February 24, 2016
Volume CXXXVI Issue 5
Oxford Honors Program highlighted during Scholar’s Day
Dr. Hadaway and students speak to prospective students on behalf of Oxford By ABBY SMITH Staff Writer On Friday, Feb. 19, the campus hosted “Georgetown Scholar’s Day.” This event was sponsored by Admissions in conjunction with Georgetown’s “Programs of Distinction.” The programs included were the Christian Scholars Program, Equine Scholars, Oxford Honors and Spanish Immersion. High school seniors who have applied to Georgetown and to one or more of these various scholarship programs were invited to tour the campus, learn more about the academic programs to which they applied and take part in scholarship interviews. A number of students were invited to attend Georgetown Scholar’s Day specifically for the Oxford Honors Program. In the morning, there was a meeting for students and guests in which a detailed overview of the Oxford program was presented by Dr. Hadaway. First, Dr. Hadaway went over the requirements of the program. The students invited
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had already applied to the pro- themselves in Oxford Uni- in order to prepare themselves gram, which requires a mini- versity just as any ordinary for this different way of learnmum 28 ACT composite and Oxford student. ing. unweighted GPA of 3.75 for However, the class strucAfter the general overhigh school applicants. Once ture at Oxford is very differ- view of Oxford was given, Dr. admitted, the students in Hadaway invited students the Oxford Honors Procurrently involved in the gram are expected to mainOxford Honors Program tain a strong GPA and take to share their experiences. certain honors courses. William Thomas and Evan Next, Dr. Hadaway Moore, two students curgave a brief overview rently in the practice tutoof the university itself. rial phase, shared their Oxford University is difthoughts on what they ferent in many ways from were getting out of the an American university. It Oxford Honors Program. dates back to the Medieval In the practice tutoperiod, when education rial, students are paired focused on religion. with Georgetown profesOne of its most unique sors in their disciplines to aspects is its college complete an independent system. Within the Unistudy in the Oxford tutoversity itself, there are 38 Submitted by Abby Smith rial style, which usually different colleges, and the The Radcliff Camera library in Oxford includes being given a largest of them has only University. reading list and an essay 400 students. The college assignment. in which Georgetown students ent. They operate on a tutorial Students who have sucenroll as visiting students is system, where students learn cessfully completed a term, or Regent’s Park College, which one–on–one with an Oxford several, at Oxford were also has 100 full–time undergradu- tutor in lieu of attending reg- invited to speak. The speakate students and 90 postgradu- ular class like in the American ers were seniors Ariel Wren, ate students. system. The Oxford Honors Tyler Philips, Abby Smith and This small academic com- Program sets up a practice Marina Rust. munity enables Georgetown tutorial for all students wishThey described their students to fully immerse ing to go to Oxford to complete tutorial experiences simi-
larly insofar as all had successful academic experiences in Oxford and said that the Georgetown Oxford Honors Program had more than prepared them for the level of learning that was expected while they were enrolled. They also briefly described what about their experiences had the most impact on them, and a common theme was the confidence and heightened critical thinking skills that come as a result of completing a term of study at Oxford University. The opening session was followed later by a “student– only” question and answer session in which prospective students were able to speak directly with current students in an informal setting about any final questions or concerns they had regarding the Oxford program. In addition to facilitating the Programs of Distinction interview processes, the events of the day were designed to inform the students and guests about the unique programs that Georgetown has to offer.
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