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In this episode, two students from the University of Oxford, Valentina and Ilaria, share what Classics at Oxford is really like. Ilaria is a first year undergrad Classics student, whilst Valentina is undertaking her PhD at the University of Copenhagan, she was a visiting student at Oxford last term.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:48 Introductions
1:24 Why did you pick Classics?
4:30 What is Classics?
7:31 How is Classics structured at Oxford?
9:11 Were language classes a step up from A-level?
11:25 How does Classics vary from undergrad to masters to PhD?
15:28 What advice would you give to help people manage the workload?
16:55 Why did you go beyond undergrad?
18:16 How are you assessed on the course?
20:58 What misconceptions might people have about Classics?
24:45 What kind of person thrives in Classics?
26:43 Can you speak Latin or Greek or just read it?
31:33 Why did you pick your PhD subject topic?
34:54 What was your admissions process like?
36:15 What did you read and write about in your personal statement?
38:05 How does the admissions test work if you haven't studied Latin or Greek?
39:02 Any tips for Classics interviews?
41:10 How do postgrad admissions work?
44:02 How do you use AI?
50:47 What do you do outside of your degree?
55:33 What one piece of advice would you give your past self?
55:50 Outro
1:00:43 Blooper

Contact Valentina: vaor@hum.ku.dk

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