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Student Profiles

Read about the experiences and advice of some of our current students!

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Amy, History – “I was convinced I didn’t stand a chance of getting in”

Nadia, Medicine- “I was worried about fitting in, but now I love it”

Ryan, English- “The English course gives me so much freedom”

Catrin, Human Sciences- “Magdalen has excellent Welfare provision”

Adam, Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE)- “It is so rewarding learning directly from enthusiastic tutors”

Eleanor, French and Linguistics- “There is no typical Oxford student”

Parth, Biochemistry- “I love Biochemistry’s relevance to real world applications”

Betsy, Law- “I’ve spent a year studying at a top university in Paris, my dream since 16”

Seb, Music- “I feel like I learn so much from small-group learning”