"Who Gives a F*ck about an Oxford Comma?"

Sorry I have not posted anything substantial in a while. October is kinda killing me right now. I have tests, essays, projects, and presentations for every class due all at the same time. It feels like it will never end!

I bet I wouldn't feel this way if I went to OXFORD UNIVERSITY.

Yep. I bet those Oxford kids get crazy stressed out like this. You know why?
Because that school is AMAZING!

God lives at Oxford.

 I visited the famed University last weekend and fell in love. Why didn't anyone let me in on the secret?! Forget applying to any of those American schools, just apply to Oxford. It's 100x more beautiful than anything you'll find in the United States, and once you graduate you'll basically be set for life.

It is not clear when the University of Oxford was established, but teaching of some form has been taking place there since the early 1000's. THAT'S ONE THOUSAND YEARS AGO. The school that currently calls the city of Oxford home is one University made up of 38 colleges, the most famous of which is Christ Church (a.k.a. Hogwarts).

Yep, this is actually what it looks like.

 Besides the fact that Daniel Radcliffe went prancing around the school wearing a robe for 8 years, the best part of Oxford is the teaching system. The teaching is basically one-on-one. For all of the Americans reading this and don't know what this might mean, let me explains. It means that the students, from freshers (freshmen) to post grads, HAVE PRIVATE TUTORS FOR EVERY SUBJECT. So there's no hiding behind the 20-300 kids sitting in the giant lecture hall when the teacher asks a question. And these aren't just tutors, they're not "teaching assistants," they're not graduate students. No, these teachers are some of the greatest minds IN THE WORLD. And these students are getting private lessons from them.

They also sit for exams only a few times a year. Individual classes aren't tested. Students sit for university-wide testing a few times a year. No matter what college you're in or who your professor is, everyone takes the same exams. 

So I was basically walking around, looking at the students and thinking, "you're probably a genius."

Those guys chillin in the grass? Geniuses.

 Only four Prime Ministers of Great Britain were not educated at University of Oxford. Cambridge has produced exactly zero Prime Ministers. Food for thought.

The second reason I am extremely jealous of students that attend University of Oxford is because of how exquisitely beautiful it is. You have to pay to tour most of the colleges if you're not a student, so I didn't get to see Christ Church, but I did see New College (which, ironically, was founded in the 1300's).  And, I must admit, New College is so beautiful that it almost made me cry. True story.

The garden behind New College is partially enclosed by the old city wall. It was very cool to walk along this ancient wall that used to protect a tiny town. Not to mention the beautiful garden. I would just be amazing to be a student there and be able to sit in that garden on a nice day and study... [yes, I do fantasize about cool places to study. I'm a dork, ok?]

The chapel and cloisters at New College were simply amazing. Really beautiful. They filmed some scenes of Harry Potter in the cloisters, and it is obvious why. The chapel was so beautiful and old and holy (for lack of a better word) that I was rendered speechless upon walking in. I was feeling particularly reverent, so I unfortunately did not take any pictures of the chapel. I thought New College's chapel was more beautiful than St. Mary's the big University Church.

Maybe it's weird that I think old buildings are so beautiful (I was raised by two architects, what do you expect?). Maybe it's weird that I would give just about anything to go to school here. But the fact that their academics are amazing and the campus(es) is beautiful make for my dream school. The fact that the university is so old, also means that there are some very old, established traditions that each college and the whole university have. NYU doesn't have any cool traditions like that (well, we used to have one: we used to graduate in Washington Square Park...but not anymore). We are a pretty old school, but we just try to "modernize" ourselves too much to keep around old traditions.

Another reason to love Oxford: they have this amazing little pub tucked away. It was probably the best pub I've been to so far.

Can I major in Intoxication?