Lincoln College Study Days
Lincoln College Study Days
This year we are again running in-person Study Days, for prospective students in Year 12 from state schools. The programme is designed to support students from non-traditional Oxbridge backgrounds who are on track to do well and potentially make an application to a selective university.
Our Study Days have three subject options: History and the Ancient World or Physics and Engineering or Languages and Literature
The Study Days will take place in at Lincoln College Oxford on the following dates:
History and the Ancient World: August 6th to 8th
Physics and Engineering: August 8th to 10th
Languages and Literature: August 10th to 12th
For confirmed participants:
Accommodation will be provided free of charge, onsite, in Lincoln College rooms. These will be on-suite and you will not need to bring bedding or towels, this will be provided.
We will also provide Breakfast, lunch and dinner in our Dining Hall.
Travel reimbursement will happen after the event, we will provide a form for your details to which you will attach your receipts.
When you are arriving, please arrive between 3pm and 5pm on the first day of your course (see below). For directions and advice on travel see our page here: /discover/the-college/visiting-lincoln Please bear in mind we are very central and their is no parking at the College.
Below is an indicative outline of the programme and the dates that it takes place:
| Date | Time | Session |
|---|---|---|
Sunday 6 August: History and the Ancient World Tuesday 8 August: Physics and Engineering Thursday 10 August: Languages and Literature |
15:00 onwards | Arrival and check-in |
| 17:00 | Tour of College | |
| 18:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | JCR social evening | |
Monday 7 August: History and the Ancient World Wednesday 9 August: Physics and EngineeringFriday 11 August: Languages and Literature |
08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:30 | Welcome session | |
| 10:15 | Oxford Explained with Q&A | |
| 11:15 | Break | |
| 11:30 | Study Skills session 1 | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Academic mini-lectures | |
| 14:30 | Tour of Oxford | |
| 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:45 | Study Skills session 2 | |
| 16:45 | Mock interviews: Watch demonstration, questions and reflection | |
| 18:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:00 - 22:00 | JCR-run social evening | |
Tuesday 8 August: History and the Ancient World Thursday 10 August: Physics and EngineeringSaturday 12 August: Languages and Literature |
08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:15 | Tutorial sessions | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Application and personal statement workshop | |
| 12:00 | Student Q&A and feedback | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 - onwards | Depart |