1 00:00:00,270 --> 00:00:04,630 Hello and welcome to the Queen's Access podcast. It's so lovely to have you here. 2 00:00:04,630 --> 00:00:08,910 And I hope you find this a useful resource in learning more about life at Oxford. 3 00:00:08,910 --> 00:00:11,970 But more specifically about life at the Queen's College. 4 00:00:11,970 --> 00:00:17,640 My guests this week are Martha van der Graaf, who's just finished her third year studying German and Azmeh Weeks, 5 00:00:17,640 --> 00:00:25,020 who's just finished half hour yesterday, medicine. We'll have a chat about general life in college and go through some very important FHC use. 6 00:00:25,020 --> 00:00:31,860 My apologies for any poor audio. These interviews have all been conducted over Zoome, and the Internet connexion isn't always completely reliable. 7 00:00:31,860 --> 00:00:45,940 For a transcript of this episode, please visit the Queen's Web site. I hope you enjoy. 8 00:00:45,940 --> 00:00:52,600 Hi, guys. Thank you so, so much for being here. I really appreciate you guys taking time out to do this podcast. 9 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:57,070 I'm sure you'll be really interested in gas, and I'm sure it will be really helpful for all the listeners. 10 00:00:57,070 --> 00:01:03,580 First of all, can we just start by each of you telling me a little bit about your queen's journey, so how you ended up at college? 11 00:01:03,580 --> 00:01:11,440 Martha, can you start now, please? Yes, I when I kind of never thought I would go to Oxfords and I went to the open day, 12 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:20,830 just kind of just to see to Drizzt increases actually the first college I went to and I just loved it so much, everyone that was so friendly. 13 00:01:20,830 --> 00:01:26,350 And then I went to lose like loads of other colleges afterwards and none of them really compared. 14 00:01:26,350 --> 00:01:32,290 Yeah. And I went through the interview process. I did. I was little bit scared and got an offer. 15 00:01:32,290 --> 00:01:36,930 Yeah. I really I really loved it so far. I love Queens so much. Oh, fantastic. 16 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:42,140 And that's my. How about you. Mine's a very different story to marketers. 17 00:01:42,140 --> 00:01:48,810 And so I actually didn't look around Queens any as I knew until today, but I didn't look around Queens. 18 00:01:48,810 --> 00:01:55,040 It's hard to see other colleges. They're all already nice. Pretty pricey. Really set my sights on. 19 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:58,480 I randomly picked Pembrook and I put the Pember. 20 00:01:58,480 --> 00:02:07,540 I thought I was a times Tambra. I haven't ever told wants you to say this, but I'm sending finds queens of sand on you. 21 00:02:07,540 --> 00:02:12,400 And then I was kind of wound to like whatever I was really I on any anyway. 22 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:21,730 But then when I came to NC, I found an offer that I thought was Sobeys for such a nicer case than just being really in awe of it. 23 00:02:21,730 --> 00:02:31,130 I'm like amazed by him for interviews. And then it's been, you know, such a happy mistake that you lost means so much to sustain. 24 00:02:31,130 --> 00:02:36,130 I'm like, wow, I've never heard. We've got people be like, yeah, I got pool the I got over it all. 25 00:02:36,130 --> 00:02:44,710 I had everyone. I just quit there on the very big boat. 26 00:02:44,710 --> 00:02:50,680 So we'll get into the main kind of like topic for this episode, which is I called it domestic life, 27 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,220 but it's basically just a lot of the frequently asked questions about what it's 28 00:02:54,220 --> 00:02:59,170 like to actually live in college and kind of the practicalities of living here. 29 00:02:59,170 --> 00:03:05,110 So first of all, Martha, do you mind explaining just how accommodation works at Queen's? 30 00:03:05,110 --> 00:03:09,490 Let me know a little bit about what your experience has been like of college accommodation. 31 00:03:09,490 --> 00:03:13,920 Yes. Say Queens actually provides accommodation the whole way through. 32 00:03:13,920 --> 00:03:17,350 No colleges do. The queen does. It's very nice. 33 00:03:17,350 --> 00:03:23,650 So, I mean, as we had a bit of a different situation than fresh, as you know, because we lived in the old building, refreshes now. 34 00:03:23,650 --> 00:03:28,360 Lives in college or on the building in the building next to college. 35 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:32,090 And then in second year, you see the lives you still live, see essentially. 36 00:03:32,090 --> 00:03:35,800 But you have a little bit farther away from college. Like a ten minute walk. 37 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,770 See the light down the road and Cowley or like in another building, close it all dates. 38 00:03:40,770 --> 00:03:46,000 And then in your final year, you can also go back to college or live in two dates. 39 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:51,640 I, like college accommodation, has been really great so far. I think what I've loved about it is especially so I lived in the Calder Building. 40 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:57,220 I'm in my second year, which is the one in Cowley, and it's just really it's just really nice. 41 00:03:57,220 --> 00:04:02,240 And you live with like 50 people. So it's quite a nice community. 42 00:04:02,240 --> 00:04:07,780 And yeah, I've never actually lived in college, but sure is nice to live in college. 43 00:04:07,780 --> 00:04:11,170 And yes, like Ripple's TV experience. Oh, brilliant. 44 00:04:11,170 --> 00:04:14,230 Do you want to expand a little bit about how the room ballot works? Yes. 45 00:04:14,230 --> 00:04:20,950 So the room ballot is basically a way that the students make it fair to live in college route 46 00:04:20,950 --> 00:04:25,870 to like who gets what college room is when firstly you kind of get randomly assigned to rooms. 47 00:04:25,870 --> 00:04:28,300 It's kind of like lucky if you get a good read one. 48 00:04:28,300 --> 00:04:37,060 And then in second in your final year, you get put into a ballot, let's say in second year you kind of get randomly assigned a place. 49 00:04:37,060 --> 00:04:42,880 You might be like really high up, which means you get first pick in second year or you might be really low down, which means you get lost pay. 50 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:48,660 But basically what happens make it sad is that the ballot flips around so that it's in secondary. 51 00:04:48,660 --> 00:04:51,890 You got fast pick. It means in final year you get lost pay. 52 00:04:51,890 --> 00:04:58,260 So it kind of means that basically everyone gets a fairly similar standard of college accommodation. 53 00:04:58,260 --> 00:05:04,570 Yeah. And you kind of have like a day where everyone sits and you all look on this Google document, see who's got what room and. 54 00:05:04,570 --> 00:05:12,220 Yes. A good system. Yeah. I think that was one of the things that highlighted to me about Queens on the open day. 55 00:05:12,220 --> 00:05:18,470 I went to some other colleges that pay their accommodation so they might have kind of a GPA. 56 00:05:18,470 --> 00:05:25,900 And it's all different prices depending on why you want to live. And that can be good because that follows the ethos of you get what you pay for. 57 00:05:25,900 --> 00:05:27,220 But equally, 58 00:05:27,220 --> 00:05:34,930 the fact that everybody plays the same base rent at Queens means there's no kind of like socio economic hierarchy in terms of where anyone lives, 59 00:05:34,930 --> 00:05:38,290 because it all has to do with what position you got on the ballot. 60 00:05:38,290 --> 00:05:43,720 And also, it's worth noting that you can swap positions on the ballot with somebody before rooms have been allocated. 61 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:51,430 You can only swap in. But you can decide to be higher up or lower down, depending on where it would be best, what for you? 62 00:05:51,430 --> 00:05:58,120 So, for example, someone I know swapped higher up the ballot because they they go to a department that's 63 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:04,240 like a really particularly far walk from CARDO just within exactly the opposite direction. 64 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:08,150 So they swapped move farther up in order and all that stands up and. 65 00:06:08,150 --> 00:06:12,760 Yeah, but they've also now forfeited potentially the chance of getting a college criminal. 66 00:06:12,760 --> 00:06:19,610 So I'm also saying it's just kind of a way open to it, the way the students make sure that it's the fastest and for everybody. 67 00:06:19,610 --> 00:06:26,560 It's probably also working so that you can live out so like big as me and I living out next year, even though college provides the rooms, 68 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:31,070 like there is still the option to live out, which I know that quite a lot of people might want to do. 69 00:06:31,070 --> 00:06:36,130 Mm hmm. Yeah, definitely. I yakkers I'm doing a I'm getting integrated matthes. 70 00:06:36,130 --> 00:06:40,380 So because my focus research, you'll likely be living out as well. 71 00:06:40,380 --> 00:06:40,690 Yeah. 72 00:06:40,690 --> 00:06:48,610 I think it's nice because when you with the fall back on college accommodation, you don't have the stress of having to move out somebody somewhere. 73 00:06:48,610 --> 00:06:52,690 So you only move out if you want to. And if you have five people that you want to live with. 74 00:06:52,690 --> 00:06:59,440 So I feel like people definitely find living out a more pleasant experience than they might do other universities where they don't get the option. 75 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,660 Yeah, one hundred percent. And especially because there's no pressure. 76 00:07:01,660 --> 00:07:06,370 And second, in first year to meet loads of friends to find people to live with in second year. 77 00:07:06,370 --> 00:07:10,310 Yeah, exactly. It's quite it takes the pressure off of it. Mm hmm. 78 00:07:10,310 --> 00:07:15,610 And see, I remember when I first started Queens, I had no idea what would happen to my posts. 79 00:07:15,610 --> 00:07:24,100 And that's all but a really small thing. But when I had like a distant relative being like, oh, I want to send you a congratulations card, 80 00:07:24,100 --> 00:07:28,900 like, well, God, I was like, do I put my room number on? Like, well, I have a letter box. 81 00:07:28,900 --> 00:07:33,850 How does it work? I saw all my other university friends giving me, like, flat numbers and things like that. 82 00:07:33,850 --> 00:07:36,920 And I was like, how on earth does this work? So as an. 83 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:44,170 Do you mind explaining a little bit about how the post system works in college and just generally what the role of the polls is? 84 00:07:44,170 --> 00:07:50,200 Yes, it is actually really confusing. And like you said, you don't really get like a slot number to some your post to. 85 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:57,130 And no matter where you're living in college accommodation, you're in the main college site on an Onyx buildings. 86 00:07:57,130 --> 00:08:03,120 All of your posts will get directed to the main college site. And it's picked up here. 87 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:08,400 I'm sort of into a special bearing those two rooms as the influx of letters and parcels. 88 00:08:08,400 --> 00:08:11,710 And that's kind of collectively called the pages. 89 00:08:11,710 --> 00:08:17,930 And these are kind of like pigeon holes that your have your last name on it and you let us get slotted into. 90 00:08:17,930 --> 00:08:22,340 And that's kind of great because it means that stuff can arrive at any time. 91 00:08:22,340 --> 00:08:28,170 And the porters will talk about in a second and we'll take up and so out the post. 92 00:08:28,170 --> 00:08:36,250 And so you don't need to put any specific details other than your name on the college on the college address, which is great, really. 93 00:08:36,250 --> 00:08:40,450 And it meant that you could order courses anytime of the day and you don't have to be in and waiting for them, 94 00:08:40,450 --> 00:08:48,580 which is quite handy and which I'll miss when I'm living out. And then put, as I mentioned before, a kindness like. 95 00:08:48,580 --> 00:08:54,010 And the gatekeepers to the college. So they set in what's called the porter's lodge, 96 00:08:54,010 --> 00:08:58,900 right at the entrance of the main college and that kind of a cesspool of calls and general 97 00:08:58,900 --> 00:09:03,670 enquiries so they can direct you to all sorts of other people in the OXA and the colleges. 98 00:09:03,670 --> 00:09:11,400 You need specific things. They take the post. They are responsible for booking of rooms within conures. 99 00:09:11,400 --> 00:09:18,580 If you need to hire out music, practise room, for example, or use the sports facilities that needs to be booked and that 24/7 as well. 100 00:09:18,580 --> 00:09:23,710 So that kind of heavy security practise as well in that if you're within college, over in central X, 101 00:09:23,710 --> 00:09:30,850 that there are pools cool for you to go to if you're in distress or just need to have any kind of security concerns. 102 00:09:30,850 --> 00:09:35,740 So, yeah, they're really, really useful figures around college. I'm very friendly, too. 103 00:09:35,740 --> 00:09:42,690 Yeah, they are. They're all really, really nice. So, Martha, do you mind talking to listeners through the process of moving? 104 00:09:42,690 --> 00:09:47,800 And it's kind of crazy. I remember doing it for the first time. 105 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:54,190 A swarm of second is descended on my dogs, call for help, move myself in and it's all a little bit mental. 106 00:09:54,190 --> 00:09:58,960 And also what you can call it, take the college accommodation. Yeah. 107 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,020 So is it. So when you're moving into college, 108 00:10:02,020 --> 00:10:08,080 it's quite difficult because there's not very much space to play cause so I remember when I was this, I could do it. 109 00:10:08,080 --> 00:10:11,530 I was healthy. All the fresh is like a light. Quickly alert the stuff from the call of AC. 110 00:10:11,530 --> 00:10:17,440 You have a system so you can come in at like a specific time and then you can kind of people help you unload when you 111 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:25,560 first arrive and wallies when you first arrive is a pressure and then you can go past your parents and go somewhere else. 112 00:10:25,560 --> 00:10:33,280 Yeah. I know I don't know how it works because there isn't really much space for people to park, but somehow it all works quite smoothly. 113 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:37,570 Yeah. And then stuff that you can and can't take. 114 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:43,090 I mean I don't know, like maybe you see for we can't really take like electorates like specific electricals and stuff. 115 00:10:43,090 --> 00:10:44,380 So like Mike. 116 00:10:44,380 --> 00:10:54,640 Waves like you have to get permission to be able to take microwaves and stuff you can't have, like Kandos, basically like fire hazards inshore. 117 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:59,370 And then dinner as me. Can you think of any other things you can't take? No, I think there's many. 118 00:10:59,370 --> 00:11:07,120 I have heard stories of people trying to sneak back hot plates and grills, and I would say that's probably not a good idea, 119 00:11:07,120 --> 00:11:11,420 especially as Gleans is trying to like improve the cooking facilities, which I think until quite a bit. 120 00:11:11,420 --> 00:11:17,250 And but apart from that, firehoses is a pretty good way to put it. 121 00:11:17,250 --> 00:11:25,910 Yeah. I think be sensible. So you do get some information that is in there, the specific things that are prohibited. 122 00:11:25,910 --> 00:11:31,950 And if you are anything, you can cheque it. And then when you get kind of information. 123 00:11:31,950 --> 00:11:37,510 Yeah. Perfect. I think as well. Yeah. It's worth checking that information like not ready yet, but yeah. 124 00:11:37,510 --> 00:11:46,120 Each time you move in beganto acres. I moved in infectiously with my brand new shiny toaster. 125 00:11:46,120 --> 00:11:50,950 I got an offer out there and then in like fourth week they were like, yep, toast is an album. 126 00:11:50,950 --> 00:11:55,280 Take your Titus's home. You kind of a toast worn out by outsiders. So. 127 00:11:55,280 --> 00:12:02,460 So they can. The requirements kind of also depending on kind of what they believe is like. 128 00:12:02,460 --> 00:12:07,840 Yeah. Any kind of breath probably. Firehouse is the main thing. That's a typo. 129 00:12:07,840 --> 00:12:12,400 Okay. I can change their mind on toasters and rooms. Yeah. 130 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:16,270 Which is which is unfortunate for me. Okay. 131 00:12:16,270 --> 00:12:25,390 Perfect. So as me. Do you mind walking us through like how health care works in Oxford Street and why you go if something's gone wrong. 132 00:12:25,390 --> 00:12:30,520 Yeah. So. And that's kind of two main ports of call and queens. 133 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:38,830 And one of your first one is that's kind of more of a minor concern and less immediate or needing specific doctor's attention. 134 00:12:38,830 --> 00:12:44,020 We have a college nurse who is onsite, unset days of the week. 135 00:12:44,020 --> 00:12:49,490 I think those are subject to change sometimes. But you do get told and it's made clear when you advise. 136 00:12:49,490 --> 00:12:53,310 And also, it's a times of a change. What? Mornings are often physical. 137 00:12:53,310 --> 00:13:02,980 Is nurses available and you can pop into her in her room onsite, which is one of the things that again gets pointed out when you start. 138 00:13:02,980 --> 00:13:07,550 And she can help with any kind of minor concerns or niggling things. 139 00:13:07,550 --> 00:13:13,630 And always you're not sure why you should go next. You can direct each other services, which is great for all sorts of things. 140 00:13:13,630 --> 00:13:18,760 And she is also available by email. And so that's the first very helpful thing. 141 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,550 And then also every college in Oxford will be every student in Oxford. 142 00:13:22,550 --> 00:13:27,850 So I will be assigned to a GP practise through that Coneys and different colleges 143 00:13:27,850 --> 00:13:32,050 are associated or affiliated with different GP surgeries around Oxford. 144 00:13:32,050 --> 00:13:36,580 And Aussies on Beaumont Street, which isn't too far from the call. 145 00:13:36,580 --> 00:13:40,690 It is a really nice practise. So many nice doctors there. 146 00:13:40,690 --> 00:13:48,820 And when you say this register with Oxford University, you're encouraged to register with that GP surgery there. 147 00:13:48,820 --> 00:13:56,740 And then and that's part of the registration process. And it's really strongly encouraged that you do register with you college doctor, 148 00:13:56,740 --> 00:14:02,940 because it means that you've got a port of call for a GP very immediately in Oxford for any health concerns. 149 00:14:02,940 --> 00:14:09,380 And I know people might be a bit concerned about then be able to access a doctor back at home during the box. 150 00:14:09,380 --> 00:14:15,130 And I've had no issues with that. I've been able to register both as a temporary patient at home. 151 00:14:15,130 --> 00:14:17,800 Really easy. Be seen just as easily. 152 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:24,950 But it means that when you move stocks that you're in a new face, you already talk with access to a GP if you need it. 153 00:14:24,950 --> 00:14:30,240 And I think one of the great things about Beaumont Street is, well, it it's it's huge. And it has a full nurse's station as well. 154 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:36,790 So sometimes even if the doctors are all fully booked, if you don't need to, that necessarily requires a doctor. 155 00:14:36,790 --> 00:14:40,600 You can go to the nurse's station and they have like a lot of appointments available. 156 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:46,530 So I've been there a couple of times that like freshers, flu kind of things to cheque if I got a chest infection or anything like that. 157 00:14:46,530 --> 00:14:52,260 And they're really good for that. And they have an in-house pharmacist as well, which I hope so. 158 00:14:52,260 --> 00:14:53,710 So anything out? 159 00:14:53,710 --> 00:15:02,620 And then in terms of the other services and prox, it has like a lot of sexual health services, the same as kind of any big city would. 160 00:15:02,620 --> 00:15:10,270 So there's different sexual health clinics. You can also go to college and ask for two months straight if you have any kind of concern. 161 00:15:10,270 --> 00:15:18,460 I believe the college nurse can prescribe contraception that is within her remit so she can help you with that. 162 00:15:18,460 --> 00:15:24,910 And also, there's a student dental service called Student until that on the Oxford Brookes 163 00:15:24,910 --> 00:15:30,210 campus on you can register there for an emergency appointment of a temporary patient. 164 00:15:30,210 --> 00:15:37,360 So I had a Western tooth infection last time, which was upsetting for me, but thankfully, rather, admen free. 165 00:15:37,360 --> 00:15:44,420 And I went online and my appointment that I just got a the books and yeah, that was really, really simple and. 166 00:15:44,420 --> 00:15:52,150 To sort out so I didn't have to worry about registering as a permanent patient identifier upset because I tend to have my cheque ups at home. 167 00:15:52,150 --> 00:15:57,700 Yeah, you can if any, you have any kind of immediate concern. That is always there. 168 00:15:57,700 --> 00:16:05,860 So if ever you've been to Oxford, either on an open day or anything like that, you probably have heard people referencing board. 169 00:16:05,860 --> 00:16:11,060 So, Martha, can you explain the importance of a board card and what you actually need it for? 170 00:16:11,060 --> 00:16:18,050 Yes, whole goal. Go to kind of you just need it for everything in oxfords, which is kind of annoying because you lose one all the time. 171 00:16:18,050 --> 00:16:26,680 If they I've had three world calls and two point BRK as well, but basically they just like little cards that you use to get into the library today. 172 00:16:26,680 --> 00:16:29,980 I think technically that I mean, the board is referring to the body. 173 00:16:29,980 --> 00:16:33,700 It's like the library. So it's technically a library card, but you kind of did use it for everything. 174 00:16:33,700 --> 00:16:43,810 So, like, you can use it to take out books and like get into the library and stuff, but also to pay for college lunch, to pay for drinks at Bucella. 175 00:16:43,810 --> 00:16:52,480 Yeah. To get into various college buildings is kind of like your little pass to show that you go to Oxford and that gives you access to everything. 176 00:16:52,480 --> 00:16:56,810 So, yeah. Pretty important college. Yeah, definitely. 177 00:16:56,810 --> 00:16:58,750 And yeah, pick a good photo. 178 00:16:58,750 --> 00:17:04,600 I chose my passport photo and it's not flattering and I didn't realise that you are actually allowed to smile on a postcard photo. 179 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:07,990 And now I wish I'd taken a separate one with no Arab. 180 00:17:07,990 --> 00:17:18,310 That's what I submitted my paper. So Azmeh, do I'm talking you through kind of the two major domestic concerns that tend to hit students? 181 00:17:18,310 --> 00:17:22,810 Well, I guarantee to it about day. So laundry and cooking. 182 00:17:22,810 --> 00:17:31,120 Yes. So laundry. There's a designated room in each annexe and or in the main college site. 183 00:17:31,120 --> 00:17:36,100 There's also a big laundry room as well. And I think there's a few washes and a few dryas. 184 00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:43,220 And each of those rooms, which doesn't sound like a lot Botley is quite easy to find time to do laundry. 185 00:17:43,220 --> 00:17:48,820 It's never it's never like you ask to wait too long. And it's done through an app called Sacket Laundry. 186 00:17:48,820 --> 00:17:55,660 So you get the app on a tablet or sign and you upload you put some money in your account on the second laundry out, 187 00:17:55,660 --> 00:17:59,770 and then you just use the app to scan a QR code on the washer dryer. 188 00:17:59,770 --> 00:18:08,680 And then also elsea it's quite self-explanatory, unlike in each of the laundry rooms as post as I explain how to use the QR codes and stuff. 189 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:13,870 So this assignment's you're not if you're a bit confused or not super familiar with it. 190 00:18:13,870 --> 00:18:18,070 I think at the minute it's two pound, 10 from standard wash and one pound. 191 00:18:18,070 --> 00:18:21,520 Forty four dry. 192 00:18:21,520 --> 00:18:30,550 Which again, sounds like a lot, but I found you can put two loads of washing into one dryer because the dry is having his face so it's not too bad. 193 00:18:30,550 --> 00:18:33,190 And they're all very, very big washing machines, 194 00:18:33,190 --> 00:18:41,490 which meant sometimes I would save up loads of washing and just do it on a Monday and to save costs on this is an easy system to use. 195 00:18:41,490 --> 00:18:49,450 The only hesitation I say is you get like a timer on the app that tells you how much longer there is for your washing. 196 00:18:49,450 --> 00:18:52,330 And sometimes if you're not very quick at the end of that time, it's pick up. 197 00:18:52,330 --> 00:18:59,040 You're watching people that want to use the machines will take your stuff out. So I've found that to get in quick can move it. 198 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:06,550 But that's I think that's the same anywhere you go as a student. And then cooking, it really varies depending on where you're living. 199 00:19:06,550 --> 00:19:12,490 And the main college site, there's one small kitchen which doesn't have an oven, but it has some hobs. 200 00:19:12,490 --> 00:19:17,650 I know a lot of the families this year did a lot of cooking in there and you can make some really nice meals. 201 00:19:17,650 --> 00:19:22,290 And there is also got a grill and is right next to the common room. 202 00:19:22,290 --> 00:19:25,260 So a lot of people would cook dinner and then eat in the evenings together. 203 00:19:25,260 --> 00:19:31,450 And which is really nice, especially now that families are living on the main college site and then another Onex. 204 00:19:31,450 --> 00:19:42,400 Again, it varies. So and the condo building has one slightly better equipped kitchen with more hogs and an oven, but that's still a communal kitchen. 205 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:51,790 And then the sun on its house building has several kitchens that kind of shared between between maybe four and 10 Marines, 206 00:19:51,790 --> 00:19:57,230 six and 10 rooms, something like that. So it's MU. Individual kitchens is not makes sense. 207 00:19:57,230 --> 00:20:02,010 And then on the kitchen floor, you know, so, yeah, that was a really good explanation. 208 00:20:02,010 --> 00:20:07,580 Thank you. So Martha Matriculation is a really traditional ceremony. 209 00:20:07,580 --> 00:20:12,770 It often massively confuses people, especially for assets before they've actually done it. 210 00:20:12,770 --> 00:20:17,240 So could you explain what it is on what your experience of it was? 211 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:22,900 Yeah, it's basically just a really fun day where you get to officially become a member of. 212 00:20:22,900 --> 00:20:29,910 It's I think you kind of spend like two weeks at Oxford where you're not officially a member, and then Matriculation Day, you are officially issued. 213 00:20:29,910 --> 00:20:33,530 And basically all that happens is that you dress up in what's called your subclass, 214 00:20:33,530 --> 00:20:39,830 which is like a white girl that's like white blouse, black ribbon, you gown and like black bottoms. 215 00:20:39,830 --> 00:20:48,590 And for guys, it's like white tall order. You know what they were like, little white bow tie, like a suit kind of thing. 216 00:20:48,590 --> 00:20:54,830 And yes, you go dressed up, you have your photo taken in college, and then you go to this Sheldonian Theatre, 217 00:20:54,830 --> 00:21:01,710 which is like around the corner from Queens, and you have this, like ceremony with ceremony in Latin, which is really sure. 218 00:21:01,710 --> 00:21:05,570 It's like I think it's like ten minutes or something. And I remember your room. 219 00:21:05,570 --> 00:21:09,530 Is it ten minutes, really? So. Yeah. Yeah. 220 00:21:09,530 --> 00:21:13,580 Like, really. Sure. Yeah. And then after that you're kind of like free to go anywhere. 221 00:21:13,580 --> 00:21:18,980 So like I think we just went spoon's like some people we see didn't Belbeisi. 222 00:21:18,980 --> 00:21:24,560 We just spent ages like hanging around Oxford and then. Yeah, just really just a really fun day. 223 00:21:24,560 --> 00:21:29,870 And like she made some very good friends on that day as well. So yes. Riegert. 224 00:21:29,870 --> 00:21:34,930 Fantastic, Azmeh, what was your experience, matriculation like and kind of seminar? 225 00:21:34,930 --> 00:21:40,550 Yeah, the ceremony itself is very short, but it's quite exciting to get all dressed up in the morning, 226 00:21:40,550 --> 00:21:47,210 kind of as the first time you're properly kitted out in the sun fast, which isn't unusual, but quite an exciting experience. 227 00:21:47,210 --> 00:21:55,280 And you get your photo taken and it's nice to look back on that, as I recently finished, Sergeant, who's like moving on to clinical schools. 228 00:21:55,280 --> 00:22:02,980 And it's kind of fun to look back at me just starting as I'm about to start a new chapter and kind of zeros come from. 229 00:22:02,980 --> 00:22:07,580 And you got like a really nice picture. They got professional photographers in to and take pictures of everyone. 230 00:22:07,580 --> 00:22:11,600 And then there's also a big group photo of everyone that's matriculating that. 231 00:22:11,600 --> 00:22:18,870 Yes. And the college kind of like schools today, but with fancy friends and then as mom does, that is so nice. 232 00:22:18,870 --> 00:22:26,410 So then spend the afternoon with your kind of new peers exploring that a little bit, getting to chat to everyone. 233 00:22:26,410 --> 00:22:33,610 It feels like quite a celebration, even though you've kind of just started, it seems, but quite good rites of passage and to university. 234 00:22:33,610 --> 00:22:36,230 That be my. Yeah, it's really nice. 235 00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:43,980 And I remember I remember like being so shocked when the my college parents said, like, oh, as a general rule, nobody works. 236 00:22:43,980 --> 00:22:49,220 I said, wow, that's so exciting. 237 00:22:49,220 --> 00:22:54,510 Yeah. I'd say that I did not pull out a textbook on matriculation. Me too. 238 00:22:54,510 --> 00:23:01,880 Too busy having fun. Yeah. And then one of the final things I just wanted to mention is to do with financial support. 239 00:23:01,880 --> 00:23:08,430 So I'm not going to go super in-depth for that. But I would encourage you if you're looking for anything to find out to support the Queen's website. 240 00:23:08,430 --> 00:23:15,740 APSEY far in terms of going into stuff that is queen specific, say things like book grants, Campbell grants, all that kind of thing. 241 00:23:15,740 --> 00:23:24,350 If you live more than, I believe, one hundred and sixty miles outside of college, I know that whatever it is, I'm just over it. 242 00:23:24,350 --> 00:23:27,980 Maybe it's 100th birthday. They give you live X amount of miles outside of college. 243 00:23:27,980 --> 00:23:32,810 You get given a travel grant every time. Which can you can you go back and they don't Jack. 244 00:23:32,810 --> 00:23:36,200 If you go back or not. So that's nice. Yeah. 245 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:39,800 Baby is like a book grant where you can get money off textbooks that you buy. 246 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:45,860 There's different kind of grants so you can apply there if you have some kind of like passion project that you'd like to fulfil. 247 00:23:45,860 --> 00:23:52,220 And then university wide, it's really worth looking into. A lot of the really generous bursaries available. 248 00:23:52,220 --> 00:23:58,520 So I'm on the crack start scholarship, which is a super generous bursary for low income students. 249 00:23:58,520 --> 00:24:06,170 There's also the Loyde scholarship. So if you are concerned or just wanting to know a little bit more about financing your way through Oxford, 250 00:24:06,170 --> 00:24:14,040 there are tons of resources available online. And I also mentioned it in my profile on the ambassador platform on the Queen's website. 251 00:24:14,040 --> 00:24:21,740 Did you have any questions? You can message me directly on that and I can sign post use any kind of financial resources that you might be asked. 252 00:24:21,740 --> 00:24:27,890 So thank you so much, guys. That was great. You provided loads of information as a closing question. 253 00:24:27,890 --> 00:24:32,870 I'd just like to find out from you both. What is your favourite thing about college and why? 254 00:24:32,870 --> 00:24:36,870 So, Martha, can you sort of go, oh, that's a hard one. 255 00:24:36,870 --> 00:24:41,270 I just like General College, like so like I played college for. 256 00:24:41,270 --> 00:24:50,900 I actually have my say college football. College football is so much fun. So, you know, you're just like the community of Queens, like college. 257 00:24:50,900 --> 00:24:54,920 That was part of that. So you have like centred dinner, which is this crazy dinner. 258 00:24:54,920 --> 00:25:00,860 Everyone dresses up the centre and you will get is like 90. Santer's walking around in November, which is pretty funny. 259 00:25:00,860 --> 00:25:06,140 And then you have like three nice back tie dinner. And then you go on Twitter to Cambridge as well. 260 00:25:06,140 --> 00:25:06,830 So I just love it. 261 00:25:06,830 --> 00:25:13,820 I've got so much from Polish that I like, which is really fun to get to know people from other years as well, because Queens is quite small, like. 262 00:25:13,820 --> 00:25:18,860 And then through football I could just get to know people in the abelow and like yeah it's like I'd say that's for you. 263 00:25:18,860 --> 00:25:27,530 My favourite thing so far. How about you have my and when I kind of agree on the general community side, Quin's has a lovely community, 264 00:25:27,530 --> 00:25:31,550 but to extend on that and they say something a bit more different, a bit more practical. 265 00:25:31,550 --> 00:25:39,470 And it's really nice being in such a pretty central college that isn't open to tourists, kind of from a practical level. 266 00:25:39,470 --> 00:25:46,630 And I know a lot of the bigger colleges like Kronstadt and Trinity have tourists kind of walking in and out jump throughout the day, and that's fine. 267 00:25:46,630 --> 00:25:51,580 I think, you know, some people that doesn't bother them. But I mean, that's really nice to have this kind of. 268 00:25:51,580 --> 00:25:58,970 It's almost like a mini little you walk in from the really bustling high street and then there's this beautiful building full of people that 269 00:25:58,970 --> 00:26:09,710 you nine am and you kind of it feels like a very welcoming place to end to and conveniently located right in the middle of High Street. 270 00:26:09,710 --> 00:26:13,250 So, yeah, probably couple of my favourite things. Yeah. 271 00:26:13,250 --> 00:26:17,210 Yeah. That's a good point about the tour I thought was a really big pull for me was like, 272 00:26:17,210 --> 00:26:23,570 I'm not feeling the porters do as well, but not that tourist stuff. So they say, yeah, that, that can be really, really good. 273 00:26:23,570 --> 00:26:27,690 Okay, perfect. Well, thank you so, so much for both speaking to me. I really appreciate that. 274 00:26:27,690 --> 00:26:31,400 And I'm sure everybody who like. Land absolutely loads, yeah. 275 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:43,490 Thank you so much and I'll speak to you guys soon. 276 00:26:43,490 --> 00:26:49,490 Thank you so much to Martha and Azmeh for that amazing conversation and a massive thank you to all of you who listened. 277 00:26:49,490 --> 00:26:59,360 There are loads more access resources on the Queen's College website, w WW Dot Queens, Dot Orkestar, AC Dot UK Forward slash access dash outreach. 278 00:26:59,360 --> 00:27:02,360 And you can find out more about the college in general through its website, 279 00:27:02,360 --> 00:27:11,072 Twitter and Instagram, including on the Access Twitter at Queen's Outreach.