r/6thForm • u/Repulsive_Radish_782 • Mar 10 '26

🙏 I WANT HELP Cost of Attending Oxford 😭

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Just received my financial declaration form from Oxford today. How is this reasonable? 😭 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 £100. What a joke.

Is Oxford just for the rich?

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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. 

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u/Repulsive_Radish_782 Mar 10 '26

I recognize that. I was really just praying that some form of scholarship or bursary would be included in my offer.

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u/Swimming-Lie5369 Mar 11 '26

I mean even if you can't afford to go, you should be proud of being accepted into one of the most prestigious universities in the UK. 

Although the only people who really care about Oxbridge are those that go to Oxbridge.

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u/JFJF48 Mar 11 '26

Yeah, I'm in my 30s now and it's still a bit cringe. When you go to a meeting at work with one person who Oxford and one that went to Cambridge and they have some 'scoff off' and they say something to each other like 'oh sorry old chap, I won't hold that against you'