Anyone gone to Oxford Uni or had their child go?

[piffle]

Have ummed and ahhed about posting this
ds is only 11, shows every sign of attaining very high grades if previous and predicted scores have any relevance.
Anyway he has mentioed that he may think about Oxford if his marks are good - 4 boys from his grammar got in last yr so he is quite keen.
I am not sure what "Oxford" entails, ie: financial implications, whether it is a larger drain than any other uni.
I know he may not want to even get there, but I need to get it in my head now, just incase as if he did, I would not want lack of resources to stop him IYKWIM.
Sorry am not bragging mother etc am genuinely curious.
TIA

Yes I do wonder he is a very keen rock guitarist to boot, he also indulges in painting, but he swears maths is his true love
Weird if you ask me
At 11 my first loves were horses and Bodie and Doyle
That said I've not grown out of either!

at 11 maths was my first love too for some strange reason (and I was going to Oriel College, Oxford). Ended up doing history of art, and obviously not at Oriel.

I didn't think I was a member any more cos I noticed that they were taking #5 out of my bank account every year, so I put a stop to that!

when I joined, you paid a lump sum and that was for life membership. maybe it has changed!

the £5 is meantto be a facilities charge and if you stop it you are still a meember. every year I think 'oh bugger meant to stop that'

Haven't read all the thread (apologies), so any info is probably redundant, but DH went to Jesus, Oxford and I went to The Other Place (more beautiful IMHO) as did my bro.
I'm sure all the fee stuff will have changed since we were there (20 years ago). In those days I got a full grant as my mother was single and had taken early retirement, and I could live on that quite well. I did supplement with work in the summer holidays. If I recall correctly, when I was at college, you weren't actually allowed to have a job during term time. Don't know if that's the same for Oxford.
I used to think I was going to go to Oxford (English and languages), because my older brother was deadset on Cambridge (mathematician). But after he went up I fell in love with Cambridge - was careful to choose another college though.
Good luck to your son in whatever he decides to do - I know it's some way off of course!

KristinaM - just wanted to add - if your DD thinks that she is not really on the right course, but she still likes the idea of becoming a lawyer, she could bear in mind that you can readily do a one-year conversion course after pretty much any degree and then do legal professional training (always assuming finances allow for it). You don't have to have a law degree to be a lawyer. Practising law doesn't involve the philosophical and theoretical aspects that a law degree deals with.

Thank you Hovely. i think its the opposite - she now doesn't know what she wanst to do..... Except have fun......

Rhubarb - I was attacked by a bloke on the Cowley Road - and I beat him up. That do?

Cool! Nice one, did you put him in hospital?

No, but it did give me time to get on my bike and get the hell out of there!

respect on your christmas name

You too eh?

Ta Phillipat!