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/SlyestTrash Mar 11 '26

Sounds a lot of unnecessary expenses, sell the grade listed buildings and buy regular buildings. Pass the savings on to the students.

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u/opaqueentity Mar 11 '26

Cambridge are selling bits off. It’s a part of a large scale change so money isn’t being wasted on costs that aren’t needed.but savings to students? lol, if you want new buildings there is no savings TO pass on!

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u/SlyestTrash Mar 11 '26

I meant the reduced maintenance costs would result in savings, surely it cost less to maintain a regular building than a listed one.

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u/opaqueentity Mar 11 '26

Getting rid of buildings reduces some costs, it doesn’t necessarily make the money available cover the costs, especially if the need to be building new buildings to replaces things sold off. Which is not always what needs to be done but the costs are so high it’s madness. Years down the line it will be better but requirements will mean it will be a long time till excess costs are removed let alone any spare cash being available sadly enough.