Magdalen College

Magdalen is home to truly beautiful surroundings as well as a real community. Addison’s Walk and the Deer Park offer a perfect break from the library and there’s always something happening around college.

Food

Our hall food is good and quite cheap. Breakfast is around £2.50 and lunch and dinner is about £4. The portions are good however the option for dietary requirements is currently limited. Formals are about £8-12 and require gowns and smart casual wear. They occur Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday with wine only being served on Sundays - bring your own for the rest.

Accommodation

In first year, most students are accommodated in the Waynflete building, an offsite building but no more than 5 minutes walk away, with most other students living in College. In your first year, your accommodation is randomly allocated unless you have accessibility requirements, with a ballot system in second and third year (the ballot is reversed between years for fairness). All accommodation is charged at the same rate for undergraduates. The rooms have a good size and vast majority of them come with a sink.

Extracurricular

There are quite a few college based societies like the Macintyre Society for History, as well as lots of sports teams. There is usually a creative arts festival in the summer term, and there are regular social events which continued through lockdown as well (in virtual form).

Welfare

We have 3 representatives for welfare and a number of trained peer supporters. Welfare teas happen weekly, with the welfare officers on hand to provide support. These have continued through the pandemic as well as other events like a meet the alpaca event. There is also the Freddo Fairy and a range of other ways welfare provides support.

Entertainment

Entz have organise several events such as the cocktail night, in-house bops (due to COVID), and costume nights.

Student testimonials

Magdalen has a wide range of societies that are very inclusive and accessible to all levels of ability. I have loved playing in the college orchestra and the badminton team.

Being at a big college means I’ve been able to meet lots of people and there’s always someone around to have fun/procrastinate with. Our bops are also great!

Magdalen’s top teaching facilities make it easy for you to get whatever you want from Oxford life; the friendly and progressive JCR makes it a great place to live.

Find out more

You might also want to take a look at the official college website.