Oxford Odyssey

Author: cowleycorporateclimbers

  • The efficient labour market hypothesis – on passion

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    “Love your job and never work a day in your life.“ Itโ€™s a great platitude to work for a passion. Unfortunately, unless you have a niche interest, following your passion is unlikely to result in financial upside. The depressed pay of “socially-helpful” jobs A large number of individuals are drawn to do good, or pursue…

  • Micro-internships

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    Micro-internships are an excellent way to gain some exposure to the working world, while not committing your entire holiday to work. The annoying thing about Oxford’s holidays system is that six-week is a long time to be doing nothing (there’s only so much traveling you can do!) but it’s usually not enough to do a…

  • The false linearity of careers

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    For the loser now will be later to win โ€“ Bob Dylan At 18, I mapped out my life with the precision of a military campaign. Before even stepping foot in Oxford, I had a 10-year plan: the societies Iโ€™d join, the internships Iโ€™d secure, and the career trajectory Iโ€™d follow. I envisioned leveraging the…

  • Lessons for those entering the workplace as a fresh grad

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    Overcommunication The cardinal rule in being a newbie is to be always asking questions whenever you are not sure, but to ask Google and ChatGPT before turning to a colleague or manager. Remember, your job is to make your managerโ€™s job easier. It is a lot easier for them to answer a 30 second question…

  • What I would have done more of in University

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    The biggest time-waster: Studying. The problem with studying is that unlike past exams in your life which might have led up to university selection, few care about your university grades as much past this point. If I could turn back time, I would reallocate what little time I spent studying and spend it on careers,…

  • Should I study in Oxford? An International perspective

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    Getting an offer from Oxford might seem like a life changing experience.  For international students, I hope to spur your thinking and help to make a more informed choice. Fees As an international student, you are effectively subsidising the cost of educating British students.  Fees for economics and management are as follows: The reason for…

  • The randomness of examinations

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    Oxford does have rather strange grading habits, so, as a prospective applicant, please take note of this if academic achievement is something you care about deeply. If you are already in Oxford, take this article as a warning about how varied your scores can be – you might want to change up the proportion of…

  • Economics and Management Admissions process

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    Prep work before admissions opens You can definitely prepare for the admissions process even before the applications season starts. You should ideally be starting in March of the year you are applying in. Choose your college: I always recommend that you choose your college instead of submitting an open application, which I’ll cover in a…

  • What to do when you fall sick just before a major Oxford examination

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    Useful links MCE Guidance: https://www.ox.ac.uk/sites/files/oxford/field/field_document/MCE%20Guidance%20MT22.docx Forms: https://www.proctors.ox.ac.uk/forms Appeals procedure: https://proctors.web.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/proctors/documents/media/procedure_university_student_appeal_mt23_v1.1.pdf I had the misfortune of falling ill just before my FHS and as a result, found out just how strict and unforgiving the university is of these circumstances. I heard from friends that the university is highly inflexible regarding mitigating circumstances, and I found out…