Wanna 'Study' at Oxford? It's Easy, Just Pay Your Way

March 24, 2009 at 4:14 PM | by juliana | 0 Comments

Dear AIG's Jake DeSantis, Now you have time to take this trip!

Are you tired of attending congressional hearings about your company's questionable government-funded, million-dollar employee bonuses and feeling inadequate because you can't defend yourself as an Oxford-educated businessman (or woman)? Well, here's your chance to show those silly congressional types that you really have the pedigree to run a major corporation, bail-out or no bail-out. And hey, better late than never right?

The Oxford Experience is a one-week summer school open to any one with an interest in studying at the historic Oxford University. Founded in the 16th century by Cardinal Thomas Wosely, Henry VIII's trusted advisor (up to a certain point, of course), Oxford has long been a prestigious academic establishment churning out famous grads like W.H. Auden, William Penn, Lewis Carroll and countless others including Nobel prize winners and politicians.

It's like Harvard but on steroids. When someone mentions that they are studying at Oxford, you can't help but pull back a little and say, "Oooooh."

But back to the Oxford Experience. The one-week "summer school," can be completed anytime during July 5 to August 8, 2009, at the historic Christ Church campus. The course costs only $1,432, about $514 less than it did last year. Here's what it includes:

Accommodations, three meals daily (full English breakfast, buffet lunch and served three-course dinner), some evening entertainment, and a choice of 53 courses. The courses are as varied as English Country Houses; Myths and Legends of the British Isles; The Crusades: Cross Versus Crescent; The Beatles, Popular Music and Sixties Britain; The Garden in Art; Archaeology and Religion in Ancient Israel and Judah; The Real Queen Victoria; Oxford Novels; and Scientific Breakthroughs of the Twentieth Century.

The Beatles, eh? That does sound groovy and so do the excursions to stately homes of Oxford, historical sites and pubs. But what doesn't sound groovy are the accommodations. You have to stay in student housing, with twin beds and sharing bathrooms and the like. (If you wanna pay extra, you get your own loo.)

Your "application" must be in the mail by May 1. Or you can apply online before May 15. So the next time someone accuses you of mismanaging government bail-out funds, you can stand tall and say, "I'm an Oxford man." Your accuser will instantly pull back and say, "Oooooh." But we can't promise that you will avoid jail time or anything.

Related Stories:
· Oxford Experience [Official Site]
· Oxford Hotel Reviews [HotelChatter]

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