<p>I saw a similar thread, but then I lost track of it.</p>
<p>Firstly, what is the application fee of applying to Oxford?</p>
<p>How does an American go about applying to Oxford anyway? The website is nearly impossibly to navigate (haha probably to discourage students from applying).</p>
<p>Anyone have experience with applying to their medical program (is it something you apply to straight out of high school)?</p>
<p>And then do they require essays and rec letters and stuff? Haha I'm so confused....and apparently the deadline is October 15th, but then I'm not sure of that either!</p>
<p>To be honest, I would strongly advise you not to apply in this round of applications. The deadline is 15 October for an interview in the UK, or 20th September for overseas interview. Medicine is a 6 year intensive undergraduate course (yes, straight from high school. that’s the norm outside the US). They are looking for very focussed and motivated students. You only have a few days to get your application together and I think it’s highly unlikely you’ll go from clueless to candidate in that time. All the instructions are on the Oxford and UCAS websites linked above. It’s extremely simple to apply to any UK school, since there is one common app. If you seriously cannot follow the instructions at all, I don’t think this is for you.</p>
<p>haha point taken. but i think it just goes to show how intelligent you two are if you judge my knowledge, “focus”, “motivation”, and passion for medicine based on how well i navigate an online website.</p>
<p>i spent about 20 seconds on that site trying to find the application fee and then gave up because i figured someone on CC would know anyway. what a shame i didn’t stay on for 25 more seconds, i would have reached my goal=)</p>
<p>at any rate, thanks for the discouraging attacks on my intellect=)</p>
<p>Well, giving up on navigating a website within 20 seconds (although, apparently, not before having reached the conclusion that it is “nearly impossible to navigate”) would appear somewhat inauspicious if you’re attempting to embark upon a rigorous 6-year course.</p>
<p>I, for one, in no way have attacked your intellect! In fact, I have read a few of your other posts and threads over the last several days and find them to be breathlessly, enthusiastically charming. You also have very nice academic credentials that vouch for your intellect. On the other hand… by your own admission (in other threads) you have said you are “a very indecisive” person and have no idea where you want to go to college or what exactly you will study when you get there and that you are applying to over two dozen schools.</p>
<p>So yes, your (perfectly appropriate for your age and stage in life) inability to focus for more than 20 seconds to get some information about Oxford indicates that this would not be the best point in your academic career to choose a six-year program requiring focus and commitment to a PARTICULAR goal.</p>
<p>You may find that your plans become more focused as the year goes on - some seniors find that by January they are much more sure of where and what in terms of college than they were in August or September. Some don’t even choose a major until the end of their sophomore year in college. What we are saying is that it is unlikely that you will find that clear focus by the 15th of October!</p>
<p>The UK “high school” system is a bit different - they go an extra year compared to the US - so if you do find that you MOST want to study at Oxford, it would be perfectly appropriate to apply after your first year of college - or NEXT October 2009.</p>
<p>I love your enthusiasm and your excitement at each possibility. I am sure you will find great success in whatever you do.</p>
<p>People calm down! Enough with the ability to navigate a wesbite, so what if you found it quicker than another student. It doesnt mean they are not intelligent. You all are looking way too far into it. For all we know the OP is brilliant and just overlooked a section on the site..or maybe he/she doesnt spend hours a day online like many young people today. Nonetheless, we have no idea how qualified or unqualified he/she is as an Oxford Med Student. </p>
<p>But to give an honest opinion in regard to the initial question…I think you should only rush to get in your app if you TRULY want to attend Oxford. I would assume that prestige has a large part in your desire to attend, so that alone probably wouldnt make the haste and probable rejection (just based on states; even if you are an attractive candidate) worth it. But then again, you may succeed and be happy, who knows. Go for it if you REALLY want to.</p>
<p>Well the cost of applying isn’t nearly as much as the cost of enrolling, and if the former causes you concern, the latter will knock your socks off.</p>
<p>Financial aid is not available to US students (aside from some stafford loans and parent plus loans) – so if cost is an issue, think twice before wasting the $30. The cost to attend Oxford (including room/board/tuition/travel there and back/etc) will run your parents ~$45,000 with the current crappy exchange rate. Opportunities to work and earn money are very limited if they exist at all (due to visa regulations and student commitments). You cannot become a citizen or resident while attending school – so you will be paying that amount each year (the general Oxford program is 3 years)</p>
<p>I am not certain, but I believe that the 6-year medical program is highly restrictive for anyone other than UK citizens. I believe they are only allowed to accept about 4 kids a year who are not UK citizens – since the primary goal of the program is to train people to be doctors in the UK. If you are really interested in the medical program, you might want to do some more checking on this.</p>
<p>"I am not certain, but I believe that the 6-year medical program is highly restrictive for anyone other than UK citizens. "</p>
<p>Yes, that’s correct. The UK government restricts the number of non-EU students who can be accepted - presumably because the programme is subsidised by UK taxpayers. When I was applying, I think the number was something like 7. </p>
<p>If you really want to do medicine at Oxford, it’s probably best to do a science degree in the US then apply for the accelerated post-graduate medical course, which takes 4 years.</p>
This is why foreigners take an instant dislike to many Americans - very very needlessly agressive. This would not make any Oxford interviewers happy.</p>
<p>“You only have a few days to get your application together and I think it’s highly unlikely you’ll go from clueless to candidate in that time. All the instructions are on the Oxford and UCAS websites linked above. It’s extremely simple to apply to any UK school, since there is one common app. If you seriously cannot follow the instructions at all, I don’t think this is for you.”</p>
<p>“cupcake brings up a valid point. I was able to find the cost of applying on that website in about 45 seconds. And I am not a medical student.”</p>
<p>doubt that would make them happy either…“needlessly agressive” much??:P</p>
<p>Okay, calm down everyone. Maybe the OP isn’t even that interested in oxford all that much. Maybe she has other things in her mind to do, or maybe she was just feeling lazy. we’re all lazy sometimes. I’m sure if she was desperate she could find the information very quickly. We don’t have anything to judge. </p>
<p>Even though there is one common app for UK, it’s still extremely complicated and hard to apply to the Oxford, especially for stuff like medicine and music. It also costs a lot of money. </p>
<p>The international interview application is 50 pounds, which is around 100 dollars. But I’m assuming this won’t apply to you since you want to study medicine, and everyone(even internationals) applying for medicine have to have interview at Oxford, UK.</p>
<p>You have turn in your UCAS application, which is around 17 pounds(appr 34 dollars), but I think you only pay 7 pounds if you are only applying to one. Then you’d have to take the BMAT(admissions exam), which takes away another 56 pounds(around 110 dollars) or something like that(you have to pay more if you’re an international student; I think it’s around 36 pounds for locals). Then you have to fly to Oxford for an interview, which will be very expensive(almost a thousand.. maybe around 700 dollars), then you probably will spend some money there too…</p>
<p>It costs a lot of money to apply to Oxford.. I’m also probably applying and I estimated about 700~800 dollars(probably even more, if I cannot find good rates on flights and hotel) to apply.. And this is not even flying to Oxford.. I’m only flying to NYC from Canada. But this is nothing compared to the money you will be paying for tuition etc when you actually attend.</p>
<p>Definitely not worth it if there’s no chance, that’s why I’m hesitating too.</p>
<p>^Thank you so much SparklingJuice. Seriously, that’s the kind of thing I was looking for when I posted originally=)</p>
<p>Yeah you’re right, I’m not super-interested in attending Oxford. On the off chance I got in, there’s no way I’d let my parents pay that much money to let me go to school in England. I’d have to get some kind of scholarship from here or work my butt off this year at my job, and maybe try and find a second job or start tutoring for money or something.</p>
<p>I was just wondering what the application fee was because I thought it might be interesting to apply. Obviously if it was some ridiculous amount like $700, well I was actually thinking $100-200, which I kind of expected what with it being Englad an all, I would give up on that idea. I don’t have that kind of money to throw away.</p>
<p>I didn’t know it was only like $35, which is what I wanted to find out in the first place. But I also didn’t know the medical program was subsidized by British taxpayers and was so competitive for foreigners. I didn’t even know how it worked, well I guess I still don’t entirely, but I saw it on the website and it piqued my interest so I asked about it.</p>
<p>And I also didn’t know about the BMAT haha. I really don’t want to take anymore standardized tests if I really don’t have to.</p>
<p>Obviously I didn’t know a lot, which is the main reason I started this thread, I was simply curious. It kind of confused me as to why others started attacking me given that I didn’t ask a very controversial question..maybe trying to discourage me from applying for whatever reason, I have no clue. I guess it did stir me up too.</p>
<p>Kind of makes me want to spend that 7 or 17 pounds to see what kind of chance I have, lol. Even if it might not be to the med program. Whereas I had barely any inclination to apply when I started this thread, now I’m seriously considering getting to work on that application…maybe demonstrate the whole “clueless to candidate” idea. who knows? haha, gotta love that reverse psychology…</p>
<p>Although it’s on a site called Cambridge Assessment, the same test is required for Oxford (for medicine and physiological sciences), Cambridge and three colleges in London (Imperial, University College, and the Royal Veterinary College).</p>