Editor’s note (competing interest): The author of this article is a member of the Oxbridge Honors Program. The end of the 2025-2026 academic year will…
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I still distinctly remember the feeling of arriving at the Heathrow Airport in London. I was filled with a combination of fear, anticipation and excitement.…
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After two years of saving, I finally had the chance to pack my bags and head to Oxford, England, for a full year of study…
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Christina Kirk, junior international relations and Oxbridge: Institutions and Policy major, has been studying at Oxford’s Mansfield College. Because Kirk lives in New York –…
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Madison Carroll, junior international relations and Oxbridge: Institutions and Policy major, has been studying at Oxford’s Lady Margaret Hall. Carroll is from Springfield, Mo. In…
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My COVID story: Coming home and looking forward
Savannah Hawley, junior French and Oxbridge: Literature and Theory major, has been studying at Oxford’s Regent’s Park College. A native of Independence, Mo., Hawley studied…
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