1. Website: www.JohnLockeInstitute.com
Email: info@JohnLockeInstitute.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NormandySummerSchool
Economics Psychology Mathematics PPE
Philosophy History Politics French
Oxbridge in France Summer School
21 July - 14 August, 2015
What?
A tailor-made curriculum of seven different
subjects taught in small seminars and Oxford-
style tutorials.
Who?
Oxbridge in France brings together current and
former academics from Oxford and students of
the highest calibre from every part of the globe.
Where?
Oxbridge in France is based in a beautiful
Benedictine monastery in the heart of Bayeux,
near the Normandy beaches.
When?
• 21 - 27 July 2 places
• 27 July - 2 August WAITING LIST ONLY
• 2 - 8 August 2 places
• 8 - 14 August 4 places
Subjects
More Information:
Choosing an
Oxford College
University of Oxford Open Days:
Wednesday 1 July
Thursday 2 July
Friday 18 September
www.JohnLockeInstitute.comThe John Locke Institute is entirely independent of the University of Oxford.
Photocredit: Bill Tyne
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Brochure Final.pdf 1 29/06/2015 11:47

2. Choosing a College
Photocredit: Martijn van Sabben
1. Big or small?
Some colleges, like St Catherine’s, have a large number of undergraduates. Others, like Green Templeton, have as
few as 100. Some colleges have a large footprint while others have a much smaller area. Do you prefer an
intimate environment, where you know everyone in your college, or do you prefer a larger one, which feels less
2. Old or new?
Three colleges (Merton, Balliol and University College) were founded in the Thirteenth Century, seven hundred
years before St Catherine’s was founded, in 1963. Do you like the romance of crumbling decrepitude or the
comfort of modern facilities?
3. How good is the food?
It might not seem important right now, but over three or four years, the quality and variety of the food will come
to matter a lot. Ask the students you meet how their college’s dining experience differs from other colleges they
have visited.
4. Does the college offer your favourite degree?
Most of the colleges that accept undergraduates will offer the popular subjects like PPE, English, History, etc, but
not every college offers every degree subject. Oriel doesn’t offer Theology and Oriental Studies, so it’s worth
checking before you get too attached!
10 Tips for Choosing a College
5. What do the fellows in each college specialise in?
There are economists in most colleges, but you might like to find out where the best macroeconomists, or game
theorists, or public economists are. If you are an historian, or a philosopher, it might matter to you whether the
history fellow is a specialist on the Florentine Renaissance, or the philosophy don is an authority on Hegel.
Note Pad
College
College
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Brochure Final.pdf 2 29/06/2015 11:47

3. Christ Church
Meadow
Merton Field
Great
Meadow
Magdalen
Grove
Merton
College
Christ Church
College
Oriel
College
University
College
The Queen’s
College
Brasenose
College Magdalen
College
Lincoln
College
Jesus
College
Exeter
College Hertford
College
New
College
Trinity
College
Balliol
College
Wadham
College
Harris Manchester
College
Mansfield
College
St John’s
College
Regent’s Park
College
St Catherine’s
College
St Hilda’s
College
Pembroke
College
Corpus Christi
College
St Peter’s
College
Worcester
College
Somerville
College
Keble
College
High Street
St.Aldate’s
Speedwell Street
Tham
es Street
Park End Street
Beaumont Street
St.Giles
St.Giles
Hythe Bridge Street
WorcesterStreet
IffleyRoad
HolybushRow
High Street
St.Aldate’s
Botley Road
Saïd
Business
School
Bodleian
Social Science
Library
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Brochure Final.pdf 3 29/06/2015 11:47

4. Note Pad
College
College
6. Where is it?
You can roll out of bed at 10:55am, at Teddy Hall or Queen’s, and get to the Exam Schools in High Street on time
for your 11am lecture, but if you are at St Hugh’s or St Anne’s you may want to acquire a bicycle. How well
positioned is your college in relation to the buildings relevant to your course?
7. What is the accommodation like?
What are the rooms like? Ask to see them. Will your college accommodate you for all three (or four) years of
your degree? And if they do, is the accommodation based in the elegant front quadrangle, or will the Second
Years be sent to a hideous architectural abortion three miles away?
8. Is it friendly?
What are the student volunteers like on Open Day? Are the tutors you meet kindly and interested in you, or
bored and distant? You will have to live with these people for the next three years of your life so it’s important
you enjoy their company.
9. How sporty is the college?
Do you want to go to a college famed for its intercollegiate sporting prowess? Certain colleges tend to perfom
better in sporting events than others. Do you want to attend a college where you can try your hand at a new sport
or one where you can compete at the highest levels?
10. How does it feel?
Visit at least six colleges, of different sizes, ages, and styles. Take notes on each college you see, and snap a couple
of pictures on your phone, so that tomorrow, when they all threaten to blur into one, you can remember what
you liked about each. Maybe one of them will enchant you. It may become your home soon, so choose wisely.
"The tutors are fantastic, some of the most inspiring teachers I’ve ever met. I came
across some fantastic new ideas and concepts that I took through to my Oxford
application.” - Tom Scott, Oriel College, Oxford
To find out what Tom
is talking about
turn to the back page...
C
M
Y
CM
MY
CY
CMY
K
Brochure Final.pdf 4 29/06/2015 11:47