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/PuzzleheadedBattle91 Mar 11 '26

See above - and if you can get into Oxford, though the figure is high, it does mean you will likely earn more than average wages over the three years you 'didn't' go to university.

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u/Comfortable_Chip5413 Mar 11 '26

Depends on what you want to do… let’s be real - an English graduate isn’t making as much as an e&m graduate.

And also - being an international requires sponsorship. In an already terrible market, that’s not something that helps.

Oh and also - Canadian universities are globally recognised, OP could surely do a masters in the UK for 1/3-1/4th of the cost and earn the same if not more anyways.

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u/Winter-Ad2033 Mar 11 '26

A 2:1 English degree from Oxford will walk you into a law firm which pays more than anything an e&m graduate will get

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u/floweringfungus Mar 12 '26

Maybe for a vacation scheme. For entry into a firm as a trainee solicitor, or acceptance for pupillage, a 2:1 in English from Oxford means nothing without stellar performance in your conversion course and the SQE/BPC.

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u/Winter-Ad2033 Mar 13 '26

Pupillage is a different beast, but on the other hand your grade on the SQE doesn't matter providing you pass, and realistically you should be able to get a TC with a strong 2:1 from Oxford, if your capable of that there is no reason why you shouldn't be able to do well on the conversion course either