Lincoln College Study Days
Lincoln College Study Days 2024
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 Modern Languages or English Literature
The Study Days will take place in at Lincoln College Oxford on the following dates:
History and the Ancient World: Sunday August 4th to Tuesday 6th
Physics and Engineering: Tuesday August 6th to Thursday 8th
Modern Languages and Literature: Thursday August 8th to Saturday 10th
English Literature: Thursday August 8th to Saturday 10th
To apply fill out the form at the end of this page. The application deadline of Friday 24 May at 12 noon has now passed.
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 4 August: History and the Ancient World Tuesday 6 August: Physics and Engineering Thursday 8 August: Modern Languages Thursday 8 August: English Literature |
15:00 onwards | Arrival and check-in |
| 17:30 | Tour of College | |
| 18:00 | Welcome and Intro to Oxford: with Access Officer and Student Ambassadors | |
| 19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:30 - 22:00 | JCR social evening | |
Monday 5 August: History and the Ancient World Wednesday 7 August: Physics and EngineeringFriday 9 August: Modern Languages Friday 9 August: English Literature |
08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:00 | Welcome session: Oxford Explained and Q&A | |
| 10:00 | Faculty or Museum Session | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 | Academic mini-lectures | |
| 14:45 | Break | |
| 15:00 | Study Skills session | |
| 16:15 | Break | |
| 16:30 | Mock interviews: watch a demonstration interview with Tutors | |
| 19:00 | Dinner | |
| 19:30 - 22:00 | JCR-run social evening | |
Tuesday 6 August: History and the Ancient World Thursday 8 August: Physics and EngineeringSaturday 10 August: Modern Languages Saturday 10 August: English Literature |
08:00 - 09:00 | Breakfast |
| 09:15 | Tutorial sessions | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 11:00 | Oxford applications: Tests, Personal Statements | |
| 12:00 | Student Q&A and feedback | |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:00 - onwards | Depart |