Moving to University
Hello everyone. Huge congratulations on your place at Oxford, we are all really looking forward to welcoming you to St John’s College. I hope the next few weeks are full of happy celebrations after your hard work and achievements and a time of fun, excitement and positive thoughts about the experience at university which is on your horizon. Have a look at the hints and tips about Starting at Oxford . The Live and Learn sections below have some more supportive resources which might be useful to you as you turn your thoughts towards Oxford. If you have any specific questions which you think I can help with before you come up to St John’s, you can book a phone appointment with me to ask me anything.
Hanne Clark
Head of Student Wellbeing.
Some more useful links…
Live
Student Minds have produced a Know Before You Go guide. Student Minds are an organisation whose main aim is to promote positive mental health for students. The guide is quite long so you can read the whole thing or just the parts which sound interesting. Oxford University’s Counselling Service (a free and confidential service for all Oxford students) have also put together Supportive resources which might be useful. There is a lot of information and resources on this page so browse and choose what looks right for you. Remember, these pages are there to offer support for your whole time at university so you can come back to them anytime.
Learn
Have a look at the Freshers: Adjusting to University Life resources. Again, pick and choose what feels right for you to listen to or read and come back to the resources at any time which works for you.
I am very happy to welcome you to St John’s. As Senior Tutor I have overall responsibility for teaching and learning in the College. Your tutors and I are looking forward to introducing you to studying your chosen subject here. I’ll see you in person in Welcome Week. Inevitably there will be a lot of information to absorb, and you will find the start of term and the beginning of your academic studies a busy time, but you are always welcome to ask questions. I was a student at St John’s myself, and remember how it felt to arrive at College for the first time, and also how soon it came to feel like home. We are looking forward to your joining our academic community. See you in October!
Dr. Matthew Nicholls
Senior Tutor St John’s College Oxford.
If you have any questions what your academic life is going to look like once you get to Oxford, make a phone appointment with me (Hanne) and let me see if I or our Fellow for Welfare who can help find out what you need to know.
Hanne Clark
Trusted Contacts
Your trusted contacts are the people who you name when you register or enroll that could be contacted in an emergency. There is a letter for your trusted contacts on our College website. You and they can read it here.
It is really important to register because once the University formally knows you are in Oxford, they can confirm to Student Finance that you have registered for your course and any loans you have applied for from them can then be released to you. There can be a hold up in your loan arriving if you don’t register.
Ask Me Anything
