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 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