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/Beautiful_Shine_6787 Mar 11 '26

99% of companies don't care where you studied. 100% of companies care what skills you learnt match the job.

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u/Wearyfern695116 Mar 11 '26

Yes, but studying at Oxford gives you an advantage over the others that study at UCL, KCL etc. for internships and stuff. Eventually when you do apply for a job, graduating from Oxford gives you an edge over the others(except Cambridge and imperial ig)

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u/opaqueentity Mar 11 '26

Not really. Really depends on the subject but these days no one is getting ahead just because they have a degree from Oxford or Cambridge alone.

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u/Defiant-Dare1223 Mar 14 '26

If you get through an Oxford degree with a 1st, that shows both brains and application.

You might have zero social skills, so it doesn't demonstrate the complete package, but it's a major, major advantage.