Difference between revisions of "Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford"

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== Current Participants ==
 
== Current Participants ==
  
Bill Bernsen
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:Bill Bernsen
Michael Biblowit
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:Michael Biblowit
Matt Britton
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:Matt Britton
Henry Burton
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:Henry Burton
Sara Carian
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:Sara Carian
Sandesh Dhungana
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:Sandesh Dhungana
Andrew Douglas
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:Andrew Douglas
Katie Edgerton
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:Katie Edgerton
Scotford Garthwaite
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:Scotford Garthwaite
Max Gutman
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:Max Gutman
Steph Hsiung
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:Steph Hsiung
Will Jacobson
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:Will Jacobson
Deborah Kang
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:Deborah Kang
Faaiza Lalji
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:Faaiza Lalji
Haydee Lindo
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:Haydee Lindo
Lindsay Long-Waldor
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:Lindsay Long-Waldor
Carynne McIver
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:Carynne McIver
Steve Melis
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:Steve Melis
Prasanna Raman
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:Prasanna Raman
Jason Ren
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:Jason Ren
Michael Reynolds
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:Michael Reynolds
Anne Royston
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:Anne Royston
Sara Siegmann
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:Sara Siegmann
Ben Springwater
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:Ben Springwater
Terry Tamm
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:Terry Tamm
Betsy Todd
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:Betsy Todd
 
 
  
 
== External Links ==
 
== External Links ==
  
 
*[http://www.williams.edu/dean/oxford/index.php Williams-Exeter Programme Website]
 
*[http://www.williams.edu/dean/oxford/index.php Williams-Exeter Programme Website]

Revision as of 18:05, September 22, 2006

For now, the website is probably your best bet.

Oxford City

Exeter College

Simply the best. A haven of light and of happiness in the centre of Oxford. Must see: Bat colony, quad mice, beautiful Chapel.

It's also bigger than Jesus. And better at rowing.

The Programme

It's not bad. Sometimes the Director gives you porridge. And if you're lucky, a piece of bread. But only when you do your work. And that work will probably be making shoes. Know how to use an awl?

Housing

Dormitory-style, 10 beds per room.

Field Trips

When the finished products get shipped down to London, some students get to ride with the cargo trucks. In the cargo hold, of course. Also once a year the more productive students get to go to Portsmouth to watch the container ships leave.

Student Government

There is a "GovCom" (governance committee), chosen from the students, who serve as foremen for the factory floor.

Subsidies, Mobile Phones, Etc.

I think the program(me) is getting new cell phones for the students next year.

Academics

There's a library so in your free time you can read books.

Tutorial System

Oxford is run on a tutorial system. That means you, one partner, and someone with a doctorate or close to it. Sometimes you have no partner. For a full tutorial, you meet one hour a week for eight weeks, with an essay prepared for class. For a half tutorial, it's every other week, four meetings total. Both types culminate in a final exam, essay, or presentation.

Grading at Oxford

Oxford students don't get grades. Williams students studying at Oxford do get grades...usually better grades than they would have gotten had they stayed at Williams.

Courses of Study

Alumni: let's try to get sections for as many subjects as we've taken, and comment on them. This is the most important part, probably.

American Studies

Anthropology

Arabic

Art History

Asian Studies

Chinese

Classics (Greek, Latin, Biblical Hebrew)

Comparative Literature

Computer Science

Economics

Economists do it with models.

Economists do it with interest.

English

French

German

History

Japanese

Lab Sciences

Literary Studies

Mathematics & Statistics

Mathematicians do it discretely.

Music

Philosophy

Although Joe Cruz may try to convince you not to come (if what you are seeking is preparation for philosophy graduate study in the US), studying philosophy at Oxford makes you a more intellectually independent thinker. You probably won't get reading lists, and you might not even get a topic. Get ready for some quality hours slugging out in the Merton Street philo library. You'll have access to every philosophy book or article ever written -- a far better collection than Williams -- and access to the best lecturers in the world. Have fun!

Political Science

Psychology

Religion (Theology)

Russian

Sociology

Spanish

Theatre

Women's and Gender Studies

Current Participants

Bill Bernsen
Michael Biblowit
Matt Britton
Henry Burton
Sara Carian
Sandesh Dhungana
Andrew Douglas
Katie Edgerton
Scotford Garthwaite
Max Gutman
Steph Hsiung
Will Jacobson
Deborah Kang
Faaiza Lalji
Haydee Lindo
Lindsay Long-Waldor
Carynne McIver
Steve Melis
Prasanna Raman
Jason Ren
Michael Reynolds
Anne Royston
Sara Siegmann
Ben Springwater
Terry Tamm
Betsy Todd

External Links