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Magdalen Graduate Freshers' Guide 2016 This image cannot currently be displayed. Magdalen College Middle Common Room MAGDALEN GRADUATE FRESHERS’ GUIDE 2016 On behalf of the Magdalen Middle Common Room (‘MCR’) community, welcome to Magdalen College! This Guide has been prepared by the MCR Committee and answers some of the questions you might have about College life as a New Graduate (‘Fresher’). We encourage you to read this Guide before you arrive in Oxford. If you have any additional questions which are not answered in this Guide, please feel free to contact the Freshers’ Officer, Edward Armitage ([email protected]) or join the Magdalen College MCR Freshers 2016-17 Facebook Page and post the question there. More information can be found on our website at www.magdmcr.co.uk. We look forward to meeting you in Michaelmas Term. 1 If coming from overseas, what should I bring to Magdalen? Important documents: In addition to bringing your passport, you should bring some spare passport photos, copies of bank statements, letters relating to scholarship awards, and the letter(s) of confirmation of a place on your course from the University and Magdalen – these will be needed on your arrival (e.g. see page 3 about opening a bank account). Formal dress: For occasions like matriculation, examinations and graduation, when ‘Subfusc’ is worn, you can chose to wear either (a) a dark suit, white shirt and white bow tie or (b) a dark trousers or skirt, dark tights/stockings, and a white blouse (see page 4 for more details). Also, Oxford has a large number of formal occasions, which require men to wear black tie (i.e. a tuxedo or dinner jacket) and women to wear evening dresses. Health: Have medical and dental check-ups before arriving. Bring with you chemical names of any prescription drugs, as the proprietary names may be different here. Do not bring prescriptions themselves, as pharmacists do not accept non-UK ones. Bring with you prescriptions for spectacles or contact lenses. It is worth considering bringing spares if you do not already have them. Electrical appliances: Be aware that if you bring electrical appliances, English electrical appliances are 240/220 volts and 50 Hz. It is usually easier to buy transformers and adaptors in your home country. Clothing: You will need water-resistant shoes (e.g. goretex) and a warm waterproof jacket for the winter, and ideally a light waterproof jacket for the summer. It may be cheaper to buy these in your home country. Miscellaneous items: If you have space in your luggage, you might consider bringing expensive household or personal items rather than buying them in Oxford, e.g. a bike helmet (and other bike accessories). If you haven’t the room, there is no dearth of opportunity to purchase them in Oxford. 2 How do I get to Magdalen? From Heathrow: The Oxford Bus Company bus service (‘the airline’) from Heathrow (Central Bus station bay 14A, and Terminal 5, bay 9) to Oxford runs every 20-30 minutes. The nearest stop to Magdalen is High Street, Queens Lane: see www.oxfordbus.co.uk. You’ll need cash for this bus, as cards are not accepted. The fare is about £23 for a one-way trip and you can pay for it in GBP, € and $. - 1 - From Gatwick: The Oxford Bus Company also runs a service from Gatwick to Oxford (‘the airline’) every hour. The nearest stop to Magdalen is High Street, Queens Lane or St Clements: see www.oxfordbus.co.uk. From Stansted: A bus service operates every 2 hours from Stansted to Oxford. It takes approximately three hours. Alternatively, there is a Stansted-London (King’s Cross) express train service. From London: Two bus companies go between London and Oxford regularly. They are Oxford Express X90 (www.oxfordbus.co.uk), Oxford Tube (www.oxfordtube.com). These bus services pick up and drop off in different locations: please check the websites for schedules and travel information. There is also a train between Paddington and Oxford: see www.nationalrail.co.uk for details. Taxi: There are several taxi companies operating in Oxford which can transport you from any bus stop or the train station to Magdalen. Phone numbers of companies include 01865 778866 and 01865 240000. 3 When should I arrive? At the latest, you should arrive in Oxford by the evening of Sunday 2nd October 2016, the first day of 0th Week, throughout which the University, College, and MCR will run induction sessions and activities for new Freshers. Some courses require your attendance earlier; check with your faculty for details. The University will run an International Graduate Orientation Programme in the Examination Schools on High Street. Details are at http://www.ox.ac.uk/students/new/orientation. 4 What do I need to do on arrival? International Students - Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) collection: You must collect your BRP (the full visa) from your nominated Post Office within 10 days of arrival in the UK. You will receive information about this from the UK Visas and Immigration (the Home Office) in your country of application. Please collect your BRP promptly so that you can enrol; the College will need to scan both your passport and the BRP. You must have your BRP before you can collect your Bod Card Collect your keys at the Porters’ Lodge: Upon arrival make your way to the Porters’ Lodge (on High Street or ‘the High’) and receive the key to your room and a Late Gate Key from a Porter (please see the note in this Freshers’ Pack about your Accommodation Licence Agreement and the enclosed booklet, ‘Information and Regulations for Members of the College’). You can then borrow a trolley from the Lodge to transport your luggage to your room. Collect your Bod Card (your University Card): Your Bodleian Library Card, or ‘Bod Card’, is your photographic ID card issued by Oxford University. On the back of the Bod Card is a magnetic strip that allows you to access various facilities around Magdalen (including the Library, the MCR, the JCR, the Computer Room, and the Post Room) and the University, and once set up also acts as a debit card for paying for food in Hall and for buying drinks at the bar. You will need to collect your Bod Card from the Student Support Administrator, Katie O’Connor, Ground Floor of the Grammar Hall – the building opposite and to the left of the Porters’ Lodge. International students must have collected their BRPs (see above) before they can receive their bod cards. Activate your University and College computer accounts (including email addresses): You will need your Bod Card to do this. All new students have an email account set up for them automatically. New accounts can be activated by visiting https://webauth.ox.ac.uk/activate. Once you have activated your account, it can be accessed at https://owa.nexus.ox.ac.uk or you can set up a local client on your own computer. General information about the email service can be found at http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/email/quickstart/. Get insurance and computer security: It is very important that you organise insurance for your belongings in your room as the College insurance does not cover these. In particular, if you own a laptop it is essential that you insure it as soon as possible. The cost of the insurance is relatively small and the protection is invaluable. Although we don’t want to scare you, the Colleges can be prime targets for - 2 - thieves, and every year a number of laptops are stolen out of rooms or libraries. There are a number of insurers. One which is popular with students and offers special rates for students living in College is Endsleigh (https://www.endsleigh.co.uk). To secure your laptop, we also highly recommend purchasing a laptop lock (from Ryman the stationer, Queen Street, or Oxford University Computing Services, Banbury Rd, amongst other places). This will be particularly useful in the library, as you can’t leave your laptop unsecured on your desk without serious risk of theft. Open a Bank Account: Opening an account in the UK can be difficult and time-consuming. In some countries, you may be able to open a UK bank account in advance of your arrival (e.g. with HSBC/Thomas Cook). To open a UK bank account, you will need, at minimum, a recognised form of ID – this will usually be your passport, but if you are not from the EU you may also require a VISA – and a copy of your enrolment certificate, confirming your admission into the University and Magdalen. Your official letters of acceptance are NOT sufficient for this, and you do have to download your enrolment certificate from the student self-service section of the University website. It will then need to be certified by Liz Howdill on the top floor of the Grammar Hall. The most popular banks among new international students are Lloyds, NatWest (National Westminster), Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays, and HSBC. Make sure you open a current account (checking account) to get a cheque book as you will need this frequently in the UK. It can take some time to set up a bank account, so you should plan on using your home account to withdraw cash in your first week here (at least). However, note that your home bank will probably charge you for overseas withdrawals (you can check the rates in advance). It is a good idea to tell your home bank that you will be living abroad to avoid the risk of having your account frozen because of suspicions regarding international expenditures.
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