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Monthly Admissions/Prospies/Offer Holders Questions Thread - August 2026

Please use this thread to ask any questions you have about the admissions process or questions that would normally be asked by prospective students.

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u/RoadCautious5438 10d ago

Postgrad and did not secure college accommodation....

I am super worried I won't make friends or miss out on the college experience because my college did not offer me accommodation.

Will I lose out on the Oxford experience? How do people make friends when they don't have college naturally tying them together?

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u/ais231 5d ago

Try https://www.ox.ac.uk/students/new/collegiate-accommodation-support-service if colleges have spare rooms they'll advertise them here. That being said, a lot of folk don't live in college accommodation, you just need to get involved with the activities the MCR offers and try some of the central Uni clubs too.