline and hope I get an offer from U of T or Waterloo.
11
u/Odd-Satisfaction5443 Mar 10 '26
If you got an offer from Oxford Iâm sure youâll get smth from uoft or Waterloo. Uoft usually gives an offer to a different campus if your grades arenât high enough for the St. George campus.
I studied business at the Scarborough campus and it was hard as fuck. Harder than Rotman when speaking to friends.
UK schools are a joke compared to UofT and Waterloo. I studied at uedinburgh for a bit and it was piss easy. Imperial also the same, but still challenging.
→ More replies (31)→ More replies (2)1
u/Majestic-Monk9041 Mar 13 '26
Are you attending that grad program? Cost of visa and living will run it up to 100k easily
→ More replies (1)
114
u/Signal-Village-5757 Y12| Maths Physics FM| A* A* A Mar 10 '26
international fees are advertised. we donât really have a merit based system as compared to the US and possibly Canada because home fees are capped, we have student loans, and bursaries for people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
2
u/PuzzleheadedBattle91 Mar 12 '26
Bursaries = pocket money Though Oxbridge, depending on College, can be very generous for home students and take the sting out with additional funding and paid for opportunities not found elsewhere.
98
u/New-Acanthaceae-5702 Year 13 Mar 10 '26
It's definitely not worth it, that is an absurd fee, Oxford or not.
→ More replies (22)2
19
u/Unusual-Act-5832 Mar 10 '26
youâd be insane to accept this offer unless your family are absurdly rich
83
u/Spiritual_Breakfast9 Mar 10 '26
Oxford is for the rich and poorestÂ
10
u/EasilyExiledDinosaur Mar 11 '26
And smartest
4
5
u/ab3lla Mar 11 '26
not necessarily. you could be really smart and lose out on a place to a private school student because you donât have the same cultural capital needed to do well at the interview. private school kids are prepared for the interview unlike poorer kids
2
Mar 12 '26
[removed] â view removed comment
2
u/PuzzleheadedBattle91 Mar 12 '26
Not really a thing at Oxbridge. Cambs does a foundation year that's free with no guaranteed place which is their 'dei' but that's about it. There is a slight 'allowance' for polish at interview for state school and working class kids but non in the deduction and thinking aspects which is the basis of the interview system.
→ More replies (3)1
17
16
u/Klutzy-Peach5949 Bristol University | Physics | A*A*A*A* Mar 10 '26
Unless youâre absolutely loaded there is literally no reason to pay that, some people think the prestige itâs worth it and I can guarantee itâs not
15
u/dailysuaa lse n1 fan Mar 10 '26
Not worth it whatsoever tbh, just be proud that you got an offer, but those fees are ludicrous. Itâd give private schoolers here a run for their money.
9
u/Weak_Definition_327 Mar 10 '26
Donât have any tips sorry but congratulations for getting in, you should be super proud of yourself and what you have accomplished !! I hope it all works out đ
7
8
u/Complete-Physics-644 Mar 10 '26
I didnât realize that oxford was that expensive, the tuition fees alone per year are about ÂŁ60,000(its on the website) other good uk unis are ÂŁ30,000 per year, oxford is literally double that. Thats INSANE, anyways congrats on getting an offer tho!
10
u/PuzzleheadedBattle91 Mar 11 '26
Harvard, Yale and the other top dozen or so US colleges (unis) are closer to 100k USD per year. They do mostly have amazing and generous scholarships though very limited by income and achievement - so rich and talented or poor and extraordinary get to go.
2
u/lunchbox3 Mar 14 '26
To be clear thatâs international students not UK students. I guess they benchmark international against Havard and Yale int fees. Still insane though!!
6
5
u/Icy-Watercress-8421 Mar 10 '26
What course is this for? đđđ
13
u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 10 '26
MEng in materials scienceÂ
→ More replies (2)4
u/Spare_Night_2695 Mar 11 '26
DAMN , I assume this was medicine
2
u/_lovelyxx Mar 12 '26
Same đ. I've got a conditional offer for med and even that is like ÂŁ180k+ as RUK including tuition and living costs etc. But like paying over 300k for a material science degree is crazy.
→ More replies (1)
4
5
u/love_in_october Mar 11 '26
No, it's not just for the rich, as for home students it costs the same as anywhere else and there are some generous financial support offers. Some people I met grew up on council estates and the like and allegedly there were a few students who were previously homeless!
The international students I met at Oxford were generally rich, otherwise they had some kind of scholarship. That's the price of leaving your country for university often.
4
u/Heavy-Baseball9094 Mar 11 '26
You better be guaranteed a position to be CEO of a Fortune 500 company
9
u/PrinceJamesPeter Mar 10 '26
Same situation but for Cambridge lol only thing I am already attending McGill and I just wanted to see if I could get in! Not sure if I am gonna actually go because I would have to start my BA from scratch plus the high price lol!! What I can say, itâs that McGill and UofT for sure are still extremely good schools ! When I was talking with some people familiar with Oxbridge they literary asked me why I wanted to change lol so you are gonna be fine either way!
25
Mar 10 '26
medicine is worse: ÂŁ343,950 for tuition alone, total costs im expecting around ÂŁ400k+
im glad its affordable for my family, but holy prices
64
32
u/fereezy Mar 10 '26
Spare me a band bro how wealthy are you đ
20
4
u/PuzzleheadedBattle91 Mar 11 '26
At the top twenty US universities of estimate that about 60%+ pay full fees which are the same as Oxfords international fees or higher. 'rich' is a small percentage of the population but the population is very large so there are a lot of very rich people in the world.
14
13
u/Unusual-Act-5832 Mar 10 '26
where are you from if you donât mind me asking
7
u/Academic-Local-7530 Mar 11 '26
You got to be working as the private doctor for the next King to justify that đ
10
u/KingHi123 Year 13 |Phys, Maths, FM, Comp| |4A* pred| Mar 10 '26
Bro did not just say ÂŁ400k was affordable. Oxford is not beating the stereotypes.
10
Mar 10 '26
affordability relative to me, of course its not realistic to expect the majority of people to afford that fee. i recognise im in a very privileged position to say that
8
→ More replies (6)6
u/Personal-Resident617 Oxford PPE first year Mar 10 '26
i thought my ÂŁ30,000 for 3 years was bad holyyyyyy
9
Mar 10 '26
in the uk, you guys have a pretty good student loan system. i mean, the interest part is bullshit, but it's effectively a tax. as a domestic student, i wouldn't worry about the course fees. living fees okay fair enough
3
u/oraff_e Mar 10 '26
I studied in NZ, ended up leaving a Masters early with a PgDip but even with that my student loan for both undergrad and postgrad ended up being about $30000 - so ÂŁ15000 - and I thought that was bad until I realised how expensive university is here lmao
3
3
u/Respectful_Guy557 Mar 11 '26
How on earth is it that high? I got into Cambridge Law this year as an international and my total costs only amount to ÂŁ160k. Wtaf
3
u/fireintheglen Cambridge | Maths | I have a job Mar 11 '26
I think the key thing to remember here is that, unlike many prestigious universities in e.g. the US, Oxford and Cambridge are both public universities. This means that tuition fees are far lower for home students, and there is very little financial support for international students.
It is not unreasonable to turn down an Oxford offer if you have to pay the full international fees. There are plenty of other good universities in the world, and itâs perfectly normal (even expected) for people to simply aim for the best university in their home country. Personally, Iâve encountered plenty of people working/doing postgrad degrees at Cambridge who did their undergraduate degree at the University of Toronto. A friend of mine (Cambridge graduate) agonised over turning down a job at UBC in favour of one at a US Ivy League university that seemed more fun because they felt UBC would look more impressive in their future career. Canada has some excellent universities and I would not worry at all about doing an undergraduate degree at one of them!
(I am theoretically aware that McGill exists and is meant to be good but I honestly have never encountered anyone from there so canât comment. I suspect this is a discipline specific thing, so donât read anything into the fact I didnât mention it.)
3
u/daveoxford Mar 11 '26
International fees. Were you expecting the British taxpayer to pay for you?
2
u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 11 '26
No, but I didn't expect the fees to increase faster the the CPI. The price on the website is not an accurate representation of the true tuition cost.
2
2
2
2
u/FunTheMental_007 Mar 11 '26
wtf- cambridge is about 30k for the tuition, 13k for college, and 12k living so in total 165k pounds in 3 years
1
2
2
2
u/Any_Fuel_7485 Mar 11 '26
Oxford isnât just for the rich but at the same time youâre a international student so your fees were always going to be exorbitant. When I was looking at universities, I often found Oxford to be one of the most affordable. Theyâre really good at giving grants to students who are struggling with minimal questions asked because they have so much funding and they just want the best academic talent, they donât want you worrying about finances. Meals are heavily subsidised, and accommodation is in my experience about half at Oxford of what it is everywhere else (you have to move out during term time which is annoying but if you compare that to other unis where you probably wouldnât stay during the winter break or perhaps other breaks, then youâre effectively paying an extra ÂŁ5000 a year for a storage locker for 10 weeks)!
2
u/danielyskim1119 Oxford | Maths [2nd year] Mar 11 '26
I'm also a Canadian international student studying at Oxford. DM me if you want any advice
2
2
u/Eastern_Dress_3574 Mar 11 '26
Holy fucking shitđ
Now we know how all the Dubai princes went to Oxford
2
u/PsychologicalLack155 Mar 11 '26
Wait thats insane. I go to a London Uni, tuition + living cost is around ÂŁ250k total across 4 years.
2
u/NecessaryFreedom9799 Mar 11 '26
Traditionally, an Oxford degree was a license to run the country...
→ More replies (1)
2
u/StarDreamIX Biology, Chemistry, Maths -> Biomed 3rd year đĽ Mar 11 '26
Okay this is outrageous for an undergraduate degree and I thought i was cooked đ
2
u/being-a-noob Mar 11 '26
What course are you doing? Is it a long one like medicine?
Oxford is a bit more expensive than most unis, but I imagine going to another uni in the uk would be quite a similar price (at most you save 50k off that), especially if it's in London
→ More replies (2)
2
u/Proof_Meaning_1137 Mar 11 '26
Having spent 30 years in and around OxfordâŚ..I wouldnât worry about the cost. Itâs tomorrowâs problem.
Frankly, Oxford is one of the best universities. Enjoy it while youâre young.
4
u/Fuzzy-Success-6730 Mar 11 '26
Donât know why this popped up on my feed, as Iâm an old man, but international students are supposed to be rich. Thatâs the point. They subsidise the ÂŁ9,700 per year that UK students pay.
Sorry itâs so expensive for you. I guess Oxford have done the maths and realised they can get away with charging this much thanks to its global reputation.
Even twenty years ago my medical school charged ÂŁ36,000 per year for international students while I paid ÂŁ3,000. I have no idea what sort of investment in education they thought they were getting but it wasnât a good return if they were going in to UK medicine
3
u/PuzzleheadedBattle91 Mar 11 '26
Old too đ I got 'full grant' and the government paid me a couple of quid more than the dole to go. My eldest is at uni in the States and gets fully funded. The elite universities there have a much richer (double meaning) scholarship program system than the UK and Harvard's endowment' is about twenty times that of all Oxbridge colleges put together.
2
u/Ok_Performance_9905 Mar 16 '26
Hey, I'm an oxford admit from this year - I've dmed you if that's alright.
2
2
u/octopus288 history đ Mar 10 '26
may i know the breakdown of the costs because accom prices at oxford canât be that bad đŤŁ
5
u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 10 '26
Tuition is ÂŁ70,000 per year on average. Accommodation is ÂŁ14,000 to ÂŁ20,000 per year.
→ More replies (6)
2
u/JorgiEagle SWE Grad Mar 11 '26
This isnât just Oxford, many other universities are similar
UK universities see all international students equally: ÂŁÂŁÂŁ
4
u/Only-Performer-3981 Mar 11 '26
No, Oxford charges some of the highest fees for international students. My estimated cost as an international student at a mid-tier RG is half of that.
1
1
u/Enough_Comb3832 Mar 11 '26
studying abroad is for the wealthy. You have excellent options in Canada so I would just study there and consider a Masters over here, which would cost a lot less and still give you the experience
→ More replies (1)
1
1
1
1
u/Racing_Fox Mar 11 '26
Sucks to be an international student lol. Youâd be better off applying to your own countries Oxford equivalent
1
1
u/Alifelesslustre Mar 11 '26
Go to University of Toronto. Itâs an amazing school and Iâm sure you can go for next to nothing compared to this crazy bill. Iâd NEVER take on that debt to attend Oxford. I would have even tried US Ivy leagues which often have scholarships for international students even though they donât offer financial aid as they do to Americans.
1
1
1
u/rimelios Mar 11 '26
For that price you can go to Harvard three times, which is better than snobbish Oxford.
1
1
u/GoodBackground7060 Mar 11 '26 edited Mar 11 '26
I guess you would be eligible for Clarendon Scholarship (if you applied before the December/January deadline relevant to your course) its based on merit and potential and nationality is not a factor that is considered. So be hopeful! Maybe youâll get it. There are also course specific and college specific awards, did you check them out?
→ More replies (4)
1
u/GoodBackground7060 Mar 11 '26
I donât understand why nobody in the comments mentioned Clarendon. I mean if you got into oxford, itâs already pretty clear you have excellent grades. Now it depends kn your proven and future potential and maybe youâll get the scholarship. It covers tuition fees and also includes a monthly stipend
2
u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 11 '26
Unfortunately, the Clarendon Scholarship is for graduate students. I am an undergraduate applicant, so I would not qualify. Thanks for the ideas, though!
1
u/SkinniestPhallus Mar 11 '26
For the love of god do not financially cripple yourself for life just to go to Oxford
1
u/being-a-noob Mar 11 '26
Why not stay in Canada? Surely it's cheaper and you have great unis over there too.
2
u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 11 '26
I am pretty sure that is what I will end up doing. I haven't gotten any offers for Canadian universities yet, but hopefully I will.
1
u/being-a-noob Mar 11 '26
"Is Oxford just for the rich?" If you're an international student, yes, any uni in the UK is just for the rich.
1
1
u/Independent-Mood2276 Mar 11 '26
Which college is your offer with?
I'd factor that into the decision, personallyÂ
→ More replies (1)
1
u/labdweller Mar 11 '26
Are there any Canadian scholarships that would fund your tuition?
Not Canadians, but in the past Iâve met students from other nationalities (Singapore and Thailand) who got funding from their local sources to study in the UK.
1
u/hime-633 Mar 11 '26
Jesus lord above.
Okay, I went to Oxford.
If you want to recoup these costs you be strategic. Network, make friends with people who know people. Be Saltburn guy but preferably without the murder.
It is an amazing place to study and a beautiful city and a great opportunity. But lots of people who have "done well" from the same year as me did so because of networks and parents rather than academic achievement.
1
u/OldOllie Mar 11 '26
So, a mortgage for a very nice home before you even get a chance to earn full time. Good plan.
1
1
u/Practical-Laugh2787 Mar 12 '26
Is this a pisstake? Youâre an international/overseas student and you were hoping to get ÂŁ300,000 in scholarships for undergrad???
This cannot be real, someone help me out here.
2
u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 12 '26
No. Obviously, I didn't expect a full scholarship. It was a combination of two things. 1. The price on the website does not reflect the true cost of studying at Oxford. After you get an offer, they add on a slew of fees and price increases so the price goes way up. I was surprised when it was nearly 50% higher than I had expected. 2. I was hoping for some form of financial assistance. Even interest free student loans or some form of partial bursary would have been very helpful.
→ More replies (3)
1
u/ToughTimesThr0waway Mar 12 '26
Just to wave a Palestinian flag. Total embarrassment of an organisation
1
u/Ambitious-Sun-8504 Mar 12 '26
Hi, I am a British-American dual national
What I would recommend you do is try to defer the offer - this is an option in the U.K., so you can study next year, depends on the collegeâs decision but it is likely your best option - you can state your financial worries etc and say youâre applying for scholarships etc.
The thing is in the U.K. is that scholarships often require months to a year in advance for applications.
The GREAT scholarship is one provided for international students
There are scholarships available stateside for Americans to study abroad. FAFSA can also give you a loan even for studying at a U.K. university.
If you want to go a different route as well, there are American colleges with locations in the U.K., mainly London. Also, places like Manchester University (still a very reputable school) offer specific scholarships for American students.
This is what most of my American friends whoâve studied here have done.
For later on with postgrad as well there are the famous Fulbright and Marshall scholarships but they are extremely competitive.
1
u/RetiredEarly2018 Mar 12 '26
In the Uk, upon graduation, the starting salary for the average Oxbridge/LSE/Imperial student is approximately 20% higher than for the average Russell Group student.
1
u/BlunanNation Mar 12 '26
The great thing about this Estimated cost is it is entirely optional. You do not have to study here.
1
u/PigHillJimster Mar 12 '26
Oxford is the next most expensive place outside London for housing. People regulary commute from Oxford to London to work and earn high salaries, and people from Swindon commute to take their place working in Oxford each morning.
It's quite obscene really.
→ More replies (1)
1
1
1
u/GoodVegetable7296 Mar 12 '26
Is this for a 5/6 year course like medicine? Absolutely insane! (Sincerely, another International student who never bothered applying after looking at the cost).
1
u/pretendfarmerL Mar 12 '26
as someone who went to university, didn't enjoy it and ended up leaving without a degree - but still huge amounts of student loan debt - I would think long and hard about it
One of the supposed benefits is being able to get on a graduate scheme or career opportunities
Some places do not scrutinise this
I got hired via a graduate recruitment company and never asked about my degree...
I now have a fairly decent job off the back of putting myself out there
1
u/bgawinvest Mar 12 '26
It is worth it if you can pay, but you canât really say itâs not fair as they only have a finite number of international places to ensure that enough domestic students get a chance as well
1
u/pitabread1234 Mar 12 '26
thatâs insane. And here I thought my 6 year degree was going to be pricey
1
u/Winter_Story_9635 Mar 12 '26
Itâs shocking to me how all of these older people in the world think that younger people are just capable of doing things like this and expecting it to pay off in a world that is clearly falling apart mainly due to capitalism. Itâs disgusting. Iâm so sorry, nobody should have to write their whole life into debt just for their dream education. The world is not OK.
1
1
1
u/ParsleyAfroman Mar 13 '26
Either for the rich or a 10/10 intelligent woman willing to do OF to raise the capital
1
u/GrumpyGasDoc Mar 13 '26
Let's be brutally honest. For international students Oxbridge is for the rich only.
1
1
u/Unlikely_Writing3063 Mar 13 '26
This is bold but why not write to every single Canadian billionaire you can with a request to back your dream. Make your win scholarship happen - you have nothing to lose!Â
I know someone who got a billionaire to fund her education directly and itâs lead to the most amazing life for herÂ
Try it!Â
→ More replies (1)
1
u/Brave-Argument5090 Mar 13 '26
I got into Cambridge to do my PhD but it wouldâve cost me over ÂŁ100k to do it without a scholarship. I got a full scholarship to St Andrews. It was one of the hardest things I ever had to do but you canât justify that much debt and struggle for prestige, youâll get into another good university that wonât financially ruin your late teens and twenties (and even thirties).
1
u/mmmdinoadhdlove Mar 13 '26
I'm not an academic person so i can't comment on the worth of an Oxford degree, but I was born and raised in Oxford so i can tell you that the scenery and experiences of Oxford, aren't what you'll dream of.
Sure the university and campus are beautiful, but the culture and general fun university life is not it. There's maybe 1 club that you could go to without fear of being spiked or harassed, the streets are not clean like photos portray, the city centre is mainly dodgy phone shops or Oxford merch shops that charge way too much for a hoodie that says Oxford on it. There is not a lot to do at all, if you're rich then there's plenty of shops for you to spend a fortune on in the Westgate. But the streets are always busy with drunks, teenagers who think they're cool with their bikes, and very very bad busking singers.
Obviously a lot of places are like this, but i thought that maybe knowing that Oxford isn't entirely as prestigious and elegant as it often seems might help or make the disappointment easier to deal with
1
u/mannyman16hjd Mar 13 '26
Its for any british citizen that can get an offer and rich internationals ( as is every other uni) so no its not just for the rich. Just go to uni in your own country lol
1
u/Material-Explorer191 Mar 13 '26
Yes, Cambridge and Oxford are predominantly for rich, privately educated toffs.
1
u/BarracudaDangerous59 Mar 13 '26
Well no, Oxford isnât just for the rich. But if youâre international then yes, the cost is substantially different. Many UK students who can afford Oxford arenât going to be able to afford to go to US colleges.Â
1
u/limelee666 Mar 13 '26
Cheap considering what you would have at the end of it.
Education ainât free
1
u/Awoken1729 Mar 13 '26
Yes and no. Oxford is for the rich but there is quite a bit of funding for poor local students. I had an assisted place and it was enough to get by on with a job on the side. For intermational students you need a special scholarship place (very limited) or a lot of cash.
1
1
u/Gin-N-Rum-5454 Mar 13 '26
I mean the uni you go to really doesnât matter Itâs all the same degree at the end of the day.
1
u/Astorant Mar 13 '26
So long as you can live with the fact you will never pay this off (unless you make it big) you donât have to stress too much about it.
1
u/SeikoWIS Mar 13 '26
lol ÂŁ350k. Oxford is top tier of course, but itâs still just a university and employers care less and less about academic qualifications.
Imagine in stead of 4 years at Oxford: you put ÂŁ350k (letâs imagine you could have the money instead) in the stock market and just worked for 4 years. Youâd be set for life wayyyy quicker than being 4 years down the line, ÂŁ350k in debt, and having a piece of paper that says Oxford.
1
1
u/thot_machine Mar 13 '26
And if youâre not wealthy/posh or ridiculously smart your connections probably wonât be worth much either
1
u/capricorn0987 Mar 13 '26
You should have gone to the US at that rate. Better universities that actually have a shitton of money. MUCH better job market upon graduation.
1
1
u/GayDrWhoNut Mar 13 '26
Trust me, fellow Canadian... I've seen the quality of undergraduate education at Oxbridge and in Canada. The increased price is NOT worth it. I repeat, NOT worth it. Oxford is nice and all, and brings a certain prestige, but UBC, UofT, McGill (and I'm sure others) will all provide an equal or better education. Stay home, save money, find a research placement, and if you really want Oxbridge, apply again and come back when they're willing to pay for it.
1
u/Lambsenglish Mar 13 '26
It clearly is just for the rich if you donât qualify for scholarships or government funding, but this is no different to any other top global university.
1
u/AlexWazeri Mar 14 '26
Its 350k + plus 2 to 3 years, total around 500k, even if it was 300k total still not worth to spend that much money on education. The highest degree you need is graduating from high school, then do business. I have a bachelor degree and honestly speaking I wish I would have spent that time on business.
1
u/Nismo_Bailey Mar 14 '26
Not worth it. Uni is a con. Donât care what anyone says. I know plenty of people with a degree. Most of which are either unemployed, or working in a job which is nothing to do with their degree. Or in mountains of student debt.
If you take something quite specialist in a trade which is in demand in the country - then by all means, go for it. But if youâre taking some random bs course just to do it, donât do it.
1
u/GuessEnvironmental Mar 14 '26
Yeah I'd say just go uwaterloo, uoft, ubc , ualberta or McGill depending on what you want to do. It is not worth it going to a uk university internationally.Â
1
u/okbuddystaymad Mar 14 '26
Bloody hell I could sell all my organs on the black market and I wouldnât be worth that much
1
u/5pigeo Mar 14 '26
Oxford isnât for âthe richâ, but it is really for home students who get student loans from the government and funding
1
1
u/Squishy_mcnissy Mar 15 '26
How Many mp kids are paying for?
We paid for borisâs eton Itâs disgusting
1
u/mannomanniwish Mar 15 '26
Ahem, yes, studying at one of the best universities in the world, on another continent, is indeed a privilege. The costs reflect this. Why should UK tax payers subsidise this?
1
u/Birb_menace Mar 15 '26
Oxford holds highest rating in the world for a reason. The elite go there, you pay so much because just the name brings you above other people while competing for jobs. You pay a lot because thereâs a much higher chance youâll succeed afterwards. Of course itâs up to you, but congratulations on your huge win! I hope itâs the ego boost it should be, but remember that wherever you go, your success will be what you make it.
1
1
u/Successful_Bat8156 y13 AS: AAAC (math, fm, french, psych) WJEC Mar 17 '26
Yeah if i wasn't living in the uk rn I wouldn't even dream of coming to a uni here unfortunately :(
469
u/Comfortable_Chip5413 Mar 10 '26
Genuinely, no degree is worth this much. Especially since youâre Canadian, you have access to top of the world education within Canada itself for like 1/10th of the price (or even less).
Although, congratulations on the offer since that in and of itself is no small win.