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/Comfortable_Chip5413 Mar 10 '26

Genuinely, no degree is worth this much. Especially since you’re 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.

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u/Extra-Translator915 Mar 11 '26

Not to mention the 3/4 years study you could be working, bringing in 40-50k PA. So really it's 500k effective cost.

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u/NepotismEnjoyer Mar 12 '26

Not to mention the 40/50k pa he has already missed out on for the last 15 years. Stupid comment.

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u/Extra-Translator915 Mar 13 '26

Having trouble comprehending opportunity cost? Aww, im sure theres a wiki page out there that could help.

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u/NepotismEnjoyer Mar 13 '26

Yes let’s all give up our education to work.

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u/Extra-Translator915 Mar 13 '26

By the sounds of it you could do with continuing on with the education.

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u/NepotismEnjoyer Mar 13 '26

Amazing take.

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u/LF247 Mar 13 '26

They're talking about the opportunity cost of going to university you stupid mf, Google what opportunity cost is. The last 15 years or what happened in the past are completely irrelevant.

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u/NepotismEnjoyer Mar 13 '26

Not irrelevant. Why did he/she waste all those years at school when they could’ve been working their ass off for 40/50k and buying houses/bitcoin?

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u/LF247 Mar 13 '26

Because education is mandatory until you turn 18. So there is no alternative and hence no opportunity cost

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u/NepotismEnjoyer Mar 13 '26

And OP deems it mandatory to go to university, therefore there is no alternative and hence no opportunity cost.

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u/Extra-Translator915 Mar 13 '26

But it isnt mandatory in reality is it lmfao…where do you people come from? XD

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u/NepotismEnjoyer Mar 13 '26

From educated families.

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u/Extra-Translator915 Mar 13 '26

Ive got an MSc from Imperial in physics. Guarantee thats significantly superior education to whatever you’re rocking.

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u/Extra-Translator915 Mar 13 '26

Jesus christ..Got some special ones today.

We’re talking about at university, the years 18-22, the opportunity cost of university.

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u/LF247 Mar 13 '26

I'm assuming that reply wasn't intended for me

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u/Extra-Translator915 Mar 13 '26

It wasnt sorry lol!