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Which Oxford college for Maths?

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Muchtoomuchtodo · 20/09/2025 18:02

Inspired by the equivalent Cambridge thread!

We’re going round in circles and I don’t know if we’ve missed any stats that might help with decision making.

DS will be applying to Oxford for Maths. He has always attended state school.

He has 12 A⭐️ at GCSE and 4 A at AS level.

He does like the look of older colleges and would like to be fairly close to the Maths dept - not that any are very far away on a bike. He would prefer a college with a good majority of state educated students and a relatively low number of international students, though neither are dealbreakers. He’s not bothered about there being lots of formals.

Any advice would be very much appreciated

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Overtheatlantic · 20/09/2025 18:17

He could try Mansfield and University College.

PIPERHELLO · 20/09/2025 18:17

From what I personally have seen in the media in particular, Cambridge is doing far more in terms of state school / real world outreach.

Oxford - again just in my experience - is still hugely hugely elitist & posh. however, some colleges are doing much more than others, and the colleges are all quite different in terms of social attitude.

I read good things about LMH…

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Muchtoomuchtodo · 20/09/2025 18:13

If he gets a place I don’t think he really will struggle.

He knows that there will be plenty of international and privately educated students but. He also knows that the short terms will be intense so he is keen, as much as is possible, to not feel like he is an outsider in what will already feel like quite an alien environment.

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Bertielong3 · 20/09/2025 18:04

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