Oxford from the Inside

In today's episode we are getting to know a little more about our new interviewers!! Introducing Nelson (1st Year PPE), JP (4th Year Biochemistry), Ana (1st Year PPE) and Olviya (1st Year English.) Not only will we get to know a little bit more about our new interviewers but we also discuss future episode ideas and what we can expect from our new extension of our team!!

In today’s episode Siam is with Bethany to discuss what everything about studying Theology and Religion at Oxford. What is Theology? What modules do you study in your first and second years? What has been Bethany’s favourite parts of the course? Stay tuned to find out!! Including a whistle stop tour of the arguments for and against the existence of God!

Quickfire Questions: In this episode, Junaid has a chat with Grace, 2nd year English literature student, all about imposter syndrome and how she deals with it. Join us as Grace explains how she perceives imposter syndrome, how present it is in Oxford culture and her mindset for tackling it. Regardless of your achievements, imposter syndrome is something that can affect us all! This series of Quickfire Questions will give us lots of different perspectives on how deal with this sense of feeling and will enlighten us on how you are not an imposter.

Quickfire Questions: In this episode of Quickfire Questions, Megan asks Kyla what she was most surprised by at Oxford. There are loads of stereotypes about Oxford, but how many of them are actually true? What about Oxford surprised you? Tune in to find out more! 

Check out our latest episode where Abbie interviews Eugene (first year, physics) about his experiences of his first term at Oxford and studying physics. Is there a big difference between physics at A-level to Physics at degree level? What would be useful to know before coming to Oxford? How do you adapt to the Oxford work-life? Get your answers to these questions and more in this episode!

Quickfire Questions: Today Ellis is joined by Rachel to hear about what she gets up to as a fourth year mathematician, enjoy! 

Quickfire Questions: Today we ask Carlotta, 2nd year PPE, how does she deal with imposter syndrome? Imposter syndrome is the sense of feeling that you are an imposter, that you don't feel like you belong here. Almost all students at Oxford at one point or another know this feeling all too well as many students believe that they do not belong here, that they're not clever enough and that they go accepted on a fluke. This series of Quickfire Questions will give us lots of different perspectives on how deal with this sense of feeling and will enlighten us on how you are not an imposter. 

Today, Ellis is joined by Charlotte, president of Trinity College Boat Club, to talk all things Oxford rowing: why it isn't just for privately educated people, bumps racing, and how to get a boat stuck in a tree. You don't want to miss it! 

Timestamps: 

00:30 - Introduce yourself, tell me how you’re involved with rowing. 

01:00 - What is rowing? 

02:46 - What are the different levels of Oxford rowing? 

03:40 - What’s an average week of training for you? 

05:16 - Can you explain the different races throughout the year? 

07:50 - How would you describe the experience of coxing races? 

10:25 - Do you think there’s a big misconception around rowing in Oxford? 

13:00 - Do you have any funny memories of rowing? 

15:18 - What does being president of the boat club entail? 

17:15 - What’s been your favourite rowing memory?

19:40 - Do you have any worst memories of rowing? 

21:23 - What advice would you give to people thinking about rowing? 

Quickfire Questions: In this episode of the Quickfire Questions series, Siam asks Junaid, 3rd year Medic at Trinity College, if he could do any other degree, what would it be and why! Have a listen and find out a bit about what Oxford students could be interested in, besides the course they ended up choosing.

Quickfire Questions: In this episode of the Quickfire Questions series, Junaid asks Kate, 3rd year Mathematician at Trinity College, if she could do any other degree, what would it be and why! Have a listen and find out a bit about what Oxford students could be interested in, besides the course they ended up choosing.