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>it's generally pretty hard to change courses. I cant speak of Oxford, but I knew several people at Cambridge who changed subjects (sometimes more than once).
by tomsaffell 16y ago
>it's generally pretty hard to change courses.
I cant speak of Oxford, but I knew several people at Cambridge who changed subjects (sometimes more than once). It's not trivial, but if you want it enough then there isn't much to stop you. (Once you are there then the college's MO is to support your academic success, whatever path it takes). Take-away: don't be put-off applying by this - if you need to change, you can.
- liuhenry 16y agoAgreed, if you are interested in applying, definitely do so, even if you aren't set on that specific course. More info: http://www.ousu.org/acaff/undergraduate-specific-information/changing-undergraduate-courses/ http://www.ousu.org/acaff/undergraduate-specific-information...
- blibble 16y agoTo get the undergraduate degree at Cambridge you have to pass the examinations for Part I and II (some subjects have IA, IB and II and others have I, IIA and IIB), along with some other crazy medieval rules. You can trivially switch once you've completed Part I, and also within the first weeks of starting Part I; there are some other circumstances but these are the most common.
- jlees 16y agoThere are also courses designed to support switching, e.g. I read maths with computer science IA which usually goes on to 100% maths IB, but switched to computer science without a single headache. A friend switched from computer science to linguistics, it can be done.
- haliax 16y agoIt's doable at Oxford as well, though not terribly common.